Western Mountaineering Kodiak GTX Infinium Bag

Made for those of us who are more bear-shaped or Sasquatch-sized, the Kodiak GORE-TEX INFINIUM Down Sleeping Bag is Western Mountaineering’s extra-large mummy bag for winter hiking, camping, and mountaineering. With extra width from the shoulders down to the feet—and enough length to accommodate 7-footers—the Kodiac is crammed with premium, 850+ fill power goose down, giving it exceptional loft and packability for winter escapes into the wilderness. This bag also features GORE-TEX INFINIUM, the most water-resistant and breathable fabric appropriate for sleeping bags, to protect us against extreme weather. This bruin will keep us warm down to a brutish zero degrees, even though it only weighs a touch more than 3 pounds.

Outdoor Research Helium Rain Jacket

The Outdoor Research Helium Rain Jacket is the lightweight shell that’s worked thru-hikers and gram-counters into a tizzy. Weighing only six ounces, the Helium rides light and takes up little real estate in our pack until we need it to ride out a surprise shower or bundle up on gusty summit. The Helium’s Pertex Shield Diamond Fuse shell is surprisingly tough for its weight, windproof yet highly breathable, and waterproof in light to moderate precipitation. This is a stellar emergency shell and a top pick for hikers, backpackers, runners, and climbers who prioritize weight savings and packability over everything else in a rain shell.

Garmin Fenix 7S Pro Sapphire

The pinnacle of the Fenix line, the Fenix 7S Pro Sapphire Solar Sport Watch boasts all of Garmin’s premium technologies. It starts with the Power Sapphire Lens, which is nearly as hard as a diamond and also converts direct sunlight into battery power for days—even weeks—of juice, depending on our watch mode. As for modes, the Fenix 7S packs all the navigation, activity tracking, health monitoring, and smartwatch features we could need, plus over 30 sport apps and advanced training metrics and recovery insights to help us maximize our training and enjoy our runs, climbs, hikes, ski tours, XC routes, enduro races, road miles, surfing weekends, and golf rounds. It’s the premium adventure watch and multi-sport partner for our favorite outdoor pursuits.

Riversmith Euro River Quiver 4-Banger

Standard fly rod roof racks are not long enough for many European-style Nymphing rods, which is why Riversmith built the Euro River Quiver 4-Banger. The Euro River Quiver holds four, fully-rigged fly rod combos up to 11-foot 4-inches—which fits both standard fly rods and “tight lines” anglers’ longer rods. That lets us Euro Nymphers spend less time in the parking lot rigging up and breaking down our rods and reels—and more time on the water fishing. We can trust Riversmith’s durable aluminum tubing, padded reel box, and polypropylene liner to protect our rods in transit, and the reel box has a tongue and groove pattern that protects against pry tools and locks to secure our rigs when we swing by the fly shop or stop at the convenience store for a 6-pack to share with our fishing buddies as we swap fishing stories. Compatible with almost any commercial cross bars, the River Quiver lets us haul our friends’ or kids’ rods along with us—or take our full quiver of rods with us on the road.

Jackson Kayaks Knarr FD Fishing Kayak

Built for big water, big fish, and big tournaments, the Jackson Kayak Knarr FD Kayak boasts a gnarly set of features for serious anglers. That starts with the Flex Drive Mark IV pedal drive—which is faster, quieter, and more durable than earlier pedal drives—and a hull design that can handle big waves and accommodate either a bow-mounted or stern-mounted trolling motor. The Knarr also features Jackson Kayak’s adjustable seating system, which lets us switch between high and low seating positions with one-hand, and traction pads for safer stand up fishing. For those of us with a full quiver of rods, the Knarr features three rod tubes on both sides of the boat, two flush-mount rod holders, and a YakAttack Omega Rod Holder that we can position wherever we want using the 12 feet of Tri-Trak, which wraps around much of the kayak to mount accessories and conceal cables for custom outfitting. The Knarr also lets us store our battery in front of the pedal drive or in the large rear hatch, so we can balance our weight and configure our toys and tech however we want.

NRS Approach 120 Raft

The perfect size for two anglers and gear, the NRS Approach 120 Fishing Raft lets us run rivers, deftly deliver dry flies to surfacing fish, and spray river banks with streamers. This raft is built for fishing stealth with smaller tubes, and its ultralight design also fits in standard truck beds and SUVs. It’s engineered for river safety with rugged PVC construction, welded seams, multiple air chambers, a 6-inch drop-stitch floor, and a 4000-denier bottom wear patch. We don’t need a casting platform, thanks to the slip-resistant foam pad on the floor and the molded thigh hook, which helps stabilize the front angler. The rear seat gives the rower easy access to the internal anchor system, which keeps the anchor line away from our feet and gear.

The Approach 120 Raft Package includes two padded seats, adjustable oar mounts, bow and stern dry box storage and storage trays, bow angler molded thigh hook, internal anchor system, anchor lock – PXR cam cleat, 40ft anchor line, motor mount, dual rod holder, four tie-down straps, and a pump—in addition to the 12-foot Approach raft.