Read our backpacking and thru-hiking guide to the Tahoe Rim Trail, a 174-mile hike in California and Nevada. We cover gear, permits, camping, water, logistics, and more.

Here’s what Treeline Review readers like you loved the most last month to enjoy Spring—from tents to sun hoodies, hiking shoes to GPS watches, from fishing gear to life jackets

We review truly reef safe sunscreen and reef friendly sunscreen to find oxybenzone free mineral options for protecting coral and wildlife— free of banned chemical UV filters

Our writers share their favorite camp and backpacking meals—dehydrated and freeze dried dinners tested over thousands of miles of hiking. We test for taste, texture, portion size, time to prepare, calories, protein, packaging and more.

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.

We test 25 popular backpacking tents to find the solo, 2-person, and 3-person tents for all kinds of backpackers, hikers, and campers. We tested on 1000’s of miles of backpacking in climates from desert to temperate rain forest to find the best backpacking tents for most people.

We tested the best backpacking sleeping bags over thousands of miles on the trail, and chose the best bags based on comfort, warmth, packability, and weight.