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How Far Should We Push Our Kids in the Outdoors?

By Christine Peterson

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The Smartest Packhorse We Ever Had Was Also a Complete Menace

By Dolores Brown

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Pelican Dayventure Backpack Cooler Review: The Coolest Cooler of Summer

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

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The Best Water Filters for Backpacking, Camping, and Emergencies

By Laura Lancaster

Best Summer Gear of 2026: These Are the 26 Hottest Items for Fishing, Camping, and Adventuring

By Outdoor Life Staff

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A Fly-In Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival Against Wolves and High Water

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

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I Paddled 850 Miles to Hudson Bay in a Canoe, and Fished to Eat Along the Way

By David Jarden

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It Took Rescuers Days to Find Us in a Remote Canyon. It Took Even Longer to Figure Out How to Get Us Out

By Keith E. Oveson

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The Woman Who Quit Her Desk Job and Rode 1,000 Miles on Horseback Over a $10 Bet

A Polar Bear Tried to Eat My Neighbor — and Other Close Calls With Nanuq in Alaska’s High Arctic

By Scott Haugen

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The Unsolved Mysteries of Trapper and Hunter Deaths Still Haunt the Yukon Wilderness Today

The Mysterious “Little People” of Northwest Alaska Are Just One Example of the Supernatural in Arctic Wilderness

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Best Portable Tire Inflators, Tested and Reviewed

By Drew Conover

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The Day My Sled Dogs Took On a Grizzly — and Won

By Frank Glaser, as told to Jim Rearden

My African Safari Nearly Ended in a Shootout

By Scott Haugen

We tested the best packrafts on the water.

The Best Packrafts, River Tested

By Ashley Thess

We tested the best foam sleeping pads for backpacking.

The Best Foam Sleeping Pads for Backpacking, Trail Tested

By Ashley Thess

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Can an Exoskeleton Help You Bag a Peak?

By Laura Lancaster

Here's how to set up your mountain bike suspension.

How to Set Up Mountain Bike Suspension

By Travis Reill

We tested the best hiking daypacks.

Camping and Hiking Markdowns at REI: Up to 50% Off

By Ashley Thess