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The best women’s gilets: hiking vests and body warmers to keep your core snug
By Sian Lewis last updated
Our top pick of the best women’s gilets, hiking vests and body warmers are ideal for walking, working and playing outdoors

The best running poles: for ultra distance training, epic races, and fastpacking adventures
By Claire Maxted, Pat Kinsella last updated
The best running poles for tackling tricky terrain are lightweight, compact and easy to assemble, collapse and carry

The best emergency blankets, bags and shelters: lightweight lifesaving gear
By Fiona Russell last updated
When things go wrong on the trails, the best emergency blankets, survival bags and shelters can save lives

The best camping tarps: for camping, bivying, and building shelters
By Jasper Winn last updated
The best camping tarps can serve as a sun shade, tent footprint, hammock rainfly, multi-person camp awning and more

The best 2-season sleeping bags: for warm weather camping adventures
By Jonathan Manning last updated
Our selection of the best 2-season sleeping bags reveals superb lightweight down and synthetic bags for your camping trips in the warmer months

The best approach shoes: for alpine adventures, via ferrata, scrambling, and more
By Alex Foxfield last updated
The best approach shoes bridge the gap between climbing and hiking shoes, allowing hikers to get a little bolder and climbers to save their tightest shoes for the hardest routes

The best 2-person tents: for backpacking and car camping
By Matthew Jones last updated
Our roundup of the best two-person tents available today will help you select the ideal backpacking or car camping shelter for you and your plus one

The best one-person tents: solo shelters for backcountry epics
By Matthew Jones last updated
Our roundup of the best one-person tents details the finest options for lone wilderness adventures

The best hiking shirts: choose one of these great fitting active tops with bags of technical clout
By Dan Hobson last updated
We've found the best hiking shirts with moisture-wicking, breathable, insulating super powers, to keep you comfortable when you're out on the trails
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