The mayhem of March tournament-style bracketology isn’t just for college basketball fans. GearJunkie wants to know your favorite outdoor brand for the second year running. This year, not only did we double the bracket from 32 brands to 64, but we also added a fun twist!
This year, we divided the bracket into four groups — Active and Outdoor, Casual and Camp, Coolers and Tech, and Hunt/Fish and Tactical — to highlight actual brand rivalries. Are you a YETI faithful or an RTIC underdog? Do you wear plush HOKAs or wide-box Altras? Our editors worked to pair up as many of the most iconic head-to-head brand matchups as we could.
And now, it’s your turn. Beginning today, we’ll open up the voting and go round-by-round, whittling down the contenders until we have one outdoor brand to rule them all … until next March!
GearJunkie Outdoor Rivalry Bracket
Here’s how the voting will work and how you can participate in this year’s bracket.
- Head over to the Ultimate Outdoor Rivalry Showdown page.
- Click “Vote Now,” enter your info, and make your picks for the current round.
- After each round, we’ll update the bracket with the top vote-getters for each matchup.
- Voting for each round is as follows:
- Round 1 (64 brands): March 21-22
- Round 2 (32 brands): March 23-24
- Round 3 (16 brands): March 28-29
- Round 4 (8 brands): March 30-31
- Final Four: April 5-6
- Championship: April 7-8
Stay tuned to GearJunkie and our social media pages for updates on each round’s results and to know when voting is open. But don’t just read about it — join in the action! Voting is open, so head to the Ultimate Outdoor Rivalry Showdown and help push your favorite outdoor brand to victory!
