James Stout

First launched 19 years ago, Six Moon Designs' Gatewood Cape is a combo rain cape, pack cover, and floorless shelter that comes in at just 11 ounces. How does it stack up in 2025?

In the Darién Gap, cheap boots from Colombia are tools for survival, not recreation. After a reporting trip to the notorious migration route, backpacker and journalist James Stout reflects on what it means when hiking is a path to a better life.

This isn't your grandfather's canvas pack: From a lightweight bivy to a foam sleeping pad that adds structure to frameless packs, this gear was made for the trail.

Every hiker needs a reliable, trail-ready button-up. From cozy fleeces to high-tech sun shirts, these are five of our reviewer's favorites.

From a gadget that’s a fork on one end and a spoon on the other to a titanium utensil that will survive the apocalypse, there are dozens of different sporks on the market. But which is the best?

The outdoors are powerful medicine—and the Refugee Women’s Network is helping displaced hikers get back to it.

These made-in-the-U.S.A. layer, packs, and boots are designed to stand up to the rigors of combat. But how do they stand up to civilian hiking gear?

In the wilderness, it isn't cheap, paracord-wrapped hatchets and trenching tools that we need to survive. It's each other.

In the wilderness, it isn't cheap, paracord-wrapped hatchets and trenching tools that we need to survive. It's each other.

When the rigors of warfare prove too much for standard-issue gear, the military turns to the outdoor industry. But the flow of innovation, equipment, and profit is anything but leakproof.