{"id":162,"date":"2019-09-27T08:58:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T08:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2022-10-12T14:59:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T14:59:18","slug":"northwest-outlet-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Outlet Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-grid-wrapper fusion-blog-no\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-blog-layout-grid .fusion-post-grid{padding:20px;}.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-posts-container{margin-left: -20px !important; margin-right:-20px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-no fusion-blog-layout-grid fusion-blog-layout-grid-2 isotope fusion-blog-equal-heights\" data-pages=\"1\" data-grid-col-space=\"40\" style=\"margin: -20px -20px 0;min-height:500px;\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-1334\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1334 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clothing category-outdoor tag-hiking-socks-guide\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-socks-guide\/\" aria-label=\"Hiking Socks Guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"how to choose hiking socks\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27820%27%20height%3D%27490%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20820%20490%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27820%27%20height%3D%27490%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide-400x239.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide.jpg 820w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-socks-guide\/\">Hiking Socks Guide<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>October 7th, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><\/p><p>     Nothing, not rain, not cold, not heat, can derail a perfectly good hike as much as a pestering little blister, making every step miserable. Many [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1386\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1386 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clothing tag-best-gloves-and-mittens\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/gloves-or-mittens-for-snow\/\" aria-label=\"Gloves or Mittens for Skiing\/Snowboarding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1416\" height=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gloves-mittens-skiing-snowboarding.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201416%20996%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gloves-mittens-skiing-snowboarding.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gloves-mittens-skiing-snowboarding-200x141.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gloves-mittens-skiing-snowboarding-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gloves-mittens-skiing-snowboarding-600x422.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gloves-mittens-skiing-snowboarding-800x563.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gloves-mittens-skiing-snowboarding-1200x844.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gloves-mittens-skiing-snowboarding.jpg 1416w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/gloves-or-mittens-for-snow\/\">Gloves or Mittens for Skiing\/Snowboarding<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>November 2nd, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><\/p><p>     Keeping your hands warm on the slope, whether you are snowboarding or skiing, is the priority. No matter how great the snow is, having cold [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1531\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1531 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor tag-hammock-camping\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hammock-camping\/\" aria-label=\"Hammock Camping Tips\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hammock-camping-tips.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"hammock tent camping tips\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271440%27%20height%3D%27744%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201440%20744%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271440%27%20height%3D%27744%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hammock-camping-tips.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hammock-camping-tips-200x103.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hammock-camping-tips-400x207.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hammock-camping-tips-600x310.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hammock-camping-tips-800x413.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hammock-camping-tips-1200x620.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hammock-camping-tips.jpg 1440w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hammock-camping\/\">Hammock Camping Tips<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>May 27th, 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><\/p><p>     When we think of camping, the first thought is camping tents. However, there is an increasing trend of hammock camping. Hammock camping, also known as [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-789\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-789 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor tag-15 tag-hunting-knifes\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-hunting-knife\/\" aria-label=\"Hunting Knives Guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leaves-2087620_640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"fixed tang hunting knife on leaves\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27426%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20426%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27426%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leaves-2087620_640.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leaves-2087620_640-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leaves-2087620_640-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leaves-2087620_640-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leaves-2087620_640.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-hunting-knife\/\">Hunting Knives Guide<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>April 14th, 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><\/p><p>     A hunting knife is a mandatory hunter\u2019s tool. The trusty blade has been with us for thousands of years; it\u2019s more of a tool for [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:15px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#4e7200;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">More Useful Articles<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-2 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium fusion-blog-pagination\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination\" data-pages=\"2\"><article id=\"blog-2-post-1785\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1785 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/featured-brand-quality-camping-gear-from-alps-mountaineering\/\" aria-label=\"Quality Camping Gear From ALPS Mountaineering\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/alpsmountaineeringphoto-e1745607204440-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"A variety of camping gear from the brand ALPS Mountaineering.\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%27997%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201080%20997%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%27997%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/alpsmountaineeringphoto-e1745607204440-320x202.