All the gear

Four pools, one page each. Every item carries the figures the engine ranks it on and the shops that sell it in your market.

• Tent

  What you sleep under, and what stands between you and the weather.

  See all 83 tents

• Sleeping bag

  What keeps you warm once the air cools — rated by comfort, not by hope.

  See all 87 sleeping bags

• Sleeping mat

  What stops the ground stealing your heat — the part most people under-buy.

  See all 63 sleeping mats

• Backpack

  What carries the other three, and everything you eat on the way.

  See all 80 backpacks