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The 2025 Summer Gear Guide

The year鈥檚 top gear for outdoor adventures, right here


Editor's Letter

Welcome to our 2025 Summer Gear Guide! Below you’ll find dozens of reviews packed with the most impressive gear we tested this past year. Whether it’s hiking, camping, biking, running, working out, or traveling, we have it all right here. We also highlighted some of our favorite picks聽 in 国产吃瓜黑料 magazine鈥檚 May/June issue, which you can pick up at newsstands or read digitally with your 国产吃瓜黑料+ subscription.

To make these picks, we enlisted the help of nine editors, four dozen product category managers, and hundreds of testers who collectively spent months testing 800-plus products. Staff from 国产吃瓜黑料, Backpacker, Climbing, Run, Yoga Journal, Pinkbike, and Velo all contributed to the effort. We hope this guide helps make your journey on-trail and off that much easier.

Hiking and Camping

Chill out by packing these coolers full for your hottest car camping trips this year

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Portable camp chairs that offer more than just the bare minimum

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These roomy and sturdy shelters have enough room for the whole gang

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These sleeping bags aren't the lightest or most packable, but they're the coziest

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Bags, tools, and little extras to make camp feel like your home away from home

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Our favorite knives, coffee presses, coolers, and cook sets for outdoor meal prep

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Running and Fitness

We tested 75 tees and tanks on roads, trails, and in the lab to find the best running tops for staying cool and dry all summer long

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We tested over 100 trail shoes across thousands of miles of rocky singletrack, muddy forest paths, and sandy gravel backroads. These 16 stood out as the top performers.

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We put 102 shoes through thousands of miles of long runs, speed workouts, races, and recovery days. These 14 emerged as the best.

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The right marathon shoe can boost your performance and make the race more enjoyable

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These 12 innovative running shoes will keep you stable without sacrificing comfort or holding you back

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Eleven testers spent hundreds of hours working out in dozens of different sports bras to find the best-performing picks for every type of activity.

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We tested over 80 sunglasses in all seasons, wearing them everywhere from high-altitude peaks to sunny beaches. These 16 stood out above the rest.

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Ten runners tested more than 50 t-shirts and singlets over more than 4,000 miles, then we put them through the lab. These came out on top.

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We logged hundreds of miles in every style of running shorts. These pairs emerged as our favorites.

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Ten testers tried 47 running shorts over 4,500 miles. These came out on top.

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Supercharge your recovery and ease inflamed joints with these ultra-cushy kicks

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Bike

We tested top-tier racers and budget-friendly road machines. These are our top picks.

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Our favorite gravel whips of the year for every type of rider

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These eMTBs are powerful, quiet, and handle techy trails as well as analog mountain bikes

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Pinkbike writers and editors tested 25 trail bikes last year. These seven picks impressed us the most.

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There鈥檚 no downhill too technical for these rides

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From hitch racks to vertical racks, these eight options will transport your bikes securely, safely, and efficiently

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Whether you want to carry gear on your back, your hip, or your frame, these are the best options.

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These high-performance lids outdo the competition in road, gravel, and mountain biking.

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