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
How to Plan a Backpacking Trip: The Permit Process
Back in 2013, before I moved to the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, I realized I had to figure out how to plan a backpacking trip. What spurred the realization?...
How to Plan a Backpacking Trip: The Permit Process
Back in 2013, before I moved to the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, I realized I had to figure out how to plan a backpacking trip. What spurred the realization?...
10 Ways to Lighten Your Backpacking Pack Weight
Don't let a heavy pack suck all of the fun out of a trip into the backcountry. Here are a few easy tried-and-true ways to shave a bit of weight...
10 Ways to Lighten Your Backpacking Pack Weight
Don't let a heavy pack suck all of the fun out of a trip into the backcountry. Here are a few easy tried-and-true ways to shave a bit of weight...
How to Plan a Backpacking Trip - Tips For Plann...
Planning ahead is crucial to, not only the enjoyment but the safety of your next backcountry adventure. Get our tips for better planning that lead to better times in the...
How to Plan a Backpacking Trip - Tips For Plann...
Planning ahead is crucial to, not only the enjoyment but the safety of your next backcountry adventure. Get our tips for better planning that lead to better times in the...
Essential Tropical Backpacking Tips
Imagine waking up backpacking in a tropical paradise surrounded by fresh coconut, the waves of the ocean crashing in the distance, and a climate warm enough that you get to...
Essential Tropical Backpacking Tips
Imagine waking up backpacking in a tropical paradise surrounded by fresh coconut, the waves of the ocean crashing in the distance, and a climate warm enough that you get to...
9 Tips for Camping & Backpacking in the Desert
I barely slept my first night of backpacking in the desert. Howling winds unrelentingly assaulted my tent poles, bending them close to their breaking point. I knelt for hours with...
9 Tips for Camping & Backpacking in the Desert
I barely slept my first night of backpacking in the desert. Howling winds unrelentingly assaulted my tent poles, bending them close to their breaking point. I knelt for hours with...
Tips for Alpine Hiking in the Fall
Alpine hiking season isn’t over- it’s just getting warmed up. Here are tips for getting the most out of fall hikes in the Alpine.
Tips for Alpine Hiking in the Fall
Alpine hiking season isn’t over- it’s just getting warmed up. Here are tips for getting the most out of fall hikes in the Alpine.