Camping Gear

There are plenty of dirty outdoor tasks that require dexterity. Cleaning my grill, changing the oil on my motorcycle, and emptying my firepit are all situations where I don’t want a thick pair of gloves. I have a box of ...

I love a good product story, and that’s why I think Wiley X stands out among all of the other eyewear companies on the market. A U.S. veteran named Myles Freeman founded Wiley X in 1987. He knew that impact-resistant ...

On the last 50 Campfires Field Trip, I had a chance to field-test the new Zebco 33 reel that will be out in 2020. The most significant change is that it will have a 20% faster retrieval rate. I like ...

The Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener is one of the best ways to keep an edge on your knife in the field that I know of. It has two features that set it apart from other sharpeners: 1) five levels ...

Here’s something that I’ve noticed over the past few years: I don’t usually need a large knife for most camp tasks. I’m usually cutting rope, carving a marshmallow stick, or opening a package of hotdogs. In all of these cases, ...

Best GPS Apps For Hiking As recently as the turn of this century, every gas station and convenience store in the country had racks full of road maps. Nowadays, not only is it hard to find a paper road map, ...

Can Bike Racks Go On Any Car? If you want to take your bike on vacation, or even on a day trip to a nearby park, you’ll need to have some way of getting it from point A to point ...

Are Rooftop Tents Worth It? If you’re an American, this may be the first time you’ve heard of a rooftop tent. This is understandable since they first became popular in Australia. The Land Down Under is famous for its large ...

So what’s the deal with “patented spring-action rocking technology?” Well, it’s actually the thing that sets GCI Outdoor’s camping chairs apart from anything else on the market. A quick search for “rocking camping chair” will pull up a lot of ...

Some lucky fishing enthusiast first purchased the Zebco 33 that we all know and love in 1954. Many of us grew up with that iconic reel, and loved it, mainly because the thing never failed. Over the years Zebco has ...