Tips to Get Started
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6 Tips for Backpacking Beginners
Read the GuideFrom planning to debriefing, these tips will help you to put together a successful backpacking trip for beginners.
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Tips for Backpacking with Your Dog
Read the GuideIf you’re thinking of taking a backpacking trip with your own dog, we jotted down a few of our tips to help teach how to get started backpacking with your dog.
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Tips for Your First Thru-Hike
Read the Guideto help you prepare for your thru-hike or long-distance trek, we’ve made a list of seven things we wish we’d known before our first day on the trail.
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Tips & Tools to Keep Family Camping Fun
Read the GuideHere are some hard-won pointers on family camping essentials to pack for vehicle-based family adventures great and small.
Sustainable Camping Tips
10 Tips for Choosing a Sustainable Campsite
Sleeping in the dirt means you have a lot of choices. And you just might be surprised that there are so many different best practices to minimize your footprint and help conserve outdoor spaces for the next generation. So, we’ve put together our tips for choosing a sustainable campsite.
How to Poop in the Woods
If you are going on adventures in the backcountry, at some point you have to poo. There are right ways to do it and wrong ways. If you’re wondering how to poop in the woods, we’re here for you.
Tips by Activity
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Backpacking & Thru-Hiking
See PostsGet tips on everything you need for long hikes as avid thru hikers share their secrets on gear, self-care and keeping your sanity on the trail.
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Car Camping & Overlanding
See PostsCar camping is not just for beginners Check out these 14 car camping tips for an epic weekend of the four wheeled variety.
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Winter & Snow Camping
See PostsFrom Antarctica to the Arctic Circle, and Norway to South Africa, these are winter camping tips learned from experiencing a truly global winter.
All Expert Tips from Therm-a-Rest
Eric Larsen’s Tips for Sleeping Warm
7 tips for keeping warm when you're camping in the cold.
Eric Larsen’s Tips for Sleeping Warm
7 tips for keeping warm when you're camping in the cold.
4 Winter Camping Safety Tips for All Skill Levels
Winter camping can be daunting, but with some knowledge of how to stay warm and comfortable it doesn’t have to be. With these winter camping safety tips your fourth season...
4 Winter Camping Safety Tips for All Skill Levels
Winter camping can be daunting, but with some knowledge of how to stay warm and comfortable it doesn’t have to be. With these winter camping safety tips your fourth season...
How to Prepare for Winter Adventures
The days of bunkering down for the winter are behind us. It’s time to take advantage of the fourth season.
How to Prepare for Winter Adventures
The days of bunkering down for the winter are behind us. It’s time to take advantage of the fourth season.
The Results of Resting Better
Sometimes, the idea of roughing it in the great outdoors primes our minds to think 'uncomfortable' and 'rough'. Some even impart an air of austere purity to suffering while out...
The Results of Resting Better
Sometimes, the idea of roughing it in the great outdoors primes our minds to think 'uncomfortable' and 'rough'. Some even impart an air of austere purity to suffering while out...
Scientific Benefits of Getting Outside
The desire to get outside has transformed from a want to a need. To breathe in that mountain air. To fall asleep under a blanket of stars. To feel the...
Scientific Benefits of Getting Outside
The desire to get outside has transformed from a want to a need. To breathe in that mountain air. To fall asleep under a blanket of stars. To feel the...
How to Successfully Camp in Your Car
Move over Sprinter vans, there’s a new gang in town. Take a look at these tips below to maximize your car for tent-free weekend adventures.
How to Successfully Camp in Your Car
Move over Sprinter vans, there’s a new gang in town. Take a look at these tips below to maximize your car for tent-free weekend adventures.