When the forecast calls for rain, but your job doesn’t offer rain checks, staying dry and comfortable becomes a challenge. Working in the rain doesnt just challenge your comfort, it also tests your resilience and productivity. 　　Whether you’re in construction, landscaping, or any outdoor trade, having the right gear is essential to not just endure the elements, but also perform...

　　A ski and snowboard helmet with double the antimicrobial tech means this safety accessory should endure multiple seasons. No matter how much you like hike-to terrain or how much you road trip to get to the chair lift, you likely wont need a snow helmet replacement due to grunginess. Two technologies are incorporated into the foam and the liner of...

　　Did someone cut the fixed rope used by hundreds of climbers to ascend Mount Everest? 　　Thats the claim made by Nirmal Nims Purja, an expedition leader who said his team members discovered the sliced rope during a summit push on Monday. Later that day, another team successfully reached the summit using the fixed ropes, leading to accusations that Purja had...

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　　Our first taste in North America of both an Arctic Truck and a KRUG Expedition camper product was just revealed at Overland Expo West. The two companies are hopping into the consumer market on this side of the world with the Bedrock XT2 expedition camper. 　　Lets dive into what this huge off-grid home on wheels is all about. 　　 　　(Photo/KRUG...

　　El Matador is a 5.10d classic endurance stemming route on Devils Tower. Many trad climbers find it challenging, but imagine if you headed up without using your eyes. British climber Jesse Dufton did just that last week, recording the first blind trad lead on the iconic formation. 　　Dufton led all the hard pitches, placing his own gear, and he took...

　　One of the first ascents of 20,310-foot Denali in 2024 was completed in truly eccentric style. 　　When a Belgian climber named Jelle Veyt reached the summit on May 12, he completed a human-powered trek that had begun 18 months earlier. Veyt left his home in Belgium during the first week of October, 2022, and rode his bicycle to coastal France,...

　　Cruising down a riverfront boulevard east of Detroit, I set one-pedal drive to high and lift my right foot. Suddenly, my head flings forward and the Equinox quickly rolls to a stop about 100 feet ahead of the stoplight I intended to reach. 　　At what feels like more than 0.4G of deceleration, Chevrolet manages to extract energy from movement and...

　　The windshield wipers are slapping as hard as a happy Labrador retriever’s tail. Still, I can barely see through the muck and mud on my windshield as I slide sideways around a corner at the Dirtfish Rally School. 　　It’s a good thing I’m driving the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally edition. That’s the latest version of the Detroit automaker’s all-electric...

　　Archery hunting with a hinge-style release aid isn’t anything new, but the popularity of doing so is definitely on the rise. Hinges don’t fail and provide nice, clean shots time and time again. 　　With that said, hinge releases have been at a bit of a standstill in terms of innovation and often fall short in terms of practicality for hunting...

　　I get it. Sometimes, it’s hard to justify packing a camp chair on a backpacking trip. It seems like a luxury item we might not have space for, choosing to sit uncomfortably on a slanting log, awkward boulder, or in the dirt hunched over our camp stove. But these days, it becomes easier and easier to justify when a chair...

　　In a surprise announcement today, German outdoor gear brand Jack Wolfskin confirmed it will wind down its operations in the U.S. and shut down its U.S. retail site by July 1. 　　A brand representative said that Jack Wolfskin will refocus all resources towards its robust European, EMEA [Europe, Middle East, Africa], and Asian business operations. 　　GearJunkie reached out to the...