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Best Running Lights of 2025
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Best Running Lights of 2025
Sara Kruglinski

We review the best running lights – headlamps, handhelds, and tail lights. See our expert tips for safety, comfort and visibility to stay seen and shine bright!

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Best (and Brightest) Headlamps of 2025
Mike Unger & Liz Thomas & Naomi Hudetz
Best (and Brightest) Headlamps of 2025
Mike Unger & Liz Thomas & Naomi Hudetz

We spent 400+ nights testing the best headlamps for brightness, battery life, comfort, and ease of use for backpacking, hiking, running, climbing, and camping.

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Oboz Katabatic LT Low GTX Hiking Shoe Review
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Oboz Katabatic LT Low GTX Hiking Shoe Review
Ebony Roberts

We tested the Oboz Katabatic LT Low GTX hiking shoes, a waterproof hiking shoe that balances the agility of trail running shoes with the stability of hiking boots

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Best Women's Trail Running Shoes of 2025
Katie Brown and Becca Downs
Best Women's Trail Running Shoes of 2025
Katie Brown and Becca Downs

We ran 2,000 miles in 24 of the most popular trail running shoes to find the best trail running shoes for hiking and backpacking, road-to-trail running, narrow feet, wide feet, beginner trail runners, and distance running.

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Black Diamond Spot 400 Headlamp Review
Mike Unger & Liz Thomas & Naomi Hudetz
Black Diamond Spot 400 Headlamp Review
Mike Unger & Liz Thomas & Naomi Hudetz

We tested the Black Diamond Spot 400 headlamp, which won our Best Battery-Operated Headlamp, for brightness, waterproofness, functionality, and battery life

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Best Women’s Rain Boots of 2025
Josette Deschambeault
Best Women’s Rain Boots of 2025
Josette Deschambeault

Our testers know moisture and take the statement “waterproof” seriously. If they can’t withstand submersion in a river bank, deep puddle, or boggy mud for an hour at a time, we won’t call them waterproof. 

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Best Base Layers of 2025
Katie Brown and Liz Thomas
Best Base Layers of 2025
Katie Brown and Liz Thomas

We tested 50 lightweight, midweight, and heavyweight men’s and women’s base layer tops over four years. We put these base layers to work, and came out with the best base layers for warmth, durability, comfort, and ability to wick away sweat and odor over time.

Katie Brown and Liz Thomas

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We test bike gear over hundreds of miles. From mountain biking gear and commuter bicycle gear to gear for bikepacking and bicycle touring.

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We test hiking gear for getting on the trails including hiking shoes, boots, socks, trekking poles, GPS and apparel.

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Check out our running gear reviews for running shoes, tights, socks, GPS watches and more and running tips and advice for beginner runners to distance racers.

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Best Baby and Toddler Carriers for Hiking of 2025
Best Baby and Toddler Carriers for Hiking of 2025

To find the best child hiking carrier for babies and toddlers, we reviewed backpacks and tested the Osprey Poco line, Deuter Kid Comfort, Kelty, Thule, and more

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Best Hiking and Backpacking Watches of 2025
Best Hiking and Backpacking Watches of 2025

We put in 230 hours of research and 620 days of trail testing to review the best GPS and ABC watches for hiking, backpacking, and multisport outdoor activities.

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Best Lightweight Hiking Boots of 2025
Best Lightweight Hiking Boots of 2025

We review the best men’s and women’s lightweight hiking boots for day hikes and lightweight backpacking, including the top waterproof and Gore-Tex models.

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HOKA Mafate 5 Trail Running Shoe Review
HOKA Mafate 5 Trail Running Shoe Review

An in-depth review of the HOKA Mafate 5 trail running shoes, a highly cushioned, responsive shoe ideal for long, technical runs


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✨We're thrilled to announce that after many years, we finally have a dedicated Men's Trail Running Shoes guide!✨⁠ ⁠ Whether you're trail running, jogging gravel in an urban park, or backpacking or thru-hiking in trail runners, we review the top rated
A good handlebar bag is likely one of the first bike bags you’ll buy.⁠ ⁠ Whether you’re looking for the best handlebar bags to get your burrito from the taqueria to the park, or to help carry your camping gear on a weekend trip, we’
We've tested nearly two dozen pairs of women's running shorts over 4 years of year-round trail running. ⁠ ⁠ Our goal over thousands of miles of running is to find the best of 2023 (we also have a men's trail running shorts guide!)⁠ ⁠ That's right--th
We've spent the past 2 years and 1000s of miles testing the @sixmoondesigns Swift X backpacking backpack.⁠ ⁠ Finally, for the first time, we sit down and wrote an in-depth review on why we like this backpack.⁠ ⁠ W’ve carried the Swift X on thru
Whether you're bikepacking the desert or commuting on a hot day, a water and a way to hold your water bottle are essential. 💧⁠ ⁠ Our goal is to help you find possibly the last water bottle cage you need to purchase. ⁠ ⁠ Over decades of riding our bi
⁠ Sure, it looks good in town. But how does the Patagonia R1 Hoody perform on trail runs, hikes, skiing, climbing, and biking?⁠ ⁠ We do a deep dive into the Patagonia R1 Hoody, a classic fleece, to see how it really performs--and whether it's worth t
Not all sun shirts are made equal. We've spent 4 years testing nearly 2 dozen sun shirts on summits, backpacking trips, thru-hikes, and camping trips in the desert. Here's what we found:⁠ ⁠ ✅ get the sun shirt with lightest fabric cuz some of these s

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