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/alpsmountaineeringphoto-e1745607204440-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/alpsmountaineeringphoto-e1745607204440-700x441.png 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/featured-brand-quality-camping-gear-from-alps-mountaineering\/\">Quality Camping Gear From ALPS Mountaineering<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><\/div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">ALPS (standing for Active Lifestyle Products &amp; Services) Mountaineering started with a vision of high-performance outdoor gear at a more comfortable price point and has been in business since 1993. They have a strong focus on passing on the love of the great outdoors  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/featured-brand-quality-camping-gear-from-alps-mountaineering\/#more-1785\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Quality Camping Gear From ALPS Mountaineering\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/nwo-crystal\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO-Crystal\" rel=\"author\">NWO-Crystal<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>April 25th, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1759\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1759 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clothing category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-hats-for-men\/\" aria-label=\"Mens Hiking Hats Guide: Pick the Best Hat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/best-hiking-hat-for-men-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201125%20750%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/best-hiking-hat-for-men-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/best-hiking-hat-for-men-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/best-hiking-hat-for-men-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-hats-for-men\/\">Mens Hiking Hats Guide: Pick the Best Hat<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Imagine this: You&#8217;re out on the trail, the sun is shining, and the path ahead is clear. You&#8217;re surrounded by the beauty of nature, the chirping of birds, the rustle of leaves underfoot. But as the day wears on, the sun&#8217;s rays become more intense, and you find yourself squinting against the glare.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-hats-for-men\/#more-1759\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Mens Hiking Hats Guide: Pick the Best Hat\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>July 31st, 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/clothing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Clothing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1737\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1737 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-to category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/camping-furniture-ideas\/\" aria-label=\"Camping Furniture Ideas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/camping-furniture-ideas-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201125%20750%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/camping-furniture-ideas-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/camping-furniture-ideas-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/camping-furniture-ideas-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/camping-furniture-ideas\/\">Camping Furniture Ideas<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever looked up at a star-studded sky, the flickering campfire reflecting in your eyes, and felt the pull of the wilderness? A pull so strong, it&#8217;s almost a primal call, echoing from a time when our ancestors were one with nature. Camping, a practice as old as humanity itself, is more than just an outdoor activity. It&#8217;s an escape from the confines of concrete jungles and a return to our roots, under the endless sky, surrounded by the rhythm of the wild. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/camping-furniture-ideas\/#more-1737\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Camping Furniture Ideas\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>July 3rd, 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to\/\" rel=\"category tag\">How to<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1694\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/car-camping-essentials-checklist\/\" aria-label=\"Car Camping Essentials and Packing Checklist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/car-camping-checklist-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"car camping essentials\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201125%20750%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/car-camping-checklist-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/car-camping-checklist-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/car-camping-checklist-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/car-camping-essentials-checklist\/\">Car Camping Essentials and Packing Checklist<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s something truly magical about packing up your car and heading out into the great outdoors for a weekend of car camping. Whether you&#8217;re surrounded by majestic mountains, serene forests, or a tranquil lakeside, car camping provides an incredible opportunity to spend quality time with family and friends while immersing yourself in the beauty of nature.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/car-camping-essentials-checklist\/#more-1694\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Car Camping Essentials and Packing Checklist\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>April 28th, 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1640\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1640 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clothing category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/cold-weather-hiking-gear\/\" aria-label=\"How to hike in cold weather: Winter hiking tips and gear\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/winter-hiking-tips-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"winter hiking tips\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201125%20750%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/winter-hiking-tips-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/winter-hiking-tips-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/winter-hiking-tips-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/cold-weather-hiking-gear\/\">How to hike in cold weather: Winter hiking tips and gear<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Hiking in winter is a unique and rewarding experience. The cold air, crisp snow, and pristine landscapes are a nature-lover\u2019s dream. But the winter months also come with their own set of challenges, so it&#8217;s important to be prepared for your hike. We&#8217;ll go over the basics of how to hike in winter, what to wear, what to wear, how to stay warm, and how to stay safe hiking in the snow. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/cold-weather-hiking-gear\/#more-1640\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading How to hike in cold weather: Winter hiking tips and gear\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>February 27th, 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/clothing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Clothing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1625\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1625 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/fun-things-to-do-in-the-snow\/\" aria-label=\"Fun things to do in the snow with kids\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snow-activities-320x202.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201125%20750%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271125%27%20height%3D%27750%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snow-activities-320x202.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snow-activities-320x202.