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

Off-Season Training for Backpackers and Hikers

Off-Season Training for Backpackers and Hikers

Aer Parris

Getting out to do the activities you love might not be possible right now, but that’s no reason to take this time off from working those hiking muscles. Keeping your...

Off-Season Training for Backpackers and Hikers

Aer Parris

Getting out to do the activities you love might not be possible right now, but that’s no reason to take this time off from working those hiking muscles. Keeping your...

How To Build Your Winter Sleep System

How To Build Your Winter Sleep System

Keith Erps

Don't let the winter snow keep you away from your favorite camp sites. Learn how to build your winter sleep system so that you rest better while snow camping.

How To Build Your Winter Sleep System

Keith Erps

Don't let the winter snow keep you away from your favorite camp sites. Learn how to build your winter sleep system so that you rest better while snow camping.

Redefining Winter Basecamp

Redefining Winter Basecamp

Jill Sanford

Get tips for redefining basecamps and staying cozier during winter adventures while camping or backpacking in the cold. Stay warmer and rest better.

Redefining Winter Basecamp

Jill Sanford

Get tips for redefining basecamps and staying cozier during winter adventures while camping or backpacking in the cold. Stay warmer and rest better.

Tips for the Off-Season and Post-Trail Depression

Tips for the Off-Season and Post-Trail Depression

Therm-a-Rest Team

It was only when I returned home from the Appalachian Trail that I realized my childhood bed was too soft. It welcomed me with open arms, but my body had...

Tips for the Off-Season and Post-Trail Depression

Therm-a-Rest Team

It was only when I returned home from the Appalachian Trail that I realized my childhood bed was too soft. It welcomed me with open arms, but my body had...

How to Live an Eco-Friendly Outdoor Lifestyle

Therm-a-Rest Team

Conservation and stewardship should be a priority to everyone who loves the outdoors. We share some tips on living a more eco-friendly life.

How to Live an Eco-Friendly Outdoor Lifestyle

Therm-a-Rest Team

Conservation and stewardship should be a priority to everyone who loves the outdoors. We share some tips on living a more eco-friendly life.

Give the Gift of Adventure

Give the Gift of Adventure

Jenny Abegg

This year, we’re inviting you to give the gift of experience, of adventure, to your loved ones—gifts far too large to fit under the tree. Here are a few examples...

Give the Gift of Adventure

Jenny Abegg

This year, we’re inviting you to give the gift of experience, of adventure, to your loved ones—gifts far too large to fit under the tree. Here are a few examples...