Best adventure travel Gear

Ultra fabric toughness vs weight savings - our ULA Ultra 30L Dragonfly review covers durability, travel versatility, and ultralight backpack value.

We tested the best adventure travel backpacks in 6 countries and 14 states—lightweight, versatile packs perfect for exploring cities, trails, and everything in between on your next journey.

Read our review of the No Reception Club Getaway Bag—a family-friendly travel backpack with spacious compartments, water resistance, and organized storage

The Peak Design travel and commuter pack is durable, sleek, well-organized, and a jet-setter’s dream with excellent technology and photography camera pockets.

A revolutionary and versatile travel pack that functions as a backpack, suitcase, and urban tote with ease. The ADC and ADC+ truly do it all.

A comfortable, durable, swap-for-your-carry-on travel pack with plenty of room and just enough organization to make your longer travels easier.

Discover the best quick-dry towels for travel and camping. Explore top picks for efficiency, convenience, and versatility to enhance your outdoor adventures.

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

Water bottles are vital to keeping us hydrated outdoors- whether it’s for a day hike, a camping trip, or backpacking. We tested wide mouth Nalgenes, collapsible, glass, and vacuum insulated bottles from Yeti, Hydro Flask, and Klean Kanteen and more, comparing 17 bottles side-by-side.

Clean drinking water is essential when you head into the backcountry. An effective, reliable water filter or purifier ensures that you have it. We field-tested 20 systems over 6 years to find the one for you.

We tested and reviewed the Sawyer Squeeze water filter on backpacking trips and thru-hikes to assess its ease of use, flow rate, filtration, packability, and more