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The Top 20 Outdoor Gifts of 2023
We're thrilled to present the ultimate collection of this year's most sought-after outdoor gifts. From the innovative Zippo 12 Hour Hand Warmer to the adventure-ready Pelican Dayventure Backpack Cooler, our top 20 selection combines the hottest trends and top-selling gear for the outdoor enthusiast in your life. Whether you're shopping for a seasoned pro or someone just discovering their love for nature, each item on our list promises not just a gift but a gateway to memorable outdoor experiences. Welcome to the season of giving, exploring, and embracing the great outdoors.
1. ZIPPO Zippo 12 Hr Hand Warmer
When you’re outdoors, you’re focused. Whether hunting, fishing, camping, or simply enjoying ice time with your buds, you don’t want distractions like cold hands. Zippo’s new and improved filling process for its hand warmers keeps you in the game! Fill the cup. Light the burner. Done! Up to 12 hours of heat for your hands and fingers.
2. Vortex Optics Diamondback HD 2000 Laser Rangefinder
One of our most trending pieces of gear in GoWild, tagged in almost 200 posts (mostly Trophies) and listed in many members' Setups, the Vortex Optics Diamondback HD 2000 Laser Rangefinder must be featured in the Top Outdoor Gifts for 2023.
3. OUTDOOR EDGE Wild-Pak 8 Piece Kit
This complete 8-piece, field-to-freezer game processing set with hard-side carry case includes a caping knife, gut-hook skinner, boning/fillet knife, wood/bone saw, ribcage spreader, game cleaning gloves, and a tungsten carbide sharpener to maintain a shaving-sharp cutting edge at all times.
4. SOCKGUY Fish-On 6" Wool Crew
If you have an fly fisherman on your list, you cannot go wrong with gifting these unique trout socks. All Sockguy Wool Crew socks are made from 75% TURBOwool, a superior blend of 50% Polypropylene and 50% Merino wool, which provides five times the strength and durability of Merino Wool alone.
5. Ravin R10 Crossbow Package
If you're looking to gift big this holiday season, the R10 is a top choice. This crossbow in one of the classic Ravin models and is great for both beginners and experienced hunters and shooters. This package comes with an illuminated scope and weighs in at only 6.8 pounds.
6. Bear Archery Flash Youth Bow Set
Fostering a child's love for the outdoors is the perfect Christmas gift. For more than 80 years, Bear Archery has been America's No. 1 brand in youth and institutional archery. Featuring an ambidextrous riser design, the Flash is an introductory bow suggested for youths 11 years old and up. The integrated Whisker Biscuit Arrow Rest® – the safest rest in the archery industry and a $40 value – and sight pin are helpful in learning how to shoot.
7. Croakies Suiter Us Flag
Show off their pride for our flag with Croakies Suiter USA Flag. These eyewear retainers are soft, lightweight, and adjustable.
8. Pelican Dayventure Backpack Cooler
This rugged, yet lightweight backpack cooler features dual insulated storage compartments. The bottom is a dedicated cooler compartment which features a leak resistant zipper, keeps your ice all day long and perfectly fits a 6 pack of cans. With a wide roll-top opening, and light insulation, the top section can be used as an additional cooler compartment, or for separated dry storage. The water-resistant, durable, tear-proof outer shell is combined with a compression molded base which enables the backpack to stand on its own.
9. Covert Scouting Camera MP32 Mossy Oak Bottomlands
Gift the ability to get trail camera pictures sent to their phone. No more going out to pull cards. The Covert Scouting Camera MP32 immediately sends pictures and videos taken to the users phone without them having to put in grunt work to continue to check them or blow up their hunting spots.
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10. Perfect Hatch Total Trout Fly Assortment
If there is a fly angler on your list but you're not sure what to get them, the Perfect Hatch Premium Fly Assortment is a fantastic way to give them a little bit of everything with a variation of 16 different flies in one package.
11. Garmin inReach® Messenger
The gift of ressurance cannot be understated. The Garmin inReach messenger allows those who are on adventures to still connect to the ones who matter, even when there’s no cellphone coverage. This small, rugged satellite communicator goes beyond the limits of cellular networks to keep friends and family in reach with global two-way text messaging. Gift inReach Messenger to someone you'd like to keep in contact with or someone you now who is going off the grid.
12. Tactacam 6.0
The Tactacam 6.0 was made with the modern-day sportsman in mind. This camera can mount to a bow or firearm to film a hunt and share the memory with others. The #1 Point of View camera on the market for hunting features 8x zoom which brings the hunt closer than ever.
13. Garmin Instinct 2X Solar
This rugged, solar charging GPS smartwatch is tough enough to keep up with the most active of lifestyles. Keep experiences going with unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging powering advanced training features, a built-in flashlight, multi-band GNSS, health/wellness monitoring sensors and much more.
14. Garmin Fenix 7 Pro Solar
Upgrade your gift with the Garmin Fenix 7 Pro. Compared to the Instinct 2 Solar's black and white screen, the Fenix 7 Pro has a 64-color screen and higher resolution display. The Fenix 7 Pro also has a more advanced mapping offering and is overall a larger watch face.
15. Down by the River - Children's Book
This is a beautiful childrens book; fun and informative to read, lovely to look at and simple enough for kids without being simplistic. Recommend to children with an interest in fly-fishing or to parents who’d like to spark that interest. Also recommend to some more extreme fly-fishing friends for its humble, humane view of a sport that sometimes gets too fast-paced and competitive.
16. Alps Mountaineering Lynx 3 Tent
The Lynx 3 tent is a great gift for the outdoorsman that loves to camp. An easy to set up, 2 pole rectangular dome style tent with pole clips that easily fit over the poles for quick assembly. ALPS has not cut any corners between the factory sealed fly and floor seams, weatherproof fly buckles, 2 doors for easy entering and leaving, 2 vestibules for extra gear storage and weather protection, and extra-large #8 zippers, you're sure to find everything a camper could want in a tent, in this model.
17. Arctic Shield Boot Insulators
They ArcticShield boot insulators slip over your shoes or boots, keeping your feet warm using Retain™ heat retention technology, that captures greater than 90% of your body heat. The are lightweight and packable and an awesome gift under the tree for the hunter or camper on your gift list.
18. Streamlight Strion Switchblade Light Bar
What outdoorsman doesn't need a light? This one is five lights in one: a droplight, hands-free light, UV light, bright white light and a high CRI light with Streamlight's Color-Rite Technology. Each featuring a 180 degree rotating light bar that aims the beam where you need it.
19. Athlon Optics Argos G2 UHD 10x42
Argos binoculars come with superior quality and bright lenses that are Advanced Fully Multi-Coated for sharp contrast, true color and excellent light gathering. These are premium quality binos for every hunter, hiker, birdwatcher on your list.
20. DemerBox Pesaro Green DB1 Speaker
For any and every outdoors lover, the portable, waterproof & crush-proof speakers with internal storage and charging station. The Demerbox outdoors speaker has a dry storage, internal charger, 40+ hours of battery, and crush-proof case.