Outdoor Gear Buying Advice
There is such a great variety of outdoor gear available, it can be a challenge to determine exactly what you need and what you don’t need. Furthermore, each product category (e.g., backpacks, tents, etc.) also offers such a big selection of models and features that it can become confusing and difficult to choose what the best item is for your needs.
Fortunately, advice from hiking professionals and from the articles below can help:
Backpacks
Buying
a Backpack from the fine folks at Gorp.
Choosing
and Loading Your Backpack from LL Bean.
Fast facts about back packs interesting tidbits about packs.
Tents
Choosing
a Tent from GORP.
What
to look for in a three-season tent from GORP.
Selecting a Winter-Worthy Tent from GORP.
Hiking
Boots
Boot Basics from GORP.
Tips
on choosing hiking boots from LL Bean.
Sleeping Bags
Choosing
a Sleeping Bag from GORP.
Sleeping
Bag Temperature Ratings from GORP.
Best
Backcountry Beds from GORP.
Outerwear
Buying
Technical Outerwear from GORP.
How
to Pick Rain Gear from Backpacker.com.
Advice
on buying rain gear from GORP.
Other Camping Gear
Buying a Camp Stove from GORP.
Gear Review Pages
The following pages all have reviews of specific backpacks, tents, hiking
boots and shoes, sleeping bags, and other outdoor gear:
Backpacker
Epinions
Gear Review
Lightweight Backpacker
Outdoor Review
Outdoor
Gear
Altrec.com
also offers some good tips on selecting outdoor gear.
