Posts tagged liz thomas
Best Backpacking Cookware Pots of 2024

We researched and tested backpacking cooking pots—ones with positive reviews in outdoor media as well as users. We found the best cook pots for backpacking including titanium, anodized aluminum, stainless steel, and cook sets. We considered cooking efficiency, heat distribution, and weight.

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Appalachian Trail Gear List & Strategy 2024

Updated for 2024, our gear list and strategy for the Appalachian Trail prepares you for a thru-hike or long distance section of the AT. As weather and ecosystems change, so should your gear. Here’s what we’ve learned from 5 thru-hikes and 11,000 AT miles of trial-and-error.

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Best (and Brightest) Headlamps of 2024

We spent 200+ 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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Best Sun Shirts of 2023

Sun protection is essential when spending time outdoors, so we trail-tested UPF clothing to bring you this review of the six best sun shirts for men and women.

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Best Backpacking Stoves of 2023

After researching 18 of the most popular backpacking stoves, we tested the 12 most popular stoves side-by-side on 6 months worth of backpacking over 1000s of miles across the U.S. We review stoves by MSR, Jetboil, Soto, and more.

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Best Backpacking Cookware Pots of 2023

We researched and tested backpacking cooking pots—ones with positive reviews in outdoor media as well as users. We found the best cook pots for backpacking including titanium, anodized aluminum, stainless steel, and cook sets. We considered cooking efficiency, heat distribution, and weight.

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