Gear

The Best 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Nature Lovers

Looking for the perfect gift for the outdoorsy nature lover in your life?

The Best 6 Christmas Gifts From YETI

With these holiday gift ideas from YETI, you’ll be done shopping and kicking back by the fire with a mug of eggnog before you know it.

Polar Bear Walking On A Rocky Shore Line

Adventure, Gear, Partner Content

Columbia’s New Gear Lets You Explore Like A Polar Bear

Columbia Sportswear discovered how Mother Nature designed the world’s warmest coat.

Winter boots and ski mittens on snowy background

Editors' Picks, Gear, Ski and Snowboard

Roundup: The Best Winter Gear For 2025

Here are 10 new, exciting and essential gear items for winter 2025, tested and reviewed by the explore team.

Adventure, Gear, Partner Content

The Best Reasons To Get Winter Tires Now

Besides ice cleats and a warm toque, a good set of winter tires will be your prized companion this season.

Editors' Picks, Explore Magazine, Gear

The Best Black Friday Deals on Explore’s Outdoor Adventure Gear

Holiday shopping, especially during Black Friday, can be so overwhelming. Stressed-out shoppers shoving and pushing each other for discounts, or …

Camping, Gear, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Esker’s Multi Winter Tent Is Pretty Awesome

The Esker Classic had its drawbacks. Now the new Multi Winter Tent has stepped it up a notch. To me, it’s a game-changer.

Adventure, Gear, Skills

10 Ways To Put Your Paracord to Best Use

Here are some fun and practical ways to use a paracord to fulfill your entertainment or survival needs in the outdoors!

Gear, Paddling, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: My Top, Most Useful Gear Picks of 2024 for Canoeists

It’s also time to reflect on the paddling season and decide on which new gear were my favourite pieces.

Adventure, Gear, Partner Content

We Found the Best Way to Enhance Hydration: Liquid I.V.

Whether you’re going on a fall hike, paddling adventure or a short run, mix one packet of Liquid I.V. into 500 mL of water, give it a shake and enjoy the hydration boost!

Beautiful overview of rustic Ontario car driving down road

Gear, Partner Content, Travel

An Epic Overland Adventure Drive with Mitsubishi

By the end of my overlanding experience, it was obvious that Mitsubishi has created a vehicle that’s both capable and approachable, making it an ideal choice for adventurers who refuse to compromise on comfort.

Picture of a man wearing Mustang Survival's Quadra Dry Suit while on a SUP

Adventure, Gear, Paddling, Partner Content

This Exciting New Dry Suit Will Get You Paddling Year-Round

So when is paddling season? September, October, November, December… January… If you can stay dry, you can stay warm: Which means that with the Quadra Dry Suit—paddling season is when you make it.