Gear Guides

Footwear and socks

• 2022's best 3-4 season tramping boots
• 2021’s three-season boots
• 2021’s hiking shoes
• 2021’s guide to outdoor socks

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Rainwear

• 2020's wet weather jackets
• 2019’s best wet weather jackets
• 2018's best wet weather jackets

Packs

• 2021’s multi-day packs
• 2021’s overnight packs
• 2020’s best daypacks
• 2020’s overnight packs

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Insulated jackets

• 2021’s guide to insulated jackets
• 2020's best insulated jackets
• 2019’s guide to insulated jackets
• 2018 guide to insulated jackets

Sleeping bags and mats

• 2022’s best sleeping mats
• 2022's best sleeping bags
• 2021’s guide to sleeping mats
• 2021’s Guide to sleeping bags

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Tents

• 2021’s guide to winter tents
• 2020’s best winter tents
• 2020's two-person tents
• 2019's best winter tents

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Stoves and cookware

• 2021’s backcountry stoves
• 2020’s best backcountry stoves
• 2019 guide to backcountry stoves
• 2018's best backcountry stoves

Personal locator beacons

• 2020 guide to personal locator beacons
• PLB with digital display offers ‘peace of mind’

Headlamps

• 2021’s guide to headlamps
• 2020's best headlamps
• 2019’s guide to headlamps
• 2018 guide to headlamps

Hiking clothes

• 2022’s buyer’s guide to fleeces
• The best fleeces and softshells for 2019
• 2019's best clothes for hiking

Walking poles

• 2019 guide to walking poles

Layers

• A short little guide to layering systems

Water filters and purifiers

• 2022’s water filters and purifiers
• 2020 guide to water filters and purifiers
• 2019 guide to water filters and purifiers

Knives and multi-tools

• 2022’s guide to knives and multitools
• 2020's best knives and multitools
• 2019's best knives and multi-tools

Ski touring

• Get your skis on

Navigation aids

• Navigation aids

Gaiters

• 2019’s best gaiters
• 2018 buyer's guide to gaiters