CAMPING GEAR

Now in its sixth year and at its fourth location, Overland Expo East managed to dodge the extreme weather that has plagued the event for so long. Under new management and ownership, the expo is better organized at its new home at Infinity Downs Farm in Arlington, Virginia. I visited with the nearly 200 vendors displaying

Each week, GearJunkie editors dive into the most provocative headlines of the week. Go beyond the story and hear our take on what’s making news. Where are all the female park rangers? GearJunkie’s Mary Murphy and Sean McCoy discuss Yellowstone National Park’s hiring of the first female chief ranger in its 147-year history. Many women work

Safeguard your most important gear from getting soggy or soaked on your next adventure outdoors. Dry bags have a vital responsibility to keep their interior possessions arid as a bone. If you’ve ever had your whitewater raft lodged upside down, only to find that every single item of overnight clothing is drenched, then you know

High above the arid San Luis Valley, carved into the rock of the distant mountains and far away from any remnants of civilization, lies a fantastic secret: Wheeler Geological Area. It’s a vast, predominantly uncharted, seemingly alien world that rises above the subalpine meadows in the La Garita Wilderness. This place is a lost part of

Have a great idea? Wonderful. Now take these steps to turn your invention into reality. This is how to take your product from a dream to the shelves. The outdoor industry is booming. It contributed $412 billion (2.2 percent) of total U.S. Gross Domestic Product in 2016, according to a report by the Bureau of

The POC Obex Spin BC has an embedded NFC chip to share your health data with first responders in the event of an emergency. But many of those first responders don’t know how to use this emerging technology — yet. At its core, a helmet does two things: First, in the event of an impact,