Your Favorite Gear in February 2026
The Most Popular Winter Gear of 2026 among Treeline fans (so far)
Despite a warm winter, Treeline readers are getting outside! February numbers are in for Treeline Reader’s Top Gear Items last month!
We're here to share What's In (and What is Out) so far in 2026 among Treeline Readers.
Our team on the East Coast still has snow, but we're seeing running gear trending in Colorado and the West where temperatures have been warm. Still, ski and snowboard bags to travel with your gear are trending, too. Get yourself to the East Coast!
We go into details in the section on This Month’s Trends below!
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).
We ran the numbers. Here are the top gear items purchased by Treeline Review readers like you.
Curious what was trending earlier this year? See our most popular gear of January 2026.
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The top items among Treeline Review readers in Winter 2026
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 February 2026 bestsellers live up to those principles: time-tested, obsessively researched, and better than the rest.
Overall winner: Best Ski Travel Bags
Best overall: Best Collagen Powders
Budget Winner: Best Men’s Hiking Shoes, Best Women’s Hiking Shoes, Lightweight Hiking Boots
Best Merino winner in: Best Women's Hiking Underwear and Best Hiking Sports Bras
Overall winner: Best Snowboard Travel Bags
Overall Winner: The Best Winter Gloves
Best for Wide Feet: Best Winter Hiking Boots, Best Men's Winter Boots
Overall Winner: Best Men's Winter Boots, Best Women's Winter Boots
Winner Best for Extreme Cold: Best Winter Hiking Boots, Best for Hiking: Best Women's Winter Boots
Overall winner: Best Women's Ski Jackets
12. Darn Tough Socks
Overall winner: Hiking Socks, Best Running Socks
Overall winner: Best Light Up Dog Collars
Winner: Best Budget Winter Gloves
Overall winner: Best Dog Paw Wax
This month's Trends
This month is all about taking advantage of a warm winter, whether you're running, hiking, or getting outside with your dog. While we saw some interest in traveling with ski and snowboarding gear (got to get to where the snow is), people seem to be embracing getting outdoors.
With low snow in the West, ski and snowboarding gear isn't as popular as in past years. The Dakine Fall Line bags and Evo Deluxe bags remain popular with Treeline Review readers, though not as much as in past winters due to the low snow year. They are winners in our Best Ski Travel Bags and Best Snowboard Travel Bag guides and help protect your investment in ski gear from dents, bangs, dings, and cracks during air travel and road trips.
You've decided to go running and hiking instead. No snow doesn't mean you're staying indoors this winter. Instead, we see winter gloves and winter hiking boots trending because you want to get moving, but it's still cold outside.
You're hiking early this year–and not with insulated boots necessarily. The Salomon X Ultra 5 hiking boots and hiking shoes are trending as well as the Merrell Moab 3. We usually see these boots and hiking shoes pick up interest later in the Spring.
You're getting outside with your dog. The warm weather means you want to play with your dog. We see Best Light Up Dog Collars and Best Dog Paw Wax trending and appreciate it. February means less light and it is important your dog is seen. And their paws will appreciate the wax in colder weather, too.
Collagen powder and Protein Powder are trending as you’re investing in your muscles and joints, not just in stuff.
Stay tuned each month for Treeline readers' favorite gear items from the previous month as well as our hot takes on what is trending in the outdoor world.
