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Outdoor Research x Urban ArtWorks
Connecting Community, Supporting Local Artists, and Celebrating Our Love of the Outdoors
Support this work when you purchase limited-edition Outdoor Research gear. 100% of proceeds will be reinvested back into the important community-building programs developed by the Urban ArtWorks team.
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Shop Sun Hats by Brim Width
Find your perfect sun hat. Keep it stylish with a short brim, smart with a medium brim, or go full-shade mode with a wide brim. No matter your style, adventure easy knowing that all of our sun hats are equipped with UPF protection.
What Outdoor Gear is the Best Graduation Gift - And What to Choose
What better present is there than freedom in the outdoors? Here are our top picks.
What Does UPF Mean?
Here we explain what all those sun-related acronyms mean—UV, UPF, SPF—and how to choose the best protection.
OUTDOOR RESEARCH FILMS: ESCALADORA
It’s easy to say “the outdoors doesn’t discriminate” if you’ve never faced discrimination yourself. For Monserrat Alvarez Matehuala, bringing her full identity as a woman of color to rock climbing has been both challenging and healing. That’s why she’s building safe, women-of-color-led experiences to empower others in the outdoors.
Award-Winning Outdoor Clothing and Gear
Outdoor Research has been building award-winning outdoor clothing and gear in Seattle since 1981. We stand behind every product we make with the Outdoor Research Infinite Guarantee® warranty. Find out how we were born from our founder Ron Gregg’s research-led approach to problem solving, and discover the origins of our first products – mountaineering gaiters, modular mittens, and GORE-TEX hats – in Our Story. Discover our roots in U.S. manufacturing, our legacy in Made in the USA tactical gloves, and our response to the COVID-19 pandemic with the development of face masks and medical-grade personal protective equipment in Protection. Learn about our product processes using recycled materials, how we enforce the safety and wellbeing of our workplaces, and our commitment to all people and the planet in our Responsibility. Meet some of our community members who work to create safe, accessible, and equitable outdoor spaces in our Community Partnerships and our Ambassadors. We’d be thrilled to have you join the team and find your Career at Outdoor Research, and become your go-to source for the best outdoor clothing for women and men, including down jackets, rain jackets, sun hats, ski jackets, neck gaiters, balaclavas, face masks, hiking and climbing clothes, hiking gaiters, flannels, extended and plus sizes, handwear, headwear, and outdoor gear including stuff sacks and duffels.