Your Favorite Gear in August 2025
The most popular Summer gear of 2025 among Treeline fans
September 4th, 2025
August’s numbers are in on Treeline Reader’s Top #12 Gear Items last month!
Everyone loves looking at the numbers and at Treeline Review, we’re honest when it comes to telling you what’s hot (and what’s not).
You all went hard on investing in quality gear that will last this August. We go into details on the section on This Month’s Trends below!
We ran the numbers. Here are the top 12 gear items purchased by Treeline Review readers like you.
Curious what was trending earlier this year? We didn’t run numbers last month (too busy getting outside), but you can still see our most popular gear of July 2025.
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The top 12 items among Treeline Review readers in SUMMER 2025
Our mission is to help you buy right the first time by choosing quality outdoor gear that you will cherish and that will last. We believe in obsessively researching and testing gear and only recommending what stands the test of time.
The items you’ll see on this list of August 2025 bestsellers live up to those principles: time-tested, obsessively researched, and better than the rest.
Overall winner: Hiking Socks, Best Running Socks
Best Merino winner in: Best Women's Hiking Underwear and Best Hiking Sports Bras
3. Osprey Poco
Overall winner: Best Baby and Toddler Hiking Carrier
Overall Winner: Best Waterproof, Shockproof, Freezeproof Cameras
Budget Winner: Best Men’s Hiking Shoes, Best Women’s Hiking Shoes, Lightweight Hiking Boots
Most comfortable and Best Ultralight: Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads
Overall winner: Best Electrolyte Powder
Overall winner: Best Men's Hiking Shoes and Best Women's Hiking Shoes
Overall winner: Best Dog Shoes and Booties
This month's Trends
This month is all about investing in bigger ticket items that will last—from child hiking carriers to
We care for our pets with dog shoes and booties and dog GPS collars to keep your four-legged friends safe while hiking and walking
It's all about the small luxuries! From comfortable hiking sports bras and women’s underwear and men’s underwear.
You are obsessed with the Pinnacles Foods Cheddar Jalapeno sausage biscuit backpacking meal and we are, too! It’s the overall winner in backpacking and camping meals that actually taste good and we are thrilled to see it on the top sellers list this month.
Hydration in these hot months is very important! From good-tasting electrolytes to insulated tumblers to keep your drinks cold and hiking water bottles, running soft flasks, and bike water bottles, you are doing a great job of bring water wherever you go.
