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Buying Guide: Sleeping Pads - Next Adventure

Sleeping Pad Buying Guide: R-Value, Types, and Fit

How to choose a sleeping pad: what R-value means, how air, self-inflating, and closed-cell foam pads compare, and the size and weight details that matter...

Ben Ferguson
How to Choose the Right Tent for Your Next Adventure - Next Adventure

How to Choose a Tent: Camping vs. Backpacking, Size, and Seasons

How to choose a tent: car camping vs. backpacking designs, freestanding vs. non-freestanding setups, sizing and vestibules, 3-season vs. 4-season, and the accessories worth adding....

Ben Ferguson
Buying Guide: Sleeping Bags - Next Adventure

Buying Guide: How to Choose a Sleeping Bag

How to choose a sleeping bag for camping or backpacking: temperature ratings explained, down vs. synthetic fill, shape and sizing, useful features, and care tips....

Ben Ferguson
How to Buy a Backpack for Your Next Adventure! - Next Adventure

How to Buy a Backpack for Your Next Adventure

Day pack, backpacking pack, or travel pack? How to choose pack type, volume, and suspension, and why a professional pack fitting matters. ...

Ben Ferguson
Buying Guide: Water Filters - Next Adventure

Water Filter Buying Guide: Filters vs. Purifiers for Backpacking and Travel

How to choose a backpacking water filter or purifier: what each removes, squeeze vs. gravity vs. pump vs. straw, and how to care for your...

Ben Ferguson
Buying Guide: Headlamps - Next Adventure

Buying Guide: How to Choose a Headlamp

How to choose a headlamp: match lumens to your activity, then compare beam type, light colors, battery life, power source and waterproofing. ...

Ben Ferguson
How to Choose a Backpacking Tent - Next Adventure

How to Choose a Backpacking Tent

How to choose a backpacking tent: capacity and weight, three- vs. four-season ratings, freestanding vs. non-freestanding designs, and materials that last. ...

Ka'elo Lindsey
Ultimate Guide to Summer Sandals: Reviews and Recommendations - Next Adventure

Best Summer Sandals: Birkenstock vs. Chaco vs. Teva and More

The pros and cons of Birkenstock, Chaco, Crocs, Bedrock and Teva sandals, and which style fits town, trail or water days. ...

Lewis Short
How to Buy Snowboard Boots: A Comprehensive Guide - Next Adventure

How to Buy Snowboard Boots: A Comprehensive Guide

How to buy snowboard boots: flex by riding style, sizing (usually about a size down from street shoes), brand fit differences, laces vs. BOA, heat...

Ka'elo Lindsey
How To Buy Your First Snowboard - Next Adventure

How To Buy Your First Snowboard

A first-timer's guide to buying a snowboard: riding style, ability, sizing by weight, flex, camber vs. rocker, board shapes and boot/binding compatibility. ...

Ka'elo Lindsey
ALL MOUNTAIN SKI BUYING GUIDE - Next Adventure

All-Mountain Ski Buying Guide

How to choose all-mountain skis: waist width (90–105mm), camber vs. rocker, flex, twin tips and sizing by height and ability, plus our current picks. ...

Noah Spengler