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

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Take It or Leave It: Packing the essentials and then some

Take It or Leave It: Packing the essentials and...

Bethany Hughes

Don’t worry about having the perfect kit and every piece of gear honed in before you head out for the weekend. Check out these packing tips to determine if you...

Take It or Leave It: Packing the essentials and...

Bethany Hughes

Don’t worry about having the perfect kit and every piece of gear honed in before you head out for the weekend. Check out these packing tips to determine if you...

Yoga for Backpackers

Yoga for Backpackers

Aer Parris

A few stretches and poses to help solve the backpacker’s greatest problems: sore legs and a stiff back. Taking time to become aware of your body, limber up your muscles,...

Yoga for Backpackers

Aer Parris

A few stretches and poses to help solve the backpacker’s greatest problems: sore legs and a stiff back. Taking time to become aware of your body, limber up your muscles,...

5 WAYS TO NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR ADVENTURE BUDDIES

5 WAYS TO NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR ADVEN...

Jenny Abegg

Compatible adventure buddes are like solid gold. For this reason, it’s important to find good people with whom to explore, and nurture these relationships well.

5 WAYS TO NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR ADVEN...

Jenny Abegg

Compatible adventure buddes are like solid gold. For this reason, it’s important to find good people with whom to explore, and nurture these relationships well.

Why I Don’t Stress About Safety In The Woods

Why I Don’t Stress About Safety In The Woods

Aer Parris

Adventure and risk can be two sides of the same coin. The outdoors is not always a “safe place”. It is, however, a good place. It’s wild. Untamed. Free. For...

Why I Don’t Stress About Safety In The Woods

Aer Parris

Adventure and risk can be two sides of the same coin. The outdoors is not always a “safe place”. It is, however, a good place. It’s wild. Untamed. Free. For...

To the Warmth Degree

To the Warmth Degree

Bethany Hughes

In the backcountry, every single element adds up. Every gram. Every calorie. Every inch. Every decision. All of these elements are multiplied during the winter. In this edition of Therm-a-Rest...

To the Warmth Degree

Bethany Hughes

In the backcountry, every single element adds up. Every gram. Every calorie. Every inch. Every decision. All of these elements are multiplied during the winter. In this edition of Therm-a-Rest...

Gear Lessons From Everest

Gear Lessons From Everest

Therm-a-Rest Team

Every adventure has lessons to teach. Like that one backpacking trip that taught you to always check out the scenic overlook, even if it means a mile detour. Maybe that...

Gear Lessons From Everest

Therm-a-Rest Team

Every adventure has lessons to teach. Like that one backpacking trip that taught you to always check out the scenic overlook, even if it means a mile detour. Maybe that...