June's 12 Best Pieces of Gear
The Most Popular Summer Gear of 2026 among Treeline fans (so far)
Summer 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 June. 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 May 2026.
Curious what was trending earlier this year? See our most popular gear of April 2026
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The top items among Treeline Review readers in June 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 June 2026 bestsellers live up to those principles: time-tested, obsessively researched, and better than the rest.
Best Merino winner in: Best Hiking Sports Bras and Best Women's Hiking Underwear
Overall Winner: Best Dog Seat Covers
Best overall: Best Beginner Fly Fishing Combos
Overall winner: Best Satellite Messengers and PLB, Review of Garmin InReach Mini 2
Overall winner: Best SPF Lip Balms
Best overall: Best Dog Harnesses
Overall winner: Best Electrolyte Powder
9. Osprey Poco
Overall winner: Best Baby and Toddler Hiking Carrier
10. Astral Loyak
Winner Best Overall: Best Solar Chargers
Overall winner: Best Men's Underwear
This month's Trends
Summer means summer is here! You're grabbing your water shoes, slathering up with sunscreen, and getting your SPF lip balm ready.
This month is all about getting outside with loved ones—from child hiking carriers to kids' life jackets to family camping tents.
You love getting outside with your dogs! We’re seeing trends in dog life jackets and car seat covers for your dogs to keep your four-legged friends safe while on the water and your vehicle safe from a wet dog.
It's all about the small luxuries! From good-tasting electrolytes to backpacking and camping meals that actually taste good, you are living the good life.
When it gets hot, we need what is underneath to stay dry. From our best women's hiking underwear and best men’s hiking underwear to good ol’ hiking socks for our feet, outdoors people know that sometimes it doesn’t take much to put a big smile on our face when outside.
