OutdoorHiking Reviews is an independent gear review publication operated by Myshopmate LLC. We research and evaluate hiking, camping, and outdoor recreation gear so you can choose with confidence.
Choosing a sleeping bag is the decision that determines whether you actually sleep on camping trips or lie…
Fly fishing has a reputation for being expensive, technical, and intimidating to learn. The reputation isn’t entirely fair,…
Stopping to dig a water bottle out of a frame cage breaks rhythm on a technical trail, and…
Experienced anglers will tell you that fishing changes when the weather changes. Most can predict roughly how a…
Walk up to an unfamiliar lake with no fish-finder, no local knowledge, and a few hours to figure…
The time of day you fish matters as much as where you fish or what you throw. Most…
Setting the hook is one of the fundamental skills of fishing and one of the hardest to teach.…
Water temperature is one of the most important variables in fishing and one of the least understood by…
You’ve been on the water for hours, your gear is dialed in, the spot looked perfect, and you’ve…
The yellow rectangle painted on a tree six feet up the trail isn’t random. Neither is the blue…
The bear sighting is rarely what hikers imagine. Most encounters are quiet: a bear catches your scent, decides…
Fish don’t sit randomly. Whether you’re standing on a riverbank, drifting in a kayak, or working the shoreline…
Altitude sickness has a misleading name. It sounds like a minor seasonal inconvenience, but the same physiology that…
