Welcome to Trail & Kale! Only the best outdoor gear is featured on our website. We hope you enjoy visiting our site and exploring our reviews and buyer’s guides.

For a look behind the scenes, follow us on YouTube where we share video reviews, shorts, and behind the scenes posts – YES! We are real people here at Trail & Kale, just totally obsessed with discovering the best outdoor gear for our adventures. 🙂

Outdoor activities covered by our expert team include hiking, backpacking, road and trail running, camping, skiing, mountain biking and stand-up paddleboarding.

Gear is trail-tested right here in Northern California, unless, of course, we’re road tripping in our Sprinter Campervan to places close to our heart such as Bend, Oregon, or discovering new adventurous destinations.

Our site also contains informative articles sharing how to live a healthy lifestyle by way of following a whole food plant-based diet and lots of advice to help you enjoy trail, mountain or water sports, including tips on running technique and ultra marathon training.

Kepler is our resident trail dog and he writes many of his adventure dog gear reviews from his perspective – each one, a joyous experience to read! 🙂

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Just because it’s colder outside right now doesn’t mean outdoor adventures should be few and far between! After all, we strongly believe there’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing and outdoor products.

At Trail & Kale, we go the extra step to find you the best outdoor gear that will help you perform at your best, and potentially more importantly, make your winter running, and outdoor adventures more comfortable and enjoyable.

Whether you’re after a new pair of waterproof hiking boots, high performance rain gear, or sleeping bags for your next camping trip, we’ve written about all the goodies that will make your time in the cold fresh air the best it can be.

Here are some of our winter running gear buying guides and advice articles to help keep you moving during these cold, wet and dark months.