How to Winterproof Your Home, Best Base Layer Clothes and Best Travel Mugs: A Winter-Clearance Outdoors Sale 2022
Just because the weather is getting chillier doesn’t mean you have to put your outdoors gear away! This is the best hiking and camping season of the year, we think. There are many hiking trails to choose from in the US and the weather has become less threatening by the time you reach the national parks. The snow- sports season is about to come to a close. Even if you just want to hang at home in your backyard, we’ve got deals for you.
Do you not like what you see here? Check out our guides to How to Winterproof Your Home, Best Base Layer Clothing, and Best Travel Mugs if you’re thinking of ways to stay warm.
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WIRED’s Winter Clearance Outdoors Sale 2022: Superlight Sleeping Tent & Sleeping Bag for Skiing and Snowmobiling
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The “SL” stands for superlight, and at a mere 40 ounces this two-person, two-door tent will be a big weight off your shoulders—literally. If you have a warm sleeping bag and sleep clothes, you can Sleep comfortably down to the mid 30’s if you use a three-season tent.
The Never Summer is made of lightweight materials to keep weight down to 51 ounces, but Marmor uses quality stitching and zips that will hold up for years of use. Its goose down insulation and mummy hood (which can be cinched down tight around the head) traps plenty of heat for snowy adventures down to 0 degrees Fahrenheit (for men; women tend to sleep colder). I enjoy using the internal pocket to keep my cell phone warm and within reach at night.
Showers Pass, based in Portland, Oregon, is renowned for their rain gear, and right now they’re having a warehouse sale on everything in stock. We haven’t reviewed the Timberline jacket but their gear is always included in our list of the best rain jackets. The jacket has bright colors and has hi-viz accents and a hood that can fit a helmet. There is a women’s version on sale.
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Yukon Fireball: An Updated Water Resistant Snow-Sale Outdoors Cavboose with One Source for Outdoors Activity
You can’t say anything like a roaring fire. We’re fans of the wood-burning, smokeless Yukon, and now there’s an updated model out. The 2.0 has a removable ash pan, so you can dump the whole thing into a trash can rather than scoop out ashes. And it looks snappy in its shimmering stainless steel. There’s also the Bonfire for $240 ($60 off), if you want something smaller.
When you want to enjoy the view from your yard, park your caboose in a cold camp chair. The Onesource’s heated seat pad runs for between 90 and 180 minutes on a charge, depending on which of four heat settings you choose. There’s space to mount a second battery if you’d like, which doubles the runtime, and there’s a USB port so you can charge a device from it. The One source is water- resistant, so weather won’t ruin it.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/winter-clearance-outdoors-sale-2022/
Gas2Coal: The Best of Both Worlds in Our Guide to the Best Outdoor Grills (I): Review of the Hero 11 and Snowshoes
Can’t make up your mind between the two? Don’t. We christened the Gas2Coal “the best of both worlds” in our guide to the Best Outdoor Grills thanks to its ability to switch easily between gas and briquettes. There’s even a side burner for heating up side dishes. There isn’t enough coal to use for a smoker, but it’s perfectly fine for grilling your burgers, corn or watermelon. Yep, you read that right.
The guide to the best action cameras has the Hero 11 as the best overall pick, but we’ll have a review of it soon. It can record up to 5.3K at 60 frames per second or up to 4K at up to 120 frames per second. Weighing in at 1 pound, it mounts easily to a helmet or handlebars (with the right adapter).
The goggles I use for mountain climbing are similar to what skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers wear because of the clear lens and minimal issues that make them hard to see when moving quickly. You can swap out dark- or light-tinted frames with ease because they’re held in by magnets.
It’s easy to get into snowshoeing if you have the right safety precautions and the best snowshoes are made byMSR that hold onto trail obstacles without getting too chewed up. At 3 pounds and 7 ounces per pair, they’re not too heavy either.
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What to Look For When You’re Going Out on a Winter Trail: Expert Analysis of Down Jackets for Upper-Entry-Level Prices
Act quickly and you can score a premium helmet for an upper-entry-level price. The Blaster II is relatively light at 15 ounces, and comes with a system that reduces the risk of brain injuries. The ear pads and vented lining are removable so that you can periodically wash them. There are more sizes in different colors on sale at REI, too.
Heading out onto the snowy slopes, into the backcountry, or even just walking your dog around the neighborhood requires a warm and reliable down coat — especially in winter weather. The best down jackets not only keep you warm but also dry, comfortable and protected from the elements no matter the season.
That’s why we talked to down jacket experts Ashleigh McClary, a gear expert and senior account manager at Backcountry and Emily Pennington, a journalist, photographer and author of the upcoming book “Feral,” to get their insights on what to consider when buying a down jacket. Whether you’re looking for 100% goose down or a synthetic option that will still keep you warm, you won’t go wrong with any one of these options.