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snow-activities-700x441.jpeg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/fun-things-to-do-in-the-snow\/\">Fun things to do in the snow with kids<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing quite like wintertime fun in the snow! If you&#8217;re lucky enough to live in a place with snowfall, make sure to take advantage of all the great activities you and your kids can do together. From sledding and snowball fights to building snowmen and fortresses, there are endless possibilities for family fun. So bundle up, head outside, and enjoy some quality time together in the great outdoors! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/fun-things-to-do-in-the-snow\/#more-1625\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Fun things to do in the snow with kids\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>December 9th, 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1605\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1605 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clothing\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/why-to-wear-raincoat\/\" aria-label=\"10 Reasons to Have a Raincoat in Your Wardrobe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/why-to-wear-raincoat-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"reasons to wear raincoats\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271700%27%20height%3D%27982%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201700%20982%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271700%27%20height%3D%27982%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/why-to-wear-raincoat-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/why-to-wear-raincoat-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/why-to-wear-raincoat-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/why-to-wear-raincoat\/\">10 Reasons to Have a Raincoat in Your Wardrobe<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-7 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to wardrobe staples, a raincoat never seems to be brought up. This is unfair, because a quality raincoat or a rain jacket should absolutely be one of the things you invest in, especially if you live in a place with a lot of rainfall. It&#8217;s not only great at keeping you dry, but it can also be stylish and serve as reflective gear. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/why-to-wear-raincoat\/#more-1605\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading 10 Reasons to Have a Raincoat in Your Wardrobe\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>October 12th, 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/clothing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Clothing<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1573\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1573 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/mosquito-repellent-camping\/\" aria-label=\"Keep the Mosquitoes Away on Camping\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mosquito-repellant-for-camping-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"mosquito repellents for camp\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201416%20996%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mosquito-repellant-for-camping-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mosquito-repellant-for-camping-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mosquito-repellant-for-camping-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/mosquito-repellent-camping\/\">Keep the Mosquitoes Away on Camping<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-8 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p id=\"a5cc0be0-bd6b-4e18-8596-e0c4c238ff5e\" class=\"quill-block\">If you asked hikers and campers about the least favorite things about their trips, mosquitoes would definitely be near the top of the list. No one wants to be itchy and inflamed all over, and these tiny pests seem to have an uncanny ability to find us no matter where we&#8217;re hiding. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/mosquito-repellent-camping\/#more-1573\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Keep the Mosquitoes Away on Camping\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>July 1st, 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1509\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1509 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/waterproof-hiking-boots\/\" aria-label=\"How to Waterproof Hiking Boots\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/how-to-waterproof-hiking-boots-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"how to waterproof hiking boots\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201416%20996%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/how-to-waterproof-hiking-boots-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/how-to-waterproof-hiking-boots-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/how-to-waterproof-hiking-boots-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/waterproof-hiking-boots\/\">How to Waterproof Hiking Boots<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-9 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p id=\"d43d3e49-0526-4811-9fae-4f670692f00c\" class=\"quill-block\">Almost all hiking boots are waterproofed out of the box, because come with a factory-applied durable water repellency treatment (or DWR treatment for short) on them. However, this treatment does not last forever and will eventually wear off. You&#8217;ll know it&#8217;s time to re-waterproof your boots when they start to feel wet and soggy inside, or if the water beads up on the surface instead of beading off. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/waterproof-hiking-boots\/#more-1509\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading How to Waterproof Hiking Boots\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>May 17th, 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1468\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1468 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/backpack-with-lots-of-pockets\/\" aria-label=\"Backpacks With Lots of Pockets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/multi-pocket-backpacks-guide-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"multi pocket backpack\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201416%20996%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/multi-pocket-backpacks-guide-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/multi-pocket-backpacks-guide-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/multi-pocket-backpacks-guide-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/backpack-with-lots-of-pockets\/\">Backpacks With Lots of Pockets<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-10 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Whether on a jacket, pants, or backpack, pockets make traveling easier. They provide a place to store necessary items so that they are easy to find and keep your hands free. A backpack with a lot of compartments is a great option for travelers, as it allows you to keep all of your belongings organized and together. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/backpack-with-lots-of-pockets\/#more-1468\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Backpacks With Lots of Pockets\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>March 15th, 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1426\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1426 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clothing\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/types-of-winter-jackets\/\" aria-label=\"Types of Winter Jackets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/winter-jackets-types-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"winter jacket types\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201416%20996%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/winter-jackets-types-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/winter-jackets-types-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/winter-jackets-types-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/types-of-winter-jackets\/\">Types of Winter Jackets<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-11 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Buying a winter jacket or a coat doesn\u2019t have to be a daunting task. There are many different types and styles of coats to choose from. Once you know what to look for, the process becomes a lot easier. