Christmas 2024 Best Outdoorsy Adventure Gifts

December 2, 2024

We put together six unique gift guides for the 2024 holiday shopping season. We included gifts for techies to teachers, great gifts for kids and for those still a kid at heart, and items ranging from inexpensive stocking stuffers to luxury splurges. Each of our previous lists included a few Christmas 2024 Best Outdoorsy Adventure Gifts.

Here are our six previously published gift guides:

Here’s a summary of our Christmas 2024 Best Outdoorsy Adventure Gifts from each of the gift guides above, plus a few extra special gift ideas.

Solo Stove

You could probably find a Solo Stove for everyone on your gift list, including yourself. Tabletop stoves start under $100 and they get bigger and better from there. Their unique design provides an almost smokeless fire experience with much less ash to clean. Solo Stove has tabletop and backyard stoves, torches, and even a pizza oven. And if you want to get a good laugh, check out the Snoop Dog special edition.

Amazon Review: Starts a fire EASILY!! This is the most amazing product!!! For YEARS my husband and I have tried to have a good bonfire in our firepit. For years it led to frustration and discouragement whenever we tried to get a fire started. We had a fire within minutes with this product and the fire got big. This size is perfect and has a lot more room than I originally thought. My husband can’t handle smoke smells and this truly is smokeless!! So happy my husband can enjoy the fore with us now. This is worth every penny. I am so excited our family can have a lovely campfire and experience this together now, with ease!! We had some fire starters and a little plain mulch kindling at the bottom and then put the logs on after the kindling got going a little bit. So effortless!!

Where to Buy: Amazon

Everdure Cube Portable Charcoal Grill

This grill would be perfect for tailgating, camping, and on the beach, or your patio. It has a 4.4-star rating with almost 400 reviews and is available in five colors. Be sure to check out the Grill Cube + Roasting Hood for some serious outdoor cooking. Give this gift and maybe you’ll be invited on the next camping trip!

Where to Buy: Amazon

Hook-and-Loop Straps 15-Piece Set

If you have an adventurous friend or family with a lot of “stuff”, this would be a great gift for them. This is one of the best sets of hook and loop straps we’ve seen. They can keep all their gear organized and secure – they’ll appreciate this gift year-round.

Where to Buy: Amazon

Outdoorsy Adventure Gift for Her

Is she already into pickleball, or wanting to try it out? Either way, she’ll love a new bag to carry her gear. We’ve included two pickleball bags in this list because the TIA women couldn’t pick a favorite. These two bags are at different price points and have different features and capacities. Look them over and decide which one would be the best for your pickleballer. We’ve also included a great pickleball towel in our list of stocking stuffers.

JOOLA Tour Elite Pickleball Bag

Available in seven colors. Converts from backpack to duffle bag.

Amazon Review: Many pockets – Love the bag, good quality. Started out with a small pickleball backpack. Wanted to have room for shoes. Then used my old soccer backpack. Still wanted separate pockets. I don’t like my energy bars getting smooshed. Finally bought this bag, was pricey, but worth it after seeing all other options. Plenty of pockets for snacks, keys and phone, pickleball accessories, sunscreen and first aid things. I bought a separate shoe bag for my shoes, never liked the built in shoe bag. I use that for holding my pickle balls. Plenty of room for everything and more.

Where to Buy: Amazon

Sucipi Pickleball Bag for Women Pickleball Backpack Quilted Crossbody Sling Bag

Available in two sizes and seven colors.

Amazon Review: Amazing backpack – Lots of pockets for paddles and gear! Hook to hook it on the fence. Very cute backpack. Great for its purpose while also looking nice. Couldn’t want anything else in a pickleball bag.

Where to Buy: Amazon

Kids – Outdoorsy Adventure Gifts

Science & Survival Kit

This is a great way to encourage kids to step away from their electronics and engage in fun science projects while also learning valuable survival skills.

Amazon Review: It’s fun and cool for both me and the kids. As one who likes to explore and test things and teach the kids all kinds of new things, we enjoyed learning and doing things together.

Where to Buy: Amazon

National Geographic Rock Tumbler Kit – Hobby Edition

I read a lot of the reviews on this one. There can be a learning curve but overall folks (of all ages) really like using it. It gets a 4.5 star rating from over 30,000 reviews – that’s a LOT of reviews!

Amazon Review: Grandson loves it – My grandson is a rock hound so I got him this. He has done several rocks and they come out pretty dang cool
Nothing super fast but that part of the fun for him and the process.

Where to Buy: Amazon

Waterproof Kids Metal Detector

We have a “hunter” here at TIA and she insisted we put a metal detector on our list of great gifts to get kids outdoors. “It is such a fun hobby that you can introduce them to when they’re young. And the whole family can participate.” We love this one because it is lightweight, easy to learn to use, and best of all kids can use it in water. So they can take it to the lake, the beach, or on the boat.

Amazon Review: Childs metal detector – My 8 yr old grandson is going love this, this is my 3rd purchase of these where I’ve already bought my other 2 grandsons one as well!! Can’t wait to see all 3 of them using these next weekend during our family get together beach trip. Works get for price, very simple to operate.

Where to Buy: Amazon

A Gift for the Nature Lover

Bird House + Camera

I don’t have a particular product in mind, but building a birdhouse as a family DIY project can be both fun and educational. You can make it even more exciting by adding a camera inside, allowing the kids to observe birds up close and see how they behave. It’s a wonderful way to spend time together, encouraging kids to use their hands and imagination while learning about the wildlife right in their own backyard.

Where to Buy: Amazon Bird House – Amazon Bird House Camera

Outdoorsy Adventure Gifts

Rail Explorers

I haven’t done one of these trips myself, but they look amazing. It seems like a great way to spend time together, take in some beautiful scenery, and enjoy nature with the family—away from technology. There are plenty of companies that offer this type of experience, but I highlighted this one because they seem to have locations all over the USA.

Where to Buy: Rail Explorers – Price Varies

Explorer Magazine Subscription and More

If you have a true “explorer” on your list, you should jump over to Explorer Magazine site. They have an impressive variety of items currently on sale, like specially curated Bundles for up to 50% off and their camping gear is up to 80% off!

Camping Hammock

On sale for $13.39 (Reg. $66.95)

Here’s a few great stocking stuffers:

Camper Essential Clothesline

On sale for $2.99 (Reg. $14.95)

11-IN-1 Survival Knot

Includes: Carabiner, 550 paracord, a sheet of tinfoil, Serrated “eye” knife, Cotton tinder, Fishing line, Fishing hooks, Fishing weights, Fishing swivels, Fire starter, Wire

On sale for $6.38 (Reg. $15.95)

Another great option would be to give a subscription. A new edition would be delivered every three months – subscriptions are currently on sale – 1 Year Subscription for $12.50 (Reg. $25.00), 2 Year Subscription for $32.76 (Reg. $46.80), and 3 Year Subscription for $46.20 (Reg. $66.00).

That’s a wrap on Christmas 2024 Best Outdoorsy Adventure Gifts!

We hope our gift guides are sparking inspiration to help you find the perfect presents this holiday season. You might also find the gift-giving inspiration you’re looking for in our previously published summary gift guides:

Be sure to check back for our upcoming summary gift guides, which are listed below.

From all of us here at TIA, happy shopping and happy holidays.