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The best microfiber cloths clean without scratching
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Best Microfiber Cleaning Cloths

By Scott Einsmann

Best Dutch Ovens for Camping
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Best Dutch Ovens for Camping

By Joseph Hosey

Cooking with the best camping cookware for an open fire
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The Best Camping Cookware for Open Fires

By Laura Lancaster

The best wader for women is the Simms G3.
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The Best Waders for Women

By Christine Peterson

Rooftop tents provide comfort wherever adventure takes you
Gear

The Best Roof Top Tents of 2024

By Alex Murphy

No More Guessing: The Leupold Custom Dial System Puts the Hunter Right on Target!
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No More Guessing: The Leupold Custom Dial System Puts the Hunter Right on Target!

By Brian McCombie

Close up image of a mosquito on an arm.
Gear

Best Mosquito Repellent Bracelet: Slip-On Bug Control

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

Two grey rabbits eating grass in a green garden at daytime.
Gear

The Best Rabbit Hutch for Your Indoor or Outdoor Rabbits

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

Outdoor fire pits burning wood logs at a picnic.
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Best Outdoor Fire Pit: Pros, Cons, and Recommendations for Wood, Smokeless, Portable, and Gas Fire Pits

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

Testing Yamaha's two newest sport ATVs.
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ATV Review: Testing Yamaha’s YFZ450R and Raptor 700R at Oregon’s Winchester Bay

By Cody Hooper

Hunters wearing camouflage.
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Best Hunting Camo to Get Close to Game

By Phil Bourjaily

Birds at a bird feeder eating the best bird seed
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Best Bird Seed: Draw the Birds You Want to Your Backyard

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

A person kayaks in the waters of the wilderness wearing the best fishing life vest.
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Stay Comfortable and Safe on the Water with the Best Fishing Life Vest

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

The best ATV Insurance protects you and your ATV
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The Best ATV Insurance

By Cody Hooper

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Gear

Best Winter Jackets: Columbia, Canada Goose, North Face and More

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

The Defender is a capable machine.
Gear

UTV Review: Can-Am Defender XT HD10

By Scott Murdock

Two gear team members, lifelong backpackers, went on their first hunting trip and came back with a few notes.
Gear

Two Backpackers Got Dressed for a Turkey Hunt

By Laura Lancaster, Samantha Silverman

These 3D-printed accessories make the Skeletool even more useful
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Three Add-Ons That Make the Leatherman Skeletool the Ultimate Multi-Tool

By Tyler Freel

Maintain your boat with the best boat wax.
Gear

The Best Boat Waxes

By Pete Robbins

Make a few aftermarket upgrades to your truck to get the most from it.
Gear

5 Aftermarket Upgrades You Must Make to Your Hunting Truck

By Brian Smyth

Kicking a Nightforce ATACS scope across the gravel.
Gear

Watch Our Shooting Editor Do Unspeakable Things to His Nightforce ATACR Scope—In the Name of Science

By John B. Snow

Testing the best gear for backpacking with a toddler
Gear

Best Kids’ Backpacking Gear: The Items You Need to Keep Your Toddler Happy in the Backcountry

By Laura Lancaster

timney's glock trigger
Gear

Timney Glock Trigger Upgrade: The Alpha Competition Series Will Improve Your Pistol’s Performance

By John B. Snow

A woman in a kayak holding a best kayak fishing net
Gear

Best Kayak Fishing Nets

By Ric Burnley

Testing the Bronco at Off-Roadeo
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Putting the New Ford Bronco to the Test at Off-Roadeo

By Scott Murdock

A row of the best camping mugs
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The Best Camping Mugs of 2024

By Laura Lancaster

One day it may be possible for hunters to drive electric hunting trucks.
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Truck Review: GMC’s Hummer EV Isn’t for Hunters, But It Does Showcase the Future of Electric Pickups

By Wes Siler

GoGun Gas Pedal XDM
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GoGun Gas Pedal: A Game Changer for Handguns

By Tyler Freel

Advanced elements inflatable canoe with angler
Gear

The Best Fishing Canoes

By Ric Burnley

New truck costs are on the rise.
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Why Are New Hunting Trucks So Expensive?

