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…
Water is one of the heaviest things in a pack, and the question is rarely how much you…
Pack volume is measured in liters, quoted inconsistently between manufacturers, and the most common sizing error runs in…
Pack weight guidance almost always circulates as percentages of body weight, usually somewhere around ten percent for a…
Underestimating how long a hike will take is exactly how people end up finishing in the dark. Trail…
Rubbing is friction between the shoe and your foot, and it is the stage before a blister rather…
Feet swell during sustained walking. It is normal physiology rather than a sign of a problem, and it…
They do, and the frame goes before the fabric on plenty of chairs. Sustained heat and UV work…
Descending is harder on toes than climbing, and the reason is simple: gravity pushes your foot forward into…
A pole that slips under load is doing the opposite of its job, and it usually happens at…
Trekking poles are one of the more divisive pieces of hiking equipment. Some people find them essential and…
