Distilling our long, tedious road to configuring an Airstream’s solar panels to provide enough energy to allow us to work from the road Living in our Airstream, Artemis, power has been the number-one challenge. The daily-life stuff is easy to…

The hive mind weighs in on what to buy The Outside hallways are stacked with boxes, and our offices are overflowing with gear. But even we can't get our hands on every product. To fill the gaps, we often ask experts about the gear they're using. Other…

> It would seem Republicans and Democrats are wholly divided on public land policy. During the 2016 campaign, the GOP platform called on Congress to “immediately pass universal legislation” to “convey certain federally controlled public lands to states,” while Democrats…

> The number of huskies being abandoned has reached a record high. People buy the breed for its looks without considering what they’re like to live with as high-energy creatures that need a lot of exercise and freedom. This is…

> The new Kawasaki Versys-X 300 aims to deliver capability both on the highway and off-road, enabling learners to start pursuing their round-the-world, dirt-track dreams. The adventure bike is basically the Swiss Army knife of the motorcycle world. Machines like the archetypal BMW…

The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn’t stop talking about in July This month, Outside staffers have been listening to happy music, watching scary movies, and reading 150-page prison-escape reports for fun. What We Read I’ve been reading a…

> I get it. Between $10,000 mountain bikes  and $59 merino T-shirts, outdoor activities can get real expensive, real fast. But buying things isn't necessarily the best way to have more fun outdoors. Here are eight solid upgrades you can make for…

> Did the House Natural Resources Committee just call for a boycott of Patagonia? That's what Twitter users are suggesting after the committee tweeted this:  https://mobile.twitter.com/NatResources/status/939236821971734530 The image is a mirror of the campaign the outdoor-clothing brand launched on Monday, in…

> It’s not often that deciding what should win Gear of the Show is so clear-cut. But this winter, at the first combined Outdoor Retailer and SIA Snow Show, these pieces of gear—from a goggle with a lens that changes tint…

To get you psyched for your next trip, look for a classic novel from the road Most of my favorite trips have taken a few notes from the Kerouacs and Krakauers of the literary world. The older I get, the…