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Gear Awards

  • The Great Outdoors Gear of the Year Awards 2025

    11th September 2025

    The Great Outdoors Gear of the Year Awards 2025

    Britain's most experienced gear team share their top picks of outdoor kit and innovations. See the winners of TGO's Gear of the Year Awards 2025.

    by Chris Townsend

  • The Great Outdoors Gear of the Year 2024

    15th November 2024

    The Great Outdoors Gear of the Year Awards

    The UK's most experienced gear testing team share their top picks of outdoor kit and innovations for the year.

    by Chris Townsend

  • 9th December 2020

    TGO Gear of the Year Awards 2020: winners announced

    The best clothing, gear and outdoor innovations of 2020, as voted for by our expert judges.

    by The Great Outdoors

  • 22nd January 2019

    The Great Outdoors 40 Years Special Awards: Four Decades of Innovation

    From silnylon to anti-balling plates, our judges name the top innovations in outdoor gear over the last 40 years.

    by Alex Roddie

  • 15th November 2018

    The winners of The Great Outdoors Awards 2018 will be announced in the next issue

    It’s nearly time to announce the winners…

    by Alex Roddie

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  • 15th October 2018

    The Great Outdoors Gear of the Year 2018 shortlists announced

    The best in this year's outdoor clothing, equipment, tech, innovation, sustainability, and more.

    by Alex Roddie

  • 25th September 2017

    The Great Outdoors Awards 2017 – Gear of the Year Judges' Shortlists announced

    After much deliberation, our judges have selected the shortlists for the Gear of the Year awards 2017

    by Alex Roddie

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