When you’re logging miles on the trail by day, a backpacking tent is your priceless refuge by night. It’s the shelter that will keep you warm, dry and away from bugs, where you’ll snooze, change ...

One of my favorite parts of a backpacking trip is the food: It just hits different after a full day of hiking. As a previous backpacking guide who cooked for up to ten guests at a time, I love making ...

What do you need for a backpacking trip? This checklist of backpacking essentials will help you remember every important item. The essential gear items that you bring on any backpacking trip will ...

Whether you’re a thru-hiker or novice embarking on a solo overnight, your shelter is your primary line of defense. To date, these are the best backpacking tents I’ve used while trekking thousands of ...

Hiking and camping with the best backpacking gear is one of the most awe-inspiring ways to adventure in the great outdoors. You can walk deep into the woods, mountains or desert with everything you ...

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The Backpacker's Field Manual is a comprehensive guide to backpacking skills and equipment by the director of one of the country's most respected college outdoor programs. Advanced and novice ...

Each summer, Emily Davenport spends days at a time hauling heavy loads through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. She sleeps on the ground. She returns to civilization pocked with bug bites and ...

Not price, not weight, not noise. The most important specification of your sleeping pad is its R value. R is a measure of insulation, which is important because the ground is really cold, and it will ...