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If you’re looking to upgrade your hiking and camping gear ahead of fall, now is your chance—Amazon is slashing deals on hundreds of items for Labor Day weekend. Right now, shoppers can score big on ...

Thru hiking shoes are made for backpackers who take long multi-day hikes on extended trails, like the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) or Appalachian Trail (AT). These hikers carry everything they need on ...

Participation in almost all forms of outdoor recreation and physical activities increased dramatically during the pandemic, but in some sports those gains have lasted, and one of the most profound ...

From improved safety to enhanced hydration, these are my essential hiking gadgets and gear picks, and why I swear by them. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security and Smart Home Tyler has worked on, lived ...

In our long-running Strategist travel rubric, Steal My Vacation, we ask experts to tell us every detail about their all-time favorite adventures. But for this special feature, we’ve flipped the ...

One of the joys of hiking is the close observation of the natural beauty of the wilderness, and a good pair of hiking binoculars can help. High quality optics allow you to view the songbirds providing ...

The long weekend surrounding Black Friday has become synonymous with holiday shopping, but sift through online sales and you’ll soon realize that most deals aren’t much of a bargain at all. I’ve honed ...

For someone who has spent at least a cumulative year tucked beneath the pitched corners of one tent or another, I recently experienced a troubling epiphany: I hated almost all of those nights. I’d ...

Hiking and camping items on-sale during Amazon Prime Day 2026 for outdoorsy Michigan residents.