We spent 200+ nights testing the best headlamps for brightness, battery life, comfort, and ease of use for backpacking, hiking, running, climbing, and camping.
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Not just for elite athletes – anyone can benefit from the Coros Apex 2's data, feedback, excellent battery life, app, and customizable interface.
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With long battery life, durability, full smartwatch capabilities, and superior mapping capabilities, the fenix 7 Pro is our top pick for endurance activities.
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Long-term, in-depth review of the Garmin Forerunner 55 running watch, as written by a smartwatch noob. Spoiler alert – the watch converted her from a technophobe to a believer!
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The GoPro Hero 12 is our choice for an action camera with quality video, improved battery life, and impressive video stabilization—all for 5 oz.
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Stay safe, stay connected, and stay found in the backcountry with a satellite messenger or personal locator beacon.
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After researching and testing 12+ mountain biking headlamps and handlebar lights, we found the brightest and best battery life LED MTB lights for night riding. We rank bar lights and helmet lights by lumens max output, USB charging, and price including Light & Motion, Bontrager, Niterider, Cygolite, Gloworm, and more.
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We researched and tested the best tough cameras for your backcountry (and front country) adventures - waterproof, freeze-proof, drop-proof, shock-proof cameras that function no matter the extremes of weather and environment.
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With a gorgeous AMOLED touchscreen and too many features to list, Garmin hit it out of the park with the epix Pro (Gen 2) GPS watch.
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We test 25 camping lanterns from battery powered lights for survival to lightweight packable lanterns for backpacking and solar lanterns for backyard picnics
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Power your phone and electronics with our review of the best portable solar chargers and panels with power banks for camping, basecamping, and outdoor adventures.
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We put in 70 hours of research and 400 days of trail testing to review the best GPS and ABC watches for hiking, backpacking, and multisport outdoor activities.
The Garmin inReach Mini 2 is the smallest, lightest, toughest two-way satellite communicator, with two-way messaging, interactive SOS, weather forecasts, and more.
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Garmin’s GPSMAP 67i is simply the best all around handheld GPS satellite communication device we’ve tested.
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In-depth review of the Shokz OpenFit earbuds, wireless bluetooth headphones for situational awareness including hiking and biking. We consider battery life, sweat and waterproofness, and more.
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In-depth review of the Garmin eTrex Solar GPS solar-powered handheld GPS navigation system
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Prepping for your next backpacking trip? A home dehydrator lets you make your favorite homecooked meal or restaurant-quality food into meals for the outdoors.
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Our award-winning photojournalist reviews the the TG-7 rugged camera based on image and video quality, and how waterproof, freezeproof, shockproof features.
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Impressive features, long battery life, different sizes, and solar options make the Garmin Instinct 2 series our favorite ABC GPS watch.
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Garmin inReach Messenger in-depth review — easy-to-use, affordable satellite communicator (vs. inReach Mini) with emergency SOS, 2-way texting, weather, and more.
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