Whether you’re an avid backpacker or just starting out in the sport, you’ll quickly realize how essential some tools are and how trivial others might be. Finding the best ultralight tent can be challenging – as you progress further and further into adventure sports that involve toting around backpack gear, the importance of having a […]

Want a bunch of free printable USGS topo maps of mainland United States? These topographic maps are super helpful for hiking and camping – you’ll not only be able to see where to go, but also if you’re going up, down, or over flat land. Produced by the National Geospatial Program under the ‘US Topo Quadrangles […]

So you’re wondering what are the best backpacking foods? Roasting s’mores over a campfire, drinking coffee from a tin cup while the sun rises over the lake, digging roasted potatoes out of the coals — many of our favorite camping memories involve food. But there’s no faster way to ruin a camping trip than running […]