BACKPACKER Editors

We want to hear your take on the latest outdoor products.

Ready to face off against other members in a friendly competition? Bust out your best backpacking skills for a chance to win a sweet gear prize.

Been on a great hike? Tell us about it!

We polled BP readers and editors about their favorite outdoor movies of all time—and the ones they love to hate.

This all-access ticket to the national parks is always a great buy.

Keep out the wind, rain, and cold with our favorite shells of the season.

They'll help you navigate, measure your hikes, and sometimes even hold your texts for you.

Here are some of the best radios for every type of weather that Mother Nature can hit us with.

All the best accessories for your campsite.

For a quarter century, our editors and contributors have taken the most promising products hiking and camping around the world in search of the cream of the crop. On the awards' 25th anniversary, we collect their favorites.

A lightweight backpack, custom-molded boots, and the best lip balm we've ever tried: meet our favorite gear of the season.

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

To earn one of our annual awards, new and supposedly "best of the best" gear has to run a gauntlet unmatched in the outdoor world. No green pastures here, no warm-and-fuzzy backyard testing; we're talking about hundreds of days and nights on mountains, in the desert, and along rainforest trails.

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of The Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year

These travel essentials are fit for the trail, the plane, and everywhere in between.

Whether you're holiday shopping or treating yourself, these 18 deals are worth checking out.

Looking to curl up with a good read? We've got you covered with these essential outdoor books from the editors of BACKPACKER.

Want to get rid of your leftovers? And your car doors? And maybe your arm? Throw caution to the wind and invite a bear to dinner.

Yes, yogurt.

You never leave home without one. Now put it to use to ensure you always make it back.

It's a trail, with donuts. Do we really need to convince you?

Yes, this waterfall is real, and it's closer than you think.

Brave mountain scrambles and soak in gigantic views on this 16-mile route.

For experienced paddlers, the 100-mile kayak trip across Alaska's Prince William Sound serves up expedition scenery with surprisingly easy logistics.

You don't need a floatplane to visit this Alaskan paradise.

You don’t need a bush plane for this Chugach Mountains hike.

Serpentine Hot Springs is not easy to get to, but the remote spot offers easy living compared to most wilderness areas in northern Alaska.

Hit the river and see some of the best wildlife Alaska has to offer.

See life-list wildlife from a secluded beach Alaskan camp.

Discover an alpine paradise—and get it all to yourself—in northern Alaska.

Head to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park to explore a beginner-friendly glacier.

Want to perform like a guide? Start training like one.

You’ve been to amazing places and brought back the proof: amazing photos. Now take your images to the next level and enter our Cover Contest.