outdoors

I test smartphones and electric scooters among many other products here at WIRED. Unlike phones, escooters vary much more in quality. Most phones nowadays…

The venerable kickstand may not be quite as old as the wheel, but in the year 2023, you’d think we’d have it down pat. Sadly, that’s not the case. The Atomi…

At a campground last week I watched someone set up what looked like an old-school canvas tent, complete with a wood-burning stove in it (it is winter), and I…

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Mike Williams Jr. doesn’t remember when he started mushing,…

When Nike debuted its Vaporfly 4% marathon shoe more than half a decade ago, the world of running changed. Records tumbled, laws were altered, and rivals…

Have you met Big Agnes? Maybe you’ve seen it perched high on a shelf at REI or lounging at a local campground. Not ringing a bell? It could be that you’re…

Merino wool is a super fiber. Merino T-shirts somehow manage to be comfortable in 95-degree-Fahrenheit heat, and Merino hoodies will keep you warm well below…

I can’t be the only person who has this problem. When I’m snowboarding, I’m moving. I sit down to clip in, and flip myself over to stand up. I fall off…

Bar none, there is no company that’s easier to make fun of than Texas-based Yeti. My house is full of hilariously overengineered, overpriced products. The…

You can’t make sure you’ll never have an accident at home, on the road, in the office, or in the great outdoors. All you can do is make sure you’re prepared.…