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/types-of-winter-jackets\/#more-1426\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Types of Winter Jackets\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>March 7th, 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/clothing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Clothing<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1334\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1334 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clothing category-outdoor tag-hiking-socks-guide\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-socks-guide\/\" aria-label=\"Hiking Socks Guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"how to choose hiking socks\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27820%27%20height%3D%27490%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20820%20490%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27820%27%20height%3D%27490%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hiking_socks_guide-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-socks-guide\/\">Hiking Socks Guide<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-12 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Nothing, not rain, not cold, not heat, can derail a perfectly good hike as much as a pestering little blister, making every step miserable. Many hikers and backpackers assume that they come with the experience, but that is not the case. Getting blisters on your feet is common, but not inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel like you have tried anything to prevent blisters, tried out countless boots, talked to boot reps, questioned your hiking buddies and still hobble your way through hikes, you might have forgot the key ingredient: hiking socks.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-socks-guide\/#more-1334\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Hiking Socks Guide\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>October 7th, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/clothing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Clothing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1303\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1303 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-to\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to-wash-a-down-jacket\/\" aria-label=\"How to wash a down jacket\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/washing-down-jacket-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"how to wash down jacket at home\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201416%20996%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/washing-down-jacket-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/washing-down-jacket-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/washing-down-jacket-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to-wash-a-down-jacket\/\">How to wash a down jacket<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Besides making it clean again when it\u2019s visibly dirty, washing a down jacket regularly has an important role in increasing its lifespan and maintaining its insulation properties. First, when down is dirty, it holds moisture more easily, which means the jacket is going to lose some of its loft, or \u2018fluffiness\u2019.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to-wash-a-down-jacket\/#more-1303\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading How to wash a down jacket\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>September 8th, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to\/\" rel=\"category tag\">How to<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1269\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1269 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor tag-best-sandals-for-hiking\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-womens-hiking-sandals\/\" aria-label=\"Best Sandals for Hiking &#8211; Hiking Sandals Guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sandals-for-hiking-stones-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"best womens hiking sandals\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271392%27%20height%3D%27772%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201392%20772%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271392%27%20height%3D%27772%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sandals-for-hiking-stones-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sandals-for-hiking-stones-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sandals-for-hiking-stones-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-womens-hiking-sandals\/\">Best Sandals for Hiking &#8211; Hiking Sandals Guide<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-13 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>There is always a debate about the proper type of footwear for hiking, and while some people are appalled by the idea of hiking in anything else than trail shoes or hiking boots, other prefer the breeziness of hiking sandals. The bottom line is you should find something comfortable and supportive, that is broken in, has good traction and that you are used to wearing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-womens-hiking-sandals\/#more-1269\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Best Sandals for Hiking &#8211; Hiking Sandals Guide\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>July 19th, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1252\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1252 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-to category-outdoor tag-campsite-cooking-tips\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to-cook-when-camping\/\" aria-label=\"Cooking While Camping: Campsite Cooking Tips\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/how-to-cook-while-camping-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"cooking while camping tips\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201416%20996%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/how-to-cook-while-camping-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/how-to-cook-while-camping-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/how-to-cook-while-camping-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to-cook-when-camping\/\">Cooking While Camping: Campsite Cooking Tips<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-14 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>We all know that food tastes better in the outdoors, especially after a long day of hiking, fishing, exploring and other outdoor activities. Still, you don\u2019t have to settle for burgers, canned chili or roasted hot dogs, there are plenty of delicious meals you can cook on a campsite. Cooking outdoors, away from your kitchen is challenging for most people, but with little preparation and planning, following some tips and tricks, anyone can be a Camp Master Chef. