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

By Outdoor Life Staff

Old color photos of smallmouth fishing

We Found an Unreal River Smallmouth Bite Despite Blazing Hot Weather

Jetboil camp stove cooking

We Tested the 7 Best Camping Stoves

By Laura Lancaster

REI Half dome set up by an alpine lake

The Best Deals of REI’s Anniversary Sale: Tents, Sleeping Bags, Camp Chairs, Coolers, and More

By Scott Einsmann

A black and blue and white illustration of a hunter getting caught in floodwaters with a plane in the background.

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

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

We tested the best camping chairs.

The Best Camping Chairs: Comfort from the Fire Pit to the Backcountry

By Laura Lancaster

We tested the best camping tents.

The 7 Best Camping Tents We’ve Tested

By Laura Lancaster

Expert recommendations on the best barefoot shoes

After Hiking 1,000+ Miles in The Best Barefoot Shoes, This Is What We Actually Wear Everyday

By Laura Lancaster

An illustration of a woman riding a horse by a moose getting attacked by wolves

I Raised 3 Kids Alone in the Heart of Wolf Country. These Are the Tough Lessons We Had to Learn

By Olive A. Fredrickson

An illustration of a man hiking across a tree which has a bear on it.

‘Better a Live Coward Than a Dead Hero.’ My Lifetime of Grizzly Bear Encounters

An illustration of a whale swimming straight for a group of canoers

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

By David Jarden

A green yellow illustration of a man descending a cliff.

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

A portrait of a smiling woman with a big leather hat beside a cactus against a blue sky

This Survival Instructor Wants You to Know the Wilderness Isn’t Out to Get You

By Andrew McKean

Dan chops firewood in the BWCA.

Podcast: We Lived in the Boundary Waters for an Entire Year

Whitewater rapids on a little known river in Alaska.

In Alaska, Even a Seemingly Unremarkable River Can Offer the Adventure of a Lifetime

By Christine Peterson

An illustration of a leopard attacking a man while his hat flies off his head.

Roosevelt on Safari: A Leopard Attack, an Ambush, and a Lifelong Quest Fulfilled

By Kermit Roosevelt

American folk hero Buffalo Bill Cody poses with taxidermy deer, antlers, and revolvers against a backdrop, 1871. Note: Image has been digitally colorized using a modern process.

I Was the Last Person to Interview Buffalo Bill Cody Before He Died. Here’s What He Said

By Chauncey Thomas

A woman in a blue and black illustration rides a horse, the outdoor life girl

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

Testing the best folding saws by cutting wood of different diameters.

The Best Folding Saws of 2026, Field Tested and Reviewed

By Drew Conover

A hunter on skis reaches down for a bird that a dog is retrieving for him.

Photos: Meet the Renegade Hunters Who Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs

Photographs by Peter Wadsworth, Story by Ashley Thess