Products like lightweight inflatable chairs can help to make your time at camp comfortable and fun. Will you be carrying all of your gear on your back while you hike to your designated backcountry ...

For plenty of outdoorsmen and women, ultralight backpacking conjures up a particularly kooky image. Sawed-off toothbrushes. Dingy plastic water bottles with water filters screwed on top. Backpacks — ...

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It’s way more expensive and not as comfortable. Our gear director weighs the pros and cons of an über-light kit. This question is all about aspiration. I remember the first time I saw an ...

If there's one thing you want to do immediately after completing the kind of long, exhausting hike that's mandatory when backpacking, it's rip off those shoes and let your fiery, achy feet breathe a ...

A backpack is your premier piece of hiking gear, and should fit the type of hiker you are and the trip you're heading out on. Aiming for a slow pace and basecamp luxury? Bring a full-featured pack ...

A new generation of freestanding ultralight tents has been rolling out over the past year or so to make backpacking and other backcountry activities more convenient than ever. Durston Gear's X-Dome 1+ ...

Making your own backpacking equipment is fun. It’s also the one sure way to acquire gear that fits your body and its needs. Everybody, with or without previous sewing experience, can make stuffsacks, ...

Hey fellow campers! Let’s face it—camping is all about adventure, but it’s also about making life easier when you’re out in the wild. And while there’s a ton of fancy gear out there, sometimes the ...