#backpacking

HikingBuying Guide

The Best Backpacking Tents of 2026

Outpost Editors · Jun 18

After a full season and 22 tents tested, these are the ultralight and all-around backpacking shelters that earned a spot in our packs.

CampingReview

Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT Review: Quieter, Warmer, Still Fragile

Outpost Editors · Jun 8

The XLite NXT adds warmth and drops most of the crinkle. Thirty nights in, it's still the ultralight pad to beat — and still one to baby.

CampingBuying Guide

The Best Sleeping Bags of 2026

Outpost Editors · May 14

We tested 14 sleeping bags across three seasons. These are the warmest, lightest, and best-value bags for backpacking.

CampingReview

Jetboil Flash Review: Boils Water, Cooks Nothing

Outpost Editors · May 2

The Jetboil Flash boils half a liter in about a hundred seconds and does almost nothing else well. For most trips, that's the right trade.

HikingFeature

How We Cut Our Three-Day Base Weight From Thirty-One Pounds to Just Under Twelve Without Replacing a Single Piece of Big-Ticket Gear First

Outpost Editors · Mar 14

Going ultralight is mostly subtraction, not shopping. Here's the audit that took our three-day base weight from 31 pounds to 11.8.

HikingFeature

How to Fit a Backpack (Most People Get It Wrong)

Outpost Editors · Feb 27

A five-minute fitting process for any pack: measure torso length, set the hipbelt on the iliac crest, then tension in the right order.

HikingBuying Guide

The Best Backpacking Water Filters of 2026

Outpost Editors · Feb 18

Squeeze, gravity, pump, or purifier: nine backcountry water filters tested through 400 liters of the worst water we could find.