I had fallen asleep to the pitter-patter of rain on the tent, and when I woke up, it hadn’t stopped. My phone said it was 33 degrees outside — just warm enough that the precipitation wouldn ...

Will Dunn owes his life—and maybe his marriage—to his REI Co-op Half Dome tent. “The tent was a gift from my now-in-laws before we were in-laws,” he says. “It was my first backpacking ...