A new generation of freestanding ultralight tents has been rolling out over the past year or so to make backpacking and other backcountry activities more convenient than ever. Durston Gear's X-Dome 1+ ...

Based in British Columbia, Durston builds some of the lightest high-performance backpacking gear on the market, putting it through the absolute wringer of the Canadian Rockies during R&D. Its latest ...

I’ve been a camper my whole life. Since before I was born, my family has taken camping trips about once a month every summer. As I get older and start dragging my fiancé on these family trips, I ...

We’ve espoused the virtues of Dyneema here at Digital Trends in the past, but it seems that this miracle material continues to find new ways to be useful. Dubbed the strongest fiber on the planet, ...

This tent is primarily for people who are new to the outdoors, and not sure exactly what they’re going to be doing with it. It’s spacious enough for car camping. It’s light enough for entry-level ...

When a team of climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, they had a significant advantage over other teams this spring, many of whom were forced to turn back short of the world’s ...