Whether your adventures take you into the national parks of North America or exotic villages on the far side of the globe, good gear can make or break a trip. For the past four weeks, USA TODAY 10Best readers have been voting for the items they think are most deserving of a place on any adventurer's wish list.
The top 10 winners in the category Best Gift for Adventurers are as follows:
- Clever Travel Companion Clothes
- ExOfficio Give-N-Go Underwear
- SteriPEN
- LUSH Shampoo Bars
- Wallaroo Packable Hats
- Glacier Stainless Nesting Wine Glass
- LifeProof Case
- Eagle Creek Pack-It Cubes
- prAna Stretch Zion Pant
- Polar Bottle
A panel of experts picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Karen Catchpole and Eric Mohl (Trans-Americas Journey), Lyn Mettler (10Best Local Editor), Biju Sukumaran, Lydia Schrandt (10Best Editor) and Corinne Whiting (@travelcorx) were chosen based on their extensive adventure travel experience.
10Best and USA TODAY extend their congratulations to all the winners.
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The Experts
Karen Catchpole and Eric Mohl
In 2006 journalist Karen Catchpole and... Read More
In 2006 journalist Karen Catchpole and photographer Eric Mohl left their jobs and apartment in New York City and embarked on their ongoing Trans-Americas Journey working road trip through North, Central and South America. The SATW award-winning pair freelance from the road for outlets including Travel + Leisure, National Geographic Traveler, Afar, American Cowboy Magazine, BBC.com, Slate.com, RoadsandKingdoms.com, the Sunday travel sections of the Dallas Morning News and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune other outlets. Follow their Trans-Americas Journey travel blog as their little road trip continues south.
Karen Catchpole and Eric Mohl

In 2006 journalist Karen Catchpole and photographer Eric Mohl left their jobs and apartment in New York City and embarked on their ongoing Trans-Americas Journey working road trip through North, Central and South America. The SATW award-winning pair freelance from the road for outlets including Travel + Leisure, National Geographic Traveler, Afar, American Cowboy Magazine, BBC.com, Slate.com, RoadsandKingdoms.com, the Sunday travel sections of the Dallas Morning News and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune other outlets. Follow their Trans-Americas Journey travel blog as their little road trip continues south.
Lyn Mettler
Lyn Mettler is an Indianapolis-based freelance... Read More
Lyn Mettler is an Indianapolis-based freelance travel writer and travel public relations professional who has written for a variety of local and national media outlets. Her favorite travel haunts are the Colorado Rockies, Disney World and Chicago, where she loves to travel with her husband and two school-age boys. Lyn enjoys adventure travel where she can hike, kayak, whitewater raft and try new outdoor activities. She also writes on family travel, hotel trends and news, and high-end travel experiences.
Lyn Mettler
Lyn Mettler is an Indianapolis-based freelance travel writer and travel public relations professional who has written for a variety of local and national media outlets. Her favorite travel haunts are the Colorado Rockies, Disney World and Chicago, where she loves to travel with her husband and two school-age boys. Lyn enjoys adventure travel where she can hike, kayak, whitewater raft and try new outdoor activities. She also writes on family travel, hotel trends and news, and high-end travel experiences.
Lydia Schrandt
Lydia, Senior Photo Editor and Readers' Choice... Read More
Lydia, Senior Photo Editor and Readers' Choice Production Manager for USA TODAY 10Best, has traveled to more than 40 countries in Europe, Asia and North and South America, and has lived in Albuquerque, Galveston, Austin, Thailand, Korea, China, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Spain and now Houston. When she's not at her computer in a cafe, she's out photographing the city, writing fiction or cheering on Barça.
Lydia Schrandt

Lydia, Senior Photo Editor and Readers' Choice Production Manager for USA TODAY 10Best, has traveled to more than 40 countries in Europe, Asia and North and South America, and has lived in Albuquerque, Galveston, Austin, Thailand, Korea, China, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Spain and now Houston. When she's not at her computer in a cafe, she's out photographing the city, writing fiction or cheering on Barça.
Biju Sukumaran
Biju Sukumaran is an award-winning American writer... Read More
Biju Sukumaran is an award-winning American writer based in Barcelona. After working a series of eclectic jobs in the U.S., he moved to Asia and contributed to various online and print magazines including CNN, The Dallas Morning News and international editions of Vogue, Esquire, GQ, and National Geographic Traveller.
Biju Sukumaran

Biju Sukumaran is an award-winning American writer based in Barcelona. After working a series of eclectic jobs in the U.S., he moved to Asia and contributed to various online and print magazines including CNN, The Dallas Morning News and international editions of Vogue, Esquire, GQ, and National Geographic Traveller.
Corinne Whiting
Corinne hails from the other Washington, where she... Read More
Corinne hails from the other Washington, where she caught the travel bug early on. Corinne studied abroad in Strasbourg, France (undergrad) and in Edinburgh, Scotland (graduate school). She's backpacked around Australia, taught English in Argentina and explored (so far!) countries from Cambodia and Egypt to Turkey and China. Corinne served as associate editor at Where magazine for five years; as a freelancer, she now writes for publications like National Geographic Traveler and Amtrak's OnTrak. Here in the lovely Northwest, she's attempting to debunk the rain myths, up her coffee and live music quotient and find her Zen near/on the water. Follower her adventures via Instagram (@travelcorx).
Corinne Whiting

Corinne hails from the other Washington, where she caught the travel bug early on. Corinne studied abroad in Strasbourg, France (undergrad) and in Edinburgh, Scotland (graduate school). She's backpacked around Australia, taught English in Argentina and explored (so far!) countries from Cambodia and Egypt to Turkey and China. Corinne served as associate editor at Where magazine for five years; as a freelancer, she now writes for publications like National Geographic Traveler and Amtrak's OnTrak. Here in the lovely Northwest, she's attempting to debunk the rain myths, up her coffee and live music quotient and find her Zen near/on the water. Follower her adventures via Instagram (@travelcorx).