• 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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  • 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

The Secrets To Winter Camping In The Desert

The Secrets To Winter Camping In The Desert

Zoe Huden

Headed for a desert adventure this winter? Don’t hit the trail before reading our helpful tips for camping in the desert during the cold winter months.

The Secrets To Winter Camping In The Desert

Zoe Huden

Headed for a desert adventure this winter? Don’t hit the trail before reading our helpful tips for camping in the desert during the cold winter months.

Experience Fall Camping in Texas

Experience Fall Camping in Texas

Zoe Huden

The Lone Star state boasts 95 state parks and two national parks with extensive outdoor opportunities. You know the saying, “everything is bigger in Texas.” Well, the sheer size of...

Experience Fall Camping in Texas

Zoe Huden

The Lone Star state boasts 95 state parks and two national parks with extensive outdoor opportunities. You know the saying, “everything is bigger in Texas.” Well, the sheer size of...

Desert Magic: Southern Utah Fall Camping

Desert Magic: Southern Utah Fall Camping

Zoe Huden

Temperatures are cooling off, the sun is out and abundant desert magic is everywhere you look. Utah fall camping is some of the best camping in North America.

Desert Magic: Southern Utah Fall Camping

Zoe Huden

Temperatures are cooling off, the sun is out and abundant desert magic is everywhere you look. Utah fall camping is some of the best camping in North America.

Backpacking for Beginners - 6 Tips for Better Trips

Backpacking for Beginners - 6 Tips for Better T...

Zoe Huden

Backpacking is not so much about the miles--or even where you go--as it is about taking responsibility for the journey. These tips will help a beginner backpacker, or those leading...

Backpacking for Beginners - 6 Tips for Better T...

Zoe Huden

Backpacking is not so much about the miles--or even where you go--as it is about taking responsibility for the journey. These tips will help a beginner backpacker, or those leading...

A Guide to Section Hiking

A Guide to Section Hiking

Zoe Huden

At this point, most people in the outdoor community have heard about thru-hiking. Yet its companion activity, section hiking, doesn’t quite enjoy the same popularity. As a burgeoning—if not fully...

A Guide to Section Hiking

Zoe Huden

At this point, most people in the outdoor community have heard about thru-hiking. Yet its companion activity, section hiking, doesn’t quite enjoy the same popularity. As a burgeoning—if not fully...

How to Stay Comfortable in the Backcountry - 5 Tips

How to Stay Comfortable in the Backcountry - 5 ...

Zoe Huden

Have you ever been traveling amidst stunning natural beauty, unable to appreciate it because you are freezing and drenched? No? You should try and keep it that way. If you...

How to Stay Comfortable in the Backcountry - 5 ...

Zoe Huden

Have you ever been traveling amidst stunning natural beauty, unable to appreciate it because you are freezing and drenched? No? You should try and keep it that way. If you...