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to-cook-when-camping\/#more-1252\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Cooking While Camping: Campsite Cooking Tips\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>May 13th, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to\/\" rel=\"category tag\">How to<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1227\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1227 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor tag-fly-fishing-gear\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/fly-fishing-gear-list\/\" aria-label=\"Fly Fishing Gear Checklist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fly-fishing-beginners-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"fly fishing gear for beginners\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%27984%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%20984%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%27984%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fly-fishing-beginners-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fly-fishing-beginners-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fly-fishing-beginners-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/fly-fishing-gear-list\/\">Fly Fishing Gear Checklist<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-15 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The first thing that you probably want to learn about when setting up your fly fishing kit are the flies you should get or the type of fly rod you should purchase. While this is essential, let\u2019s start with the basics first. Many experienced fly fishers will tell you that all you need is a fly rod and some flies, but proper gear can not only help you with your fishing adventure, but also help you stay safe when you get out on the water.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/fly-fishing-gear-list\/#more-1227\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Fly Fishing Gear Checklist\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>March 26th, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1179\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1179 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor tag-water-purifiers-for-backpackers\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/portable-water-filter-purifier\/\" aria-label=\"Water Filters and Water Purifiers for Backpackers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/portable-water-filter-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%27589%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20960%20589%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%27589%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/portable-water-filter-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/portable-water-filter-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/portable-water-filter-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/portable-water-filter-purifier\/\">Water Filters and Water Purifiers for Backpackers<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-16 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest problems facing hikers is staying properly hydrated. But no matter how parched you are, the worst thing you could possibly do is just taking a sip form a creek. The truth is, no matter how gorgeous the setting or how sweet and pure the water tastes, there is no way to tell whether or not it is riddled with little bugs that can make you really, really sick. A good portable water filter makes all the difference.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/portable-water-filter-purifier\/#more-1179\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Water Filters and Water Purifiers for Backpackers\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>February 25th, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-59\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-59 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor tag-best-boots\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-hiking-boots\/\" aria-label=\"Top 5 Hiking Shoes &#038; Boots\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/walking-1694137_960_720-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best Hiking Boots on Gravel Surface\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20675%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/walking-1694137_960_720-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/walking-1694137_960_720-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/walking-1694137_960_720-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-hiking-boots\/\">Top 5 Hiking Shoes &#038; Boots<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-17 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Good, rugged and best hiking boots are one of the big 4 camping trip essentials (the others being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/sleeping-bags-for-camping\/\">a great sleeping bag,<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-beginner-camper-tents\/\">good tent<\/a> , water and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-5-backpacking-stoves\/\">backpacking stove<\/a>). If any of your essentials fail on you, that&#8217;ll cut your camping trip short and you&#8217;ll have to return to civilization ASAP. An ill-fitting pair of boots or shoes can cause blisters, strained muscles, problems with your toes, and in the long term can cause knee, hip and spine issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-hiking-boots\/#more-59\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Top 5 Hiking Shoes &#038; Boots\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>January 25th, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-125\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-125 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor tag-16 tag-backpacking-stoves\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-5-backpacking-stoves\/\" aria-label=\"Best Backpacking Stoves for Hikers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04081810955-2-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman boiling water in a kettle with the best backpacking stoves\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20675%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04081810955-2-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04081810955-2-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04081810955-2-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-5-backpacking-stoves\/\">Best Backpacking Stoves for Hikers<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-18 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Two of the most important things on a trail are cooked food and boiled water. We&#8217;ve come a long way since the days of old and using three rocks to balance a cast-iron pan or pot, and we have specialized cooking backpacking stoves and systems that&#8217;ll re-hydrate a meal, make a cup of coffee, cook some food and boil water. And all that at the turn of a valve and a push of a button. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-5-backpacking-stoves\/#more-125\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Best Backpacking Stoves for Hikers\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>January 18th, 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-1129\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-1129 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/snowshoe-for-beginners\/\" aria-label=\"Snowshoeing for Beginners\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snowshoeing-tips-for-beginners-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"snowshoe for beginners guide\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271436%27%20height%3D%27716%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201436%20716%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271436%27%20height%3D%27716%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snowshoeing-tips-for-beginners-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snowshoeing-tips-for-beginners-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snowshoeing-tips-for-beginners-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/snowshoe-for-beginners\/\">Snowshoeing for Beginners<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-19 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Snowshoeing is a great way to experience the beauty of winter and the snow firsthand. It is suitable even for beginners of any age and fitness level. If you can walk, you can snowshoe. However, if you are a beginner it may be difficult to figure out where to start. This guide will help you learn everything you wanted to know about snowshoeing, show you how to choose snowshoes and inspire you to finally go on a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/cold-weather-hiking-gear\/\"> snow hiking adventure.