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The Best Coolers for Car Camping

The best cooler for car camping is not simply the one that holds ice the longest. It needs to fit

The Dometic 976 is a strong fit for car campers, van travelers, and road-trippers who want a self-contained flushing toilet

A backpack can feel perfectly comfortable for five minutes in a store and completely different after three hours of climbing

Bear canisters have an awkward job. They need to hold several days of food, keep bears out, satisfy local storage

A bear canister is rarely the piece of backpacking gear anyone looks forward to carrying. It’s rigid, heavier than a

A camping cot can completely change how a night in a tent feels. Instead of lowering yourself onto the ground

A pillow can seem like a minor piece of camping gear—right up until a stiff neck turns the first morning

A camping pillow may look like a small luxury until the first morning after sleeping with a jacket stuffed under

Finding the right outdoor gift gets a lot easier when you stop thinking about what looks impressive in a box

Cold-weather hiking gets much easier once you stop thinking about staying as warm as possible and start thinking about staying

Cold-weather van travel gets uncomfortable fast when the metal walls, windows, and floor start pulling heat out of the living

Shopping for an outdoorsy guy can be surprisingly tricky. Once someone already has a garage shelf full of camping gear

A good car camping trip can unravel pretty quickly after a bad night of sleep. Maybe the mattress was too

Fall is one of the best seasons to be on the trail. Cooler air makes long climbs more comfortable, summer

Shopping for someone who loves the outdoors sounds easy—until it is time to choose something they will actually use. Most