buy gifts for the outdoor enthusiast is almost impossible. Your hiking, camping, or outdoor biking friends are usually serious gear lovers, poring over reviews, guides, and the perennial wisdom of ounce-counting, basement-dwelling Reddit users to find exactly the right thing.
Don’t stress about trying to choose exactly the right thing yourself. The chances of you discovering it and giving it to him are exactly zero. That doesn’t mean you should punt and buy an REI gift cardalthough (although you might like that). Instead, get them something they weren’t expecting at all: one of these fun, but useful, sometimes whimsical things that are almost guaranteed to not only delight them but also get them used to the outdoors.
And what about you? While you’re here, don’t you need to replace your sleeping pad? Don’t forget to check out the rest of our buying guides, including our guide to the best sleeping bags, our guide to the best barefoot shoes, and our guide to the best merino wool.
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