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Top Down Jacket For Kids

Best Down Jackets For Kids

By Amy | November 29, 2016

Whether used as a layering piece on extremely cold ski days or worn solo, kids love down and down-alternative jackets. Down doesn’t weigh kids down as they run, ski, sled, and climb, but it keeps them warm enough to stay outdoors all morning or afternoon. For travel days, down jackets win with parents too: they pack…

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Best Quick-Dry Shirts

Best Quick-Dry Shirts

By Chris Guill | October 3, 2016

Whether you’re playing 18 holes at the local golf course or hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro, you need a reliable quick-dry shirt to maintain your body temperature. Sweating too much in the winter can cause hypothermia and sweating in the summer can lead to dehydration. Here are some of the best quick-dry shirts: Ex-Officio Wanderlux Crossfront…

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Best Polos For Everyday Travel

Best Polos For Everyday Travel

By Ahmed | October 3, 2016

If you’re doing some general traveling, then comfort is the name of the game. You don’t want to look like a slouch, but there’s no need to get dressed up in a suit and tie. Instead, you want a polo shirt for everyday travel. Something that says you want to look good, but want to…

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Best Camera Backpack

The Best Camera Backpack – How To Find One

By Chris Guill | October 3, 2016

According to professional photographers, there are four main things you need to consider when choosing a camera backpack for yourself: 1) What are you going to shoot? The first step is to know what you are going to shoot, because different settings and subjects possess their own challenges for photographers. Your subject is what will…

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Best Basic Tents For Camping

Best Basic Tents For Camping

By Chris Guill | October 3, 2016

When you’re just camping out in the backyard or by yourself, you don’t need a fancy tent with LED lights, an electric charging station, or any other bells and whistles. All you need is a basic, entry-level tent for you to sleep on. While there are hundreds of these tents out there, we’ve found two…

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Best Flashlights for Camping

Best Flashlights for Camping

By Ahmed | October 3, 2016

If you’re going on a camping adventure or a day hiking trip, then you really only need a basic, yet high-quality flashlight. You don’t need anything fancy since you won’t be venturing too far away from civilization. As a result, either of these two flashlights will do you well: 511 Tactical Light for Life  Call…

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Basic Camping Lights

Best Basic Camping Lights

By Chris Guill | October 3, 2016

No packing list for a camping trip is complete without one – or several camping lights. Camping lights provide you with the ultra-necessary benefit of well…. light on your camping trip. Never underestimate how important light is on a camping trip, especially if you plan on hiking away from your camp, when an unexpected injury…

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Best Basic Camping Chairs

Best Basic Camping Chairs

By Ahmed | October 3, 2016

Nowadays, it seems like everybody wants a camping chair with a canopy, a built-in cooler, a foot massager, and a heater. Sometimes, you don’t want all the bells and whistles. Sometimes you just want a really comfortable, high-quality chair to sit on. And when you want a chair like this, you can count either of…

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Best Backpacking Gear

Best Backpacking Gear for Sleeping

By Chris Guill | September 29, 2016

Getting a good night’s sleep is important for any trip, but it’s downright vital if you’re going on an extended backpacking trip. Your body has to recover from walking and hiking all day, and this backpacking gear can ensure you end up with a quality night’s sleep: L. Bean Down Sleeping Bag with DownTek Obviously…

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Best Outdoor Travel Mugs and Thermos Reviewed

By Chris Guill | June 30, 2016

Sigg Thermo Classic Bottles Tis the season for steaming drinks after outdoor excursions! I’m something of a collector of thermal bottles and mugs, as evidenced by the disarray in my cupboards, but given that I use thermal containers nearly every day of the winter, I feel justified. The new Thermo collection at SIGG includes four…

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