Tanner Bowden is a staff writer at Gear Patrol covering all things outdoors and fitness. He is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School and a former wilderness educator. He lives in Brooklyn but will always identify as a Vermonter.
Leaving the tent at home will lighten your pack and bring you closer to the great outdoors.
Lightweight seating for every type of camping out there.
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The best bags to haul and protect your photography equipment around town or into the mountains.
With proper care and attention, any pocket knife — even a cheap one — can become a generational heirloom.
Your life isn't complete without a reusable, durable and leak-proof water bottle.
Your best chance to get the brand's great discounted knives, multi-tools and more, just in time to pick out a gift for Dad.
A definitive guide to the best trail packs available based on testing and features like weight, pocket layout, features and more.
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The definitive buying guide to the best sleeping bags available, based on our testing; plus, tips on how to buy the right bag for you.
Your running shoes likely have an extra lace eyelet, and you might not know how to use it correctly… until now.
Trade full ankle support for lightness and agility to help you move quickly out past the pavement.
How to know which hiking footwear is right for you.
Keep your feet warm, dry and blister-free.
The right one will make your life so much easier. Here are our favorites.
Proof's 72 Hour Merino collection includes shirts that you’ll never have to take off on the road — and some of them are even on sale.
Don’t go into the woods without one.
The only thing cooler than the look is the history.
From cutting wood to skinning critters, these blades are tough enough to rough it.
A decent pocket knife can be practical, but a great one will be indispensable.
Once lost to history, Damascus steel is now fairly common in modern pocket and kitchen knives.
The definitive guide to the best hiking boots available now, with reviews for each boot, plus tips to know before you buy.
Leave the duct tape in the drawer.
Sayso is aiming to bring tea technology to your favorite cocktail. But does it really work?
While the athlete may be out of competition, his shoes have made their triumphant return to the court.
