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 Tips for Fall Camping

7 Tips for Fall Camping

Therm-a-Rest Team

That crisp autumn air, the soft crunch of fallen leaves, the golden glow of an early sunset, less people, fewer bugs…camping in the fall is the best. Whether embarking on...

7 Tips for Fall Camping

Therm-a-Rest Team

That crisp autumn air, the soft crunch of fallen leaves, the golden glow of an early sunset, less people, fewer bugs…camping in the fall is the best. Whether embarking on...

8 Dirtbag Life Hacks You Need To Know

8 Dirtbag Life Hacks You Need To Know

Hillary Oliver

Whether or not scavenging is your style, here are 10 ideas that will make dirtbagging life easier—and maybe a little less smelly—while sleeping in your car and making the most...

8 Dirtbag Life Hacks You Need To Know

Hillary Oliver

Whether or not scavenging is your style, here are 10 ideas that will make dirtbagging life easier—and maybe a little less smelly—while sleeping in your car and making the most...

Five Tips for Beach Camping

Five Tips for Beach Camping

Therm-a-Rest Team

The plan involved lots of water, sand and kayaks. One week in March, some close friends and I visited the beautiful Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington for a...

Five Tips for Beach Camping

Therm-a-Rest Team

The plan involved lots of water, sand and kayaks. One week in March, some close friends and I visited the beautiful Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington for a...

Tips for Backpacking with Babies

Tips for Backpacking with Babies

Freya Frenwood

How to introduce your little one to nature through your love of backpacking and camping. Tips on what to pack, the best age to start and how to sleep.

Tips for Backpacking with Babies

Freya Frenwood

How to introduce your little one to nature through your love of backpacking and camping. Tips on what to pack, the best age to start and how to sleep.

10 Tips for Camping and Hiking with a Dog

10 Tips for Camping and Hiking with a Dog

Therm-a-Rest Team

Camping and hiking with a dog can be a wonderful experience. Done well, sharing outdoor experiences with your canine companion benefits their well-being and deepens your bond. Still, it can...

10 Tips for Camping and Hiking with a Dog

Therm-a-Rest Team

Camping and hiking with a dog can be a wonderful experience. Done well, sharing outdoor experiences with your canine companion benefits their well-being and deepens your bond. Still, it can...

Scientific Benefits of Getting Outside

Scientific Benefits of Getting Outside

Patrice La Vigne

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

Patrice La Vigne

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...