Tips to Get Started

  • 6 Tips for Backpacking Beginners

    From 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

    If 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

    to 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

    Here are some hard-won pointers on family camping essentials to pack for vehicle-based family adventures great and small.

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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.

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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.

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Tips by Activity

  • Backpacking & Thru-Hiking

    Get 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

    Car 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

    From Antarctica to the Arctic Circle, and Norway to South Africa, these are winter camping tips learned from experiencing a truly global winter.

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All Expert Tips from Therm-a-Rest

7 Best Wildflower Trails and Spring Hikes

Therm-a-Rest Team

As spring unfolds with summer hot on its heels, the unfolding warmth transforms a harsh frozen trail into a beautiful wildflower trail. The United States’ expansive range of climates and...

7 Best Wildflower Trails and Spring Hikes

Therm-a-Rest Team

As spring unfolds with summer hot on its heels, the unfolding warmth transforms a harsh frozen trail into a beautiful wildflower trail. The United States’ expansive range of climates and...

Unsupported Campgrounds

Unsupported Campgrounds

Jill Sanford

It’s a polarizing choice. The pricey and crowded frontcountry campground or the remote and amenity-less backcountry campground. Most of us have a preference between the two, but both don’t come...

Unsupported Campgrounds

Jill Sanford

It’s a polarizing choice. The pricey and crowded frontcountry campground or the remote and amenity-less backcountry campground. Most of us have a preference between the two, but both don’t come...

Build Your Backpacking and Hiking First Aid Kit

Build Your Backpacking and Hiking First Aid Kit

Therm-a-Rest Team

Whether you’re headed out for a day hike or a multi-day backpacking trip, bringing a personalized first-aid kit should be as much of a priority as water, sunscreen, a hat,...

Build Your Backpacking and Hiking First Aid Kit

Therm-a-Rest Team

Whether you’re headed out for a day hike or a multi-day backpacking trip, bringing a personalized first-aid kit should be as much of a priority as water, sunscreen, a hat,...

Ditch the Hotels and Go Snow Camping This Season

Ditch the Hotels and Go Snow Camping This Season

Therm-a-Rest Team

At the end of a long day on the mountain, you might dread the thought of spending a night out in the elements as the temperatures begin to drop. The...

Ditch the Hotels and Go Snow Camping This Season

Therm-a-Rest Team

At the end of a long day on the mountain, you might dread the thought of spending a night out in the elements as the temperatures begin to drop. The...

Cozy Up with These 4 Winter Camping Recipes

Cozy Up with These 4 Winter Camping Recipes

Fresh Off The Grid

Believe it or not, people actually camp during the winter. Setting up camp in the snowy cold may not be for everyone, but for those willing, there can be some...

Cozy Up with These 4 Winter Camping Recipes

Fresh Off The Grid

Believe it or not, people actually camp during the winter. Setting up camp in the snowy cold may not be for everyone, but for those willing, there can be some...

A Legacy of Adventure: Winter in Yellowstone & ...

Therm-a-Rest Team

Winter in Yellowstone is not to be missed, so it makes sense that the whole Yellowstone and Bozeman region has awesome winter adventure opportunities. Truly though, this is no secret....

A Legacy of Adventure: Winter in Yellowstone & ...

Therm-a-Rest Team

Winter in Yellowstone is not to be missed, so it makes sense that the whole Yellowstone and Bozeman region has awesome winter adventure opportunities. Truly though, this is no secret....