Kristin Hostetter

Keeps coffee hot for over 24 hours, and water cold for more than 48!

An outstanding winter performance combo.

Warm, high-tech, and fitted for optimal winter performance.

The ultimate bang-for-buck ratio jacket.

This fleece will keep you warm, light, and unrestrained.

This coat redefines what warm means.

This midlayer will go with you on any adventure requiring more than short sleeves.

A bullet-proof pullover that doesn't add pounds.

This insulated hoody keeps performing, even when conditions are at their worst.

The perfect jacket for when your hardshell is just too much.

A versatile and lightweight puffy you won't be disappointed by.

If these heat-makers don't keep you from freezing, nothing will.

A stove so compact it's almost not there.

A warm, packable down sweater at an affordable price.

A dayhike/bike/travel/commute pack

First: Buy the right boots. Second: Keep them in tip top shape with these tips.

Finding a great fitting backpack is the key to happy backpacking. Plus, learn how to keep your pack looking and feeling like new.

Tips on buying the right tent for your backpacking style. Plus, cleaning and repair advice.

Mummy or semi-rectangular? Sleeves vs. clips? Choose the right sleeping bag and keep it in top shape with these tips.

A perfect lightweight hiker for people with a wide forefoot

Our littlest testers give a thumbs-up to these field-proven products.

Our favorite UV light water treatment tool just got lighter, smaller, and easier to recharge.

A light, packable, and good-looking softshell

Stay warm with these puffys, fleece, and wool layers.

A 650-fill down jacket that's super warm and packs to the size of a pineapple.

An ideal down midlayer made with 750-fill down and a Pertex Microlight shell.

For those days when a baselayer is not enough and a puffy jacket too much.

An 850-fill jacket that packs down tiny!

A top pick for its combination of warmth, weather resistance, fit, and packability.

Get maximum bang for your buck with this two-in-one, synthetic-fill jacket.

This bargain jacket costs less than $100--and it was worthy of an AT thru-hike.

This baseslayer packs a lot of warmth and versatility into a sub-one-pound package that scrunches up small

Warmth where you need it most; mobility and breathability where it counts.

This fine-gauge merino feels like my coziest pajamas.

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These six readers convinced us their gear needed an update! Look for their full makeovers in our January 2012 Readers' Choice issue.

More than any other category of gear, boots can make or break your trip. In this guide, gear editor Kristin Hostetter shows you how to pick the right pair for any outing, any feet.

In this guide, gear editor Kristin Hostetter shows you how to pick the right sleeping bag for any outing.

Freshen up for backcountry lovin' with these little extras.

Marvin Gaye loves camping.

Skivvies for your bivy.

Comfort for a cozy backcountry couple

A packable puffy with a sleek, athletic fit.

Our own gear diva met with Martha on December 20th to talk about cold-weather layering. Here's the gear Kristin suggested:

When shopping for a pack, there are four major things to consider: type, fit, capacity, and features. In this guide, gear editor Kristin Hostetter shows you how to pick the right one for you.

Shopping for a tent is like shopping for a home: there are dozens of styles, designs, sizes, and features to consider. In this guide, gear editor Kristin Hostetter shows you how to pick the right one for any outing.

Over the years we've tested a lot of gear, and learned a lot of lessons.

You can't be a backpacker...without a backpack.

Apparel, cookware, stoves...swimsuits?

BACKPACKER testers have endured numerous blisters over the years finding the best boots on the shelves.

Many starry nights–and a handful of miserable ones–revealed the best bags and pads over the years.

A-frames, domes, party tents–we've tested them all.