A common misconception is that long distance traveling has become an expensive hobby. While flagship touring motorcycles are undeniably impressive machines, they cost comfortably over $20,000, putting them beyond the reach of many enthusiasts. However, the good news is that you don’t need a flagship cruiser or the latest bike to cover hundreds of miles
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more > Sign up for the Outdoor Life newsletter Get the latest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Cellular trail cameras are an effective hunting tool and have become their own hobby. But their main downside is that they
The biggest surprise wasn’t how fast tecton x3 Felt it – it’s how little pain I had after a big race. Thanks to a mild winter and early spring, the high-altitude trails around Crested Butte opened up several weeks earlier than usual, giving me a chance to test HOKA’s latest trail super shoe in rugged,
Sign up for the On the Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. My typical grading system for products is “Don’t buy it,” “It’s okay,” and “Very good.” After testing hundreds of pieces of gear, I can say that the CZ457 is a rare product that I like. I have a CZ
Perhaps there is no place more associated with rain than the Pacific Northwest, So there’s probably no better place to test a rain jacket. I wore the Mountain Hardwear Cloud Cipher Rain Jacket on a week-long, 96-mile backpacking trip along the Oregon coast and its rainforests to put it through its paces. cloud cipher ($310)
I bought Squama because of Bubsy Zangerl. I remember watching videos of a free climb on El Cap by a pair of Zangerl, one of the best climbers in the world. la sportiva squamas ($220) And thinking, I need those shoes. Buying a pair didn’t automatically help me sail 5.13+ big walls, but after testing
athlete by Scarlett Thomas (Scribner, £16.99)Part thriller, part romantic suspense, Thomas’s latest novel begins in Cyprus, where 34-year-old Jay is literally on the run from someone who wants to kill him. Jay (not his real name) has a habit of fending off attackers: attempts on his life began at university, when a Japanese man arrived
There are points throughout the year when half my time is spent traveling on foot just to clear blocked paths. From cleaning up winter storm damage in the spring to maintaining and managing downed trees and bushes after intense, pop-up storms in the summer, there is very little time left. The best way to do
AAbout 14% of Ireland is moorland: vast areas of moss-covered land, beneath which layers of ancient history have blended into the moist grass-black turf. Captivated by their unearthly beauty, Seamus Heaney wrote some of his best poems about bogs – and about the bodies discovered, perfectly preserved, in their eerie depths. Sheila Armstrong’s excellent second
IIn this brilliant alternative history of the modern world, academic and “party historian” Imogen Willetts looks at the last 500 years of civilization through the sometimes bleak lens of its dark aftermath, with fascinating results. She begins by trying to capture what it feels like to go out on a big night, focusing on a