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Camp Notes
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Knowing When to Turn Back
Witnessing first-hand the trouble that pushing past the point of no return can cause.
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Hiking + Running: Here’s How to Keep Your Tender Parts Happy and Unchafed
Few things can ruin a backpacking trip faster than the flame out of a wicked chafe.
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Don’t Forget the Coffee
How to turn a disaster into not-quite-a-disaster-but-close.
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Kristina’s Complete Guide to Alpine Start Breakfasts
Nobody should have to think at 4 a.m. Plan your calories now and you’ll be oh so happy later.
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Into the Woods With Bee Boots
Having kids can cramp your adventures. On his first backpack with his 8-year-old, he discovers it doesn’t have to be…
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When Getting Sorta Lost is…Good?
We were off the map and nearly out of food and having a blast.
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Is It Weird To Bring Water Home From the Backcountry After a Trip?
Being a wilderness lover in an urban area is hard, so I bring a little bit of the wilderness home…
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The Importance of Keeping Traditions
When you need an excuse to disappear into the wilderness for a few days, it’s hard to beat: ‘Because it’s…
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Think It’s Impossible to Find Solitude in National Parks? Think Again.
Even in the most crowded national parks, peace, quiet, and solitude can be found—here’s how.
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The 8 Best Long-Haul Backpacking Trails
Don’t have 5 months to hike the PCT or AT? How about 3 weeks?
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A New Summer Means Learning New Backpacking Skills—Hopefully
This backpacker’s summer to-do list is to learn from his wife—learn a lot.
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The 5 Stages of Stuff Sack Grief
Sometimes it is so hard to stuff stuff into stuff sacks.
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What Does Good Backcountry Hygiene Look Like, Anyway?
Half the fun is getting dirty, until everything you own is gross—here’s how to stay fresh wilderness-style.
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Huge News in Camp Comfort: Mosquitos Are Attracted to Certain Colors
Attention outdoor clothes designers.
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Why I’m Giving Up Trail Runners for Hiking Boots
In which the author decides the focus on lightweight gear doesn’t extend to his feet.
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Painful to Carry Gear That’s Still Totally Worth Carrying
Cumbersome? Yep. Practical? Oh, heck yes.
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This Annual Trip Is Equal Parts Dictatorial and Madcap
Drill sergeant-level authority has kept these guys’ incredible trip series going for 14 years.
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The More Stuff You Have Strapped to Your Pack, the Cooler You Look
Really, it does, so you should be that guy. Wait, are you already that guy?
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13 Non-Essential Backpacking Items
Everyone needs a comfort item–how about a whole pack of them?
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27 Songs that Get Stuck in Your Head Backpacking
How does our list of the best–er, worst–music compare to yours?
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10 Tips to Lighten Your Backpack
Because lighter is righter…or something. Step 7: Replace video game console with smartphone apps.
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Which Is Better for Hammering Your Tent Stakes – Mallet or Rock?
When the fate of your camping experience depends on gear, trust AJ to answer the big questions.
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Eating Your Way Down the River
There’s a Blue-Apron-style service for camping, and other things you may not have known for prepping meals on an extended…
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Intro to Backpacking: Nudity, Fried Chicken, and a Fifth of Bourbon
When your first time solo backpacking is your first time ever backpacking, lessons are learned.
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The Backpacker Who Carries Too Much
Are you that person? Don’t be that person? Oh, wait, I’m that person!
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The Best Camper Van and Overlander Rentals in North America, 2021 Edition
Say hello to van or truck life without the commitment, liability, insurance, maintenance, storage, cost.
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A Few Thoughts on Camping With Kids
Letting go of expectations is hard. Enjoying what follows is easy.
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An Epic Brooks Range Bikepacking Packrafting Trip
A venture of unknown length with an uncertain outcome in untraversed territory…sounds about right.
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We Need a Guidebook for Camping Etiquette
Why does camping courtesy seem so hard to get right?
