The outdoor magazine for better days in the great outdoors

Outfarer is an independent outdoor mag covering hiking and trekking, camping and wild camping, campervans, cycling, trail running, mountains, snow, water, nature and travel. It is written for people who plan their own trips, whether they are just starting out or have been at it for years, and who would rather have a clear answer than one more opinion.

Every guide starts from a practical question, the kind you ask the night before you set off: how long to allow for a loop with plenty of climbing, what the law says about wild camping, how to make stream water safe to drink, how to read the figures printed on a head torch box. We explain the rules, the orders of magnitude and the simple techniques, with worked examples and tables when they help you decide.

Our method comes down to a few principles: open, cited sources, official texts read in their current version, and figures explained rather than asserted. Kit is compared on the specifications published by its makers and on criteria set out in advance, and a first-hand account is always told by the person who lived it. When information changes, the article is updated, and every correction is noted at the bottom of the page.

The magazine comes in four editions: French, British English, American English and German. Each one is adapted for its readers, with the right units, examples and, where needed, the rules of the country, without ever changing the scope of a piece of information. Articles are signed by their authors and reviewed before publication when the subject calls for it.

For activities that are learnt with an instructor, such as diving or sea kayaking, our articles help you understand them and choose who to learn with, never replace instruction; others, such as mountaineering or off-piste skiing, stay out of our pages. For everything else, browse the sections or start with the latest guides.