OutdoorHiking Reviews is an independent gear review publication operated by Myshopmate LLC. 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…
Walk into any trailhead parking lot, and you will see both — hikers with two lightweight trekking poles…
Sunscreen wears off at mile three. The ears get missed on the first application. The back of the…
Dry feet are not a luxury on a wet trail — they are the difference between a hike…
There is a point on a summer desert trail — somewhere around mile three, temperature above 90°F, boots…
The best trail running shoes for beginners solve a specific problem that road running shoes cannot — unpaved…
The best hiking gaiters solve a problem that most hikers do not think about until mile four —…
Backpacking food planning is the part of trip preparation that most beginners dramatically underprepare for — and the…
A hiking headband or buff is the piece of gear that weighs almost nothing, takes up almost no…
Most hikers who own trekking poles use them exactly as they came out of the box — stock…
Every hiker who has needed a first aid kit on the trail and did not have one remembers…
