I tested dozens of products and used my expertise as an outdoors editor to find the very best gifts from REI in 2025.

There are many ways to camp, from hitching a tent to your car to popping up an open-air structure. Sadly, most camping tents are adept at only one style. The Altara Dual Awning Modular Camping Tent is ...

It is that time of the season when the nationally recognized University of Wyoming Nordic ski team organizes and sponsors the annual Outdoor Gear Swap. The gear swap will take place Saturday, Nov. 1, ...

Discover 10 camping gear and gadgets designed to improve your outdoor experience. This video highlights tools for cooking, storage, lighting, and all-around functionality at camp. Supreme Court Is ...

Outdoor gear retailer REI is permanently closing three locations next year, and one of them is in Boston. Along with stores in New York City and Paramus, New Jersey, the Seattle-based co-operative ...

Tarps are a light-weight piece of gear that can come in handy during a winter camping trip for helping to keep things dry, as well as serving as a wind-blocker in camp. (Photo courtesy of Blane Klemek ...

Amazon’s Big Deal Days (Oct. 7 and 8) starts today, and you can find thousands of products on sale. But if you read Outdoor Life you’re probably not interested in a juicer or a TV. You want good ...

Black Friday has a ton of great sales—and some of the best are on camping gear. Right now, you can get up to half off all the essentials for your next adventure, whether you're in need of a new tent, ...

Although outdoor equipment technology has advanced greatly since the late 1960s and early 1970s, the look of that era has had a lasting influence on menswear. A collection of retro alpine gear ...

Just weeks after JAX Outdoor Gear closed its Ames location after 70 years, CrawDaddy Outdoors is coming to downtown Ames. CrawDaddy will open its Ames location, 327 Main St., in early November as a ...