By Brian Smyth

A man fishing on a river wearing a fishing vest and a net on his back
Gear

Best Fly Fishing Vests

By Monte Burke

Kristine Fischer's tournament kayak.
Gear

How to Build a Tournament-Ready Fishing Kayak

By Kristine Fischer

Turkey hunter using a slate turkey call
Gear

SITKA Equinox Turkey Vest Review: Maximum Performance in a Minimalist Build

By Adam Moore

A woman holding a large bass on the water
Gear

Best Spinnerbaits

By Pete Robbins

Penn Slammer IV DX with a grouper on the line
Gear

Penn Slammer IV DX Review: A Serious Gamefish Reel

By John Skinner

The Polaris 1000 can perform.
Gear

UTV Review: Polaris’ Ranger 1000 Premium Is an Ideal Light Duty All-Wheel Drive Machine

By Cody Hooper

Three women hiking in the mountains wearing the best hiking backpacks
Gear

The Best Hiking Backpacks

By Samantha Silverman

A large sign reading OR outside a snowy building
Gear

Sustainable and Innovative Gear From Outdoor Retailer Snow Show 2022

By Samantha Silverman

Review: The Garmin Instinct Solar 2 Series Is a Rugged, Customizable Smartwatch with an “Unlimited” Battery Life
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Review: The Garmin Instinct Solar 2 Series Is a Rugged, Customizable Smartwatch with an “Unlimited” Battery Life

By Natalie Krebs

A woman cooking on a camping stove looking over mountains
Gear

The Best Camping Gifts for the Holidays

By Samantha Silverman

The author put the G/T to the test.
Gear

Truck Review: Ram’s 1500 Rebel G/T Was Built to Deliver More Power and Torque

By Brian Smyth

Garmin inReach MINI and MINI 2
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Review: The Garmin inReach MINI 2 Packs Upgraded Features into a Familiar, Handy Device

By Tyler Freel

A woman standing in the snow in a long underwear top with her back turned
Gear

Ibex Merino Woolies Tech Review: Lightweight, Durable All-Purpose Baselayers

By Samantha Silverman

Best Gun Storage Accessories
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Best Gun Storage Accessories

By John B. Snow

The EOTech Vudu 1-10x28 FFP scope.
Gear

New Riflescopes from SHOT Show 2022 and Beyond

By Andrew McKean

black, kayak fish finder
Gear

Lowrance Hook 7 Reveal Splitshot Review: A Rugged and User-Friendly Fish Finder

By Elias Vaisberg

Hawke Vantage Binoculars
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New Binoculars, Rangefinders, and Thermals from SHOT Show 2022

By Andrew McKean

Yellow/green hard shell ski jacket
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Helly Hansen Verglas Infinity Shell Jacket Review

By Samantha Silverman

fixed blade hunting knife with leather sheath
Gear

New Knives from the 2022 Shot Show

By Matt Foster

A man shooting a black bow in the woods
Gear

Darton Spectra E: The Most Underrated Flagship Bow

By P.J. Reilly

A silver tarpon on a sandy shore next to a teal fishing rod
Gear

Tsunami Evict 2000 Review: A Lot of Power in a Small Package

By John Skinner

The B&T RBS-9 SQD Suppressor is easy to attach and detach.
Gear

First Look: B&T RBS-9 SQD Suppressor

By Alex Robinson

The EOTech Vudu 1-10x28 FFP scope.
Gear

First Look: The EOTech Vudu 1-10×28 FFP

By The Editors

A group of rescuers on a mountain standing over someone in a litter
Gear

Wilderness Medicine and First-Aid Courses Save Lives in the Backcountry

By Samantha Silverman

Multiple chickens walking around in a coop
Gear

Best Chicken Coop, Pen & Nesting Box for Your Chickens

By Outdoor Life

A black tire, the best for snow all-terrain tire
Gear

The Best All-Terrain Tires to Put on Your Truck

By Scott Murdock

New Bowhunting Gear From the 2022 ATA Show
Hunting

New Bowhunting Gear From the 2022 ATA Show

By Scott Einsmann

A trail camera ban and other tech will affect record book eligibility for Boone and Crockett.
Hunting

Boone and Crockett Says the Use of Smart Riflescopes, GPS-Enabled Tech, and Trail Cams That Transmit Images In Real Time Isn’t Fair Chase

By Andrew McKean

A man with two dogs holding a thermos
Gear

The Best YETI Cyber Monday Deals

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

Trail camera in Utah
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Utah Joins Other Western States by Banning Trail Cameras During Hunting Season

By Dac Collins

The Defender can go anywhere
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Land Rover’s Defender 130 Is the Ultimate Overland Vehicle

By Graeme Bell

A serrated knife next to sharpening tools
Gear

How to Sharpen a Serrated Knife in Three Steps

By Drew Conover

Make the Best Backcountry Coffee You’ve Ever Had
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Make the Best Backcountry Coffee You’ve Ever Had

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

Bear hunter harassment is not uncommon.
Gear

Two Vermonters Found Guilty for Releasing Air from Bear Hunters’ Truck Tires During Dispute Over Hounds

By Natalie Krebs

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‘Godzilla’ Snapping Turtle Is So Huge Virginia Officials Established a New Record Category

By Bob McNally

A phone and the Garmin inReach Messenger Plus sit on a rock.
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The New Garmin inReach Messenger Plus Sends Photos, Voice Memos, and Group Chats

By Ashley Thess

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Conservation

‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney

By Katie Hill

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Adventure

Vargo MegaHex Review: A Smokeless Fire Pit That Folds Flat

By Laura Lancaster