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Learning to Love Backpacking in the Rain
From cowering to powering through backcountry storms.
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My Ultralight Is More Ultralight Than Yours
There is no shame in the Backpacking Mulligan – we all need our comfort items.
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How to Bikepack In Luxury
The San Juan Hut System is the ideal way to ride long distance, eat tons, and sleep well.
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A Woman’s Struggle With the Fear of Camping Alone
What does one do with the thoughts that keep you up at night, solo in the tent?
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I Used Wi-Fi While Camping (and Working) and I Actually Liked it
Maybe wi-fi in the wilderness isn’t all bad, if you can work from the side of a river. Or maybe…
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Considering the Campfire Through The Eyes of Prometheus
What is it about a good campfire that brings out the best and worst in us?
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12 Ways to Make Friends at a Campground
“Whatdya guys think of that Donald Tru… Oh hey, is that beer!?”
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The Leave No Trace Black Belt
Think you’re light on the land? Let’s see if you measure up to the super ninja level.
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The Best Backpacking Loop You’ve Never Heard Of (Maybe)
Mineral King is a mind-blowing escape from the crowds found on the John Muir and High Sierra trails.
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The Best Camping Coffee Maker May be Hiding in Your Pantry
Via, Schmia–Bialetti Moka Express is the lightest and most practical way to have espresso on the trail.
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Intro to Backpacking: Nudity, Fried Chicken, and a Fifth of Bourbon
When your first time solo backpacking is your first time ever backpacking, lessons are learned.
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The Great Trail Shows You All of Canada in One 15,000-mile Trek
From Newfoundland to British Columbia to the Yukon, by foot, pedal, and paddle.
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Can a Mat Really Improve Your Car Camping? Yes. Yes, It Can
The two layers of the CGear mat mean dirt can only go one way—and that’s away from your stuff.
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The Addictive Hunger of ‘Alpine Sandwiches’
Wonderful Canadian website documents the joys of slamming awesome grinds above treeline.
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The Joyful Warmth of Twig Stoves
An endless supply of fuel. Weight, almost nothing. These simple, wonderful little devices make cooking human again.
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A Letter to All the Tents I’ve Loved
They met, shared a night or two (or more) together, and went their separate ways.
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A Letter to All the Tents I’ve Loved
They met, shared a night or two (or more) together, and went their separate ways.
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Opinion: On the Merits of Letting Kids Play With Fire
It teaches responsibility, safety, and confidence.
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10 Tips to Lighten Your Backpack
Because lighter is righter…or something. Step 7: Replace video game console with smartphone apps.
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The Non-Romantic’s Romantic Guide to Camping
If you want lovin’ in the backcountry air, forget lightweight—bring the kitchen sink.
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How Not to Let Rain Spoil Your Backcountry Adventures
With spring comes weird mountain weather—here’s how to keep your powder dry.
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It’s Bigger on the Inside: The Truck Bed Living Room
One easy way to transform your Toyota Tacoma into a backcountry bedroom.
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The 16 Best Bad Campground Reviews
When you see what people think of sleeping in the great outdoors, you might experience LOL, some ROFL, and even…
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An Easy Hack to Make Your Car Camping Warmer
Sure, you know all about Reflectix insulation. But do you know this trick to double performance?
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Have Your Best Camping Number Twos Ever
Okay, so maybe that’s not your top priority. How about an amazing organic breakfast mix, with a side benefit?
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The Best Damn Camping Spoon Ever is…a Piece of Wood?
It’s lightweight, simple, and may become your most indispensable piece of camping gear.
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In Praise of Mac ‘n Cheese
It’s a hell of a lot more than white trash fettuccine alfredo, it’s the glue that holds him together.
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Going Way, Way Beyond Leave No Trace
These guys took out a half ton, but five minutes is all it take to make a difference.
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Because of Via, I Can’t Hate Starbucks
The contents of those little foil packets changed his camping life…and attitude.