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Why The Field Watch Is The Ultimate Spring Watch
By Beau Hayhoe
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Upgrade Your Outdoor Kit with the Best Pants for Alpine Adventures

Every part of your #OOTD counts on the trail or the slopes, starting from the ground up.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

By Lola Méndez
Everything You Need to Take on the Trail—and Look Good Doing It
Outdoors
Everything You Need to Take on the Trail—and Look Good Doing It

Working up a sweat doesn't mean you have to settle for looking like a slob.

By Jen Glennon
Gear
Poler’s Reversible Camp Poncho Is Also a Blanket

Leave it to the brand that build a campfire sandwich maker and a ninja suit to elevate the poncho from crappy weather necessity to stylish outerwear. If you didn't already guess, we're talking about the people at Poler and their new Reversible Camp Poncho. The 100% synthetic poncho has Thermastuff…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Gerber Devour Multi-Fork

Whether you're talking pocket knives or multi-tools, Gerber consistently produces some of the best and most affordable EDC pieces out there. The stalwart brand wants to help you tackle eating on the go with the new Devour Multi-Fork that was recently unveiled at Outdoor Retailer 2018 ahead of an early…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Tendo Tent and Camping Shelter

Your average tent is great for catching some shuteye at a campsite, but you probably don't want to hang out in one during the day. Not only are you missing all the wonderful nature you trekked so hard to find, but it's pretty cramped in there too. Tendo, a concept…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
The Everyday Blade Is the World’s Smallest Folding Utility Knife

As Korcraft, the team behind the Everyday Blade, likes to point out, the best pocket knife is the one you're carrying. So while that multi-blade behemoth can handle a lot of tasks, it's so frustrating to carry around that it eventually finds its way into a drawer in your garage…

By Mike Newman
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The 8 Best Pocket Knives for Camping

You already know by now that we’re huge EDC guys, and some of our favorite EDC items include quality blades and pocket knives. But at the end of the day, we’re all about function over form. A knife might be beautiful and rugged, but what can it do for us?…

By Maxwell Barna
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