After nearly 30 years of carrying the .270 Winchester as my rifle of choice, I made a leap forward to its modernized kin — the 27 Nosler. Nostalgia is a funny thing, and us seasoned hunters have more of it than most. It’s easy to look back at your childhood and remember your early hunts
Month: February 2022
February has been a month full of cold-weather adventuring for the Backpacker staff. Baselayers seem to be the most-popular picks for our favorite gear of the month, and there are some skis, sunglasses, and other enticing winter products to round out the lineup. Here’s what the staff’s loving right now. (Photo: Courtesy) Zoe Gates, Senior
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Hellen Obiri knows Ngong, Kenya, and Boulder, Colorado, are worlds apart, not only in distance, but also in vastly different cultures and many aspects of daily life. In fulfilling a long-term goal of transplanting to Boulder later this spring, Obiri, one of the
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Over the past three years, some of the biggest news in women’s sport has exposed abusive coaching practices. Some (though certainly not all) of that malpractice is due to a lack of knowledge about how to keep young female athletes healthy and performing
Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. We’re just getting into the meatiest part of ski season, but thoughts are already turning to next winter—at least in the corporate offices of one of the industry’s mega passes.
Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. The days of unidentifiable dinner globs and cardboard-like snack bars are over. With the number of artisan backpacking food makers growing every year, organic vegetables, grass-fed meat, and a diversity
Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. “I’d been really wanting to learn how to snowboard, but I didn’t know where to start,” says Nayr Perez, 28. “I had joined a local ski group in Denver but
Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. As the wind howled outside our cabin at 9,0000 feet in State Forest State Park, in northern Colorado, I casually asked my buddies if anybody was willing to test insulated
Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. As the old Scandanavian saying goes, “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.” Sure, the air outside is feeling frosty and the hot cocoa is calling your
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. The USATF Indoor Championships in Spokane, Washington, provided an opportunity for professional athletes to qualify for the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia next month; the top two athletes in each event automatically qualified for world indoors, provided they also met the
As summer progresses and the memories of matching mayfly hatches fades away, some of the best dry fly action is heating up. Take advantage of those long afternoons and learn how to pick the right timing and pattern when you fish dry flies for trout. How to Fish Dry Flies for Trout Late summer and
As more and more visitors try to capture that once-in-a-lifetime photo, some have little regard and respect towards the wildlife being photographed. The ethical engagement of wildlife photography ensures an animal’s natural behavior remains intact, allowing for a natural wildlife experience for the viewer while ensuring that being photographed doesn’t stress the animal. Stressed animals
The iconic Specialized Stumpjumper is now over 40 years old and it’s still as cutting edge as it was back in 1981. Here’s why this evergreen pioneer is still young at heart after all those years. Specialized Stumpjumper at 40 Credit: Roo Fowler Specialized didn’t invent mountain biking, the Nobel prize for that should go
Your departure day has finally arrived. You’re packed, all your gear is ready, all batteries are charged and your adrenalin is pumping. It’s time to begin your photo safari to do a wildlife shoot of your favorite mammal, bird, predator, macro subject and more. A natural instinct is to grab your longest lens to get
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#Wildcamping, #buyingatent The Beginners Guide to Buying Your FIRST TENT Are you looking at buying your first Wild Camping tent for hiking, tramping or backpacking? If so, it can be a mine field filled with a whole range of traps you want to be aware of. In Part 21 of Wild Camping Tips and Tricks,
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