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…
Hunting boots differ from hiking boots in one decisive way: they are built for sitting still in the…
A hiking compass needs three things: a rotating bezel with adjustable declination, a clear baseplate you can lay…
A handheld GPS earns its place in a pack when your phone cannot be trusted to last the…
A folding saw is the tool most bushcrafters reach for before the axe. It cuts cleaner, takes far…
Bushcraft packs are built on a different logic than ultralight hiking packs. Instead of shaving grams with thin…
Paracord is the most useful thing in a bushcraft kit per ounce carried. It pitches a tarp, replaces…
Outdoor bouldering means falling onto whatever is under the problem, which is rarely flat and often rocky. A…
A quickdraw is two carabiners joined by a sewn sling, and it is the piece you handle most…
A carabiner is the small metal link that ties a climbing system together, and choosing one is less…
Getting above a deer’s line of sight and scent is one of the oldest advantages in the woods,…