<\/a> Here are some tips you should keep in mind before you head into the mountains.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/snowshoe-for-beginners\/#more-1129\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Snowshoeing for Beginners\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>November 24th, 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-961\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-961 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor tag-sleeping-bags\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/sleeping-bags-for-camping\/\" aria-label=\"Top 6 Camping Sleeping Bags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/best-camping-sleeping-bags-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201416%20996%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271416%27%20height%3D%27996%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/best-camping-sleeping-bags-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/best-camping-sleeping-bags-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/best-camping-sleeping-bags-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/sleeping-bags-for-camping\/\">Top 6 Camping Sleeping Bags<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-20 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>From keen campers to backcountry backpackers, everyone knows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/sleeping-tips-for-campers\/\">how important a good night\u2019s sleep is.<\/a> It is essential for restoring your physical health after a long hard day, as well as restoring mental health and putting you in good spirits. The secret of being warm and comfy on your outdoor adventure lies in picking the right sleeping bag.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/sleeping-bags-for-camping\/#more-961\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Top 6 Camping Sleeping Bags\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>July 22nd, 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/outdoor\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-740\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-740 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-to\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/leave-no-trace-seven-principles\/\" aria-label=\"Leave No Trace &#8211; Seven Principles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27426%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20426%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27426%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"girl hiking in a forest\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hiker-918704_640-320x202.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/leave-no-trace-seven-principles\/\">Leave No Trace &#8211; Seven Principles<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-21 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leave no Trace<\/a> principles were made out of necessity. Millions of campers and hikers visit the great outdoors every year, and leave millions upon millions of footprints in nature. Therein lies the problem; trillions of footprints also damage the great outdoors if we&#8217;re careless or reckless. That&#8217;s why every hiker, camper or any nature lover should honor the 7 principles.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/leave-no-trace-seven-principles\/#more-740\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Leave No Trace &#8211; Seven Principles\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>March 3rd, 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to\/\" rel=\"category tag\">How to<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-733\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-733 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-to\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-in-the-rain\/\" aria-label=\"How to go Hiking in the Rain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27469%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20469%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27469%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"a forest in the rain\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rain-forest-266863_640-320x202.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-in-the-rain\/\">How to go Hiking in the Rain<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-22 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-22 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-22\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Hiking in the rain has a special place in our heart; the nature is more lively and beautiful when raindrops cover everything. Don&#8217;t get us wrong, hiking in the rain is less safe than waiting it out in a shelter, but there&#8217;s a kind of magic in being out there and not getting (as) wet. And we&#8217;ll teach you how to stay dry and still go an extra mile in the rain.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-in-the-rain\/#more-733\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading How to go Hiking in the Rain\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\">By <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/author\/smdesign\/\" title=\"Posts by NWO\" rel=\"author\">NWO<\/a><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span>March 2nd, 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/how-to\/\" rel=\"category tag\">How to<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-31\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-31 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-outdoor tag-best-camping-tents\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-camping-tents\/\" aria-label=\"Top Affordable Camping Tents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tents-featured-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"tent for mountain camping\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20675%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tents-featured-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tents-featured-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tents-featured-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-camping-tents\/\">Top Affordable Camping Tents<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-23 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-23 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-23\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>There are four things that you take out into the wild that will make or break your camping adventure: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/best-hiking-boots\/\">the boots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/hiking-gear-checklist\/\">the backpack<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestoutlet.com\/blog\/sleeping-bags-for-camping\/\">the sleeping bag<\/a> and the tent. If any one of these critical pieces of gear fail, you might have to cut your trip short. The best camping tent needs to be trustworthy, durable, inexpensive and relatively light; and most importantly, it needs to meet all your specific outdoors needs such as housing multiple people or a family, being easy to set up, being waterproof and so on. 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