Best Apparel of 2024

Goodbye to winter and hello to warmer weather! Off with bulky coats, gloves, and extra layers and on with tops, pants, jackets, hats, and other accessories that are better suited for the arrival of longer days and higher temperatures. Check out our top apparel picks for Spring/Summer 2024:

Topo Designs Retro River Shirt SS and Shorts

Dressing for summer adventures, especially those that come with the chance or likelihood of time on or by the water, calls for lightweight construction and ventilation but that performance doesn’t need to come at the expense…

Salomon Bonatti WP Jacket

Not surprisingly from a brand like Salomon, the Bonatti WP Jacket is quite the athlete. It’s incredibly lightweight, highly breathable, and provides confident protection against wet weather so you can keep piling up miles even when…

Outdoor Research Swift Lite Tech Cap

A cap is a cap, right? Wrong. At a quick glance, the Swift Lite Tech Cap might look like any other ball cap, but look again and you’ll find a hat with built-in stretch, the ability…

Outdoor Research Ferrosi DuraPrint Hoodie

It’s hard, maybe impossible, to remember a time that Ferrosi Hoodies haven’t been a part of our Gear Specialists’ wardrobes but this new extra-durable version is an easy add to that collection. The zip-up’s super-stretchable fabric…

Outdoor Research Ferrosi Joggers

We like seeing apparel pieces that “soften” the rigid outdoor aesthetic while still delivering exacting performance. That’s definitely the story with the Ferrosi Joggers. They’re made of one of our long-standing favorite fabrics, a stretchy, abrasion-resistant…

Howler Brothers Salado Shorts

Engaging in a broad range of activities doesn’t necessarily mean taking any of those activities overly seriously. The Salado Shorts aren’t designed to look the part of the hard-charger but they’re perfectly capable of living up…

Howler Brothers Loggerhead Hoodie

It doesn’t matter what you spend your time doing outside, if you’re out in the full glare of the sun, you need to take steps to cover up. Pulling on the UPF-protective Loggerhead Hoodie is like…

Fjallraven Women’s Keb Agile Trousers

Fjallraven pants are so incredibly durable that they practically dare you to do your worst! The Keb Agile Trousers are a lighter weight version of the famed Keb Trousers and are quite ready for that dare.…

Fjallraven Men’s Abisko Trail Stretch Trousers

We admit it, it’s hard to pick our favorite pair of Fjallraven pants, but these Abisko Trail Stretch Trousers are definitely in the conversation. They’re super tough and they fit as though they were tailored just…

Marmot Superalloy Bio Rain Jacket

Some of the ultra-lightweight rainwear we’ve seen over the years has left us with concerns regarding durability or disappointed to find an absence of features. That’s not the case with the Superalloy Bio Rain Jacket. It…