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

5 Tips for Getting Kids Outdoors & Loving It

5 Tips for Getting Kids Outdoors & Loving It

Kathy Holcombe

Sharing a wilderness experience with your kids can lead to a lifetime of great memories. Here are five tips for keeping adventurous kids happy while cultivating family adventures.

5 Tips for Getting Kids Outdoors & Loving It

Kathy Holcombe

Sharing a wilderness experience with your kids can lead to a lifetime of great memories. Here are five tips for keeping adventurous kids happy while cultivating family adventures.

12 Tips to Sleep Well Outdoors

12 Tips to Sleep Well Outdoors

Drew Parrish

Sleep is the bedrock of performance. Sleeping well should be a priority every single day, but especially when you head outside for an adventure.

12 Tips to Sleep Well Outdoors

Drew Parrish

Sleep is the bedrock of performance. Sleeping well should be a priority every single day, but especially when you head outside for an adventure.

5 Peaks to Start Your Mountaineering in a Big Way

5 Peaks to Start Your Mountaineering in a Big Way

Hillary Oliver

Want to graduate from casual day hiker to mountaineer? Here are five peaks that give a full-value taste of different aspects of mountaineering without requiring a lifetime of learning beforehand.

5 Peaks to Start Your Mountaineering in a Big Way

Hillary Oliver

Want to graduate from casual day hiker to mountaineer? Here are five peaks that give a full-value taste of different aspects of mountaineering without requiring a lifetime of learning beforehand.

Blaze the Trail with These Delicious Backpacking Recipes

Blaze the Trail with These Delicious Backpackin...

Fresh Off The Grid

A sample menu with recipes to help you get started on making your own tasty, healthy backpacking recipes.

Blaze the Trail with These Delicious Backpackin...

Fresh Off The Grid

A sample menu with recipes to help you get started on making your own tasty, healthy backpacking recipes.

Considering a long-distance hike with your dog?

Considering a long-distance hike with your dog?

Trevor Thomas

My guide-dog, Tennille and I have trekked more than 6,000 miles together and have completed five thru-hikes throughout the United States. We’ve found that long-distance hiking is a very enjoyable...

Considering a long-distance hike with your dog?

Trevor Thomas

My guide-dog, Tennille and I have trekked more than 6,000 miles together and have completed five thru-hikes throughout the United States. We’ve found that long-distance hiking is a very enjoyable...

Why A One-Night Backpacking Trip Is Totally Worth It

Why A One-Night Backpacking Trip Is Totally Wor...

Hillary Oliver

The plan was casual—our packing jobs even more so. The sun was already sinking low in the North Cascades as we cinched on our backpacks and locked the car doors...

Why A One-Night Backpacking Trip Is Totally Wor...

Hillary Oliver

The plan was casual—our packing jobs even more so. The sun was already sinking low in the North Cascades as we cinched on our backpacks and locked the car doors...