The Camping Authority Announces Annual Gear Award for Darn Tough Socks. Good socks aren’t cheap. We all know that. Socks for $15-$20 have been around for a while now, and people who spend a lot of time outdoors are willing to pay it. They need a sock that is comfortable all day on the trail. [...]

The Camping Authority Announces Annual Gear Award for MyPakage. Underwear hasn’t changed much over time. We’ve had cotton boxers and briefs forever, which are terrible for hot weather. Thankfully, quick-drying synthetics came along and made our weekend hikes much more comfortable. Beyond that, there hasn’t been much in the way of innovation. Then we discovered [...]

The Camping Authority Announces Annual Gear Award for the Brunton Lightwave Camp Rocker. Gadgets that are more than the sum of their parts always grab our attention – something that is truly functional and easy to operate. We’re not talking about a random mish-mash of parts and technologies, but a system that is built to [...]

The Camping Authority Announces Annual Gear Award for the Campfire Defender. Let’s paint a picture: You’re camping at the same campsite for more than one night. Even better, you’ve found yourself in one of the most epic locations that you’ve ever spent the night. Like many epic locations, the trees are big, the grass is [...]

The Camping Authority Announces Annual Gear Award for the Kindling Cracker. We all know that it’s easier to start a fire with split wood than it is with whole logs. The challenge often comes with the “splitting” part of the equation. The majority of the 50 Campfires office has had at least one close encounter [...]

The Camping Authority Announces Annual Gear Award for the Braven BRV-XXL. There are two schools of thought on camping speakers: one being pro-music at the campsite and the other (we’ll call them “wrong”) is against music at camp. Music is the glue that holds our camping trips together and having a speaker that will keep [...]

The Camping Authority Announces Annual Gear Award for the COAST FL75R Headlamp There are a few pieces of gear that are essential for enjoying the outdoors. This is the gear that will save you in a bind and you may not fully understand the importance of having essential gear until you need it most. A [...]

The Camping Authority Announces Annual Gear Award for the 360fly HD camera. Animal fun fact for the day: Dragonflies have 360-degree vision! Another less-fun fact: You, sadly, do not. Lucky for us, technology has caught up to our superhero aspirations of having eyes in the back of our head. 360° video goes beyond creating, editing, [...]

You know the feeling. You’ve been wandering around the department store for the past 2 hours. Reading packaging…picking up items…putting them back down. It’s almost like the holiday gift-buying season is some bizarre stress test that’s designed to take you down. We’ve gathered the products that the outdoor gadget lover in your life will go [...]

You know the feeling. You’ve been wandering around the department store for the past 2 hours. Reading packaging…picking up items…putting them back down. It’s almost like the holiday gift-buying season is some bizarre stress test that’s designed to take you down. We’ve gathered the products that the outdoor lady in your life will love, so [...]