Most 4 person tent lists online quietly cheat. They hand you a canvas cabin or a car-camping dome that weighs more than a full pack of food, call it a backpacking tent, and move on. We did the opposite: every shelter below is a genuine four-person backpacking tent, weighed, specced and compared on the three … Read more
An instant tent is a camping tent with the poles already clipped or hinged to the fabric at the factory. You pull the collapsed frame out of its bag, spread it, and push each pole tip into a corner socket until it clicks. That is the whole trick, and it is why the best instant … Read more
No tent is 100% waterproof. What separates the best camping tents for rain from the rest is a full-coverage rainfly that reaches close to the ground, a fabric rated in millimetres of hydrostatic head, sealed seams, a bathtub floor, and the discipline to pitch and guy it out properly. Two of those four things are … Read more
The best sleeping bags for cold weather are insulated mummy or rectangular bags rated by ISO comfort to at or below the lowest temperature you expect, used with a sleeping pad of R-value 4.0 or higher. That is the whole answer. Everything else is detail about which bag gets you there without carrying 8 pounds … Read more
Side sleeping is the most demanding position there is for a camping pad. Back sleepers can get away with a two-inch air mattress; roll onto your side and all of your weight concentrates onto your shoulder and hip, and a thin pad turns the night into a slow argument with your own skeleton. The best … Read more
The best backpacking stoves for solo hikers in are the MSR PocketRocket 2 for most people, the SOTO WindMaster if you camp above treeline, and the Jetboil MiniMo if you want one object that cooks and stores itself. Those three have the deepest review histories in the group and the cleanest track records with people … Read more
Nothing ruins a camping trip faster than a cooler that gives up on day two. The ice turns to water, the sandwiches go warm, and you are carrying 30 pounds of spoiled food back to the trailhead. Choosing among the best coolers for camping trips is less about brand name and more about matching insulation, … Read more
The best bike trainer for winter training is the one that stays quiet in a cold room, holds your target power accurately, and still motivates you in February. Our short answer: the Sportneer Fluid Bike Trainer Stand is the best all-round winter trainer, the Wahoo KICKR CORE 2 is the best smart trainer for Zwift … Read more
The best bike racks for SUVs are almost always 2-inch hitch racks that clamp into the receiver below the bumper, because a hitch carrier keeps bikes low, out of the wind and clear of the roof load limits of a heavy vehicle. If your SUV has no receiver, a roof-mounted carrier is the most universal … Read more
Short answer: the best hitch bike rack for electric bikes is the Kuat NV 2.0 if you want the sturdiest, quietest platform rack, the Young Electric 200 lb rack if you want a ramp in the box, and the Kuat Transfer V2 if you tow behind an RV. All three are platform racks rated 60 … Read more