OutdoorHiking Reviews is an independent gear review publication. We research and evaluate hiking, camping, and outdoor recreation gear so you can choose with confidence.
Choosing a sleeping bag is the decision that determines whether you actually sleep on camping trips or lie…
Fly fishing has a reputation for being expensive, technical, and intimidating to learn. The reputation isn’t entirely fair,…
Stopping to dig a water bottle out of a frame cage breaks rhythm on a technical trail, and…
To reproof a rain jacket, wash it with a technical outerwear cleaner, apply a wash-in or spray-on DWR…
Start well below what your dog seems capable of, carry water for both of you, and check paws…
Keep the phone against your body under an insulating layer, because lithium batteries lose usable capacity in cold…
Most three season backpacking calls for an R-value between two and four, while winter camping on snow starts…
Most of the time the inside of your tent gets wet from condensation rather than a leak, because…
Check for ticks within a couple of hours of finishing, working over your whole body rather than only…
The most breathable hiking shoe is a non-waterproof one, because a waterproof membrane is a barrier by design…
Hiking shoes slip on rock because the rubber cannot make full contact with the surface, and the four…
Lace hiking shoes in zones rather than at one tension: snug across the forefoot, firm over the instep,…
Blister prevention for hiking works by removing one of the three things a blister needs, which are heat,…
