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At some point during any backpacking trip, you’re going to look up and find that weather has changed, and you know that your shelter strategy … Read more

There’s a particular kind of panic that sets in when you’re staring at a brown-paint stream and your canteen is bone-dry. It’s enough to trigger … Read more

The most important thing you can bring on a dog camping trip: water. It weigh more than food or a tent, and it is much … Read more

Bad math doesn’t play well with the desert. Strongest knees, best boots, most ambitious route in your head? It won’t matter if your body lose … Read more

That’s the panic that sets in as you attempt to pitch a tarp in the fading daylight. The rain begins falling and you realize you … Read more

Don’t get me wrong, I know how this goes: it’s 8am, your oil-less camp kitchen dawns on you with panic. There are hash browns to … Read more

First, there’s the surprise geometry problem that snares most of us when we go camping. We purchase a rectangular tarp, pitch it as a diamond … Read more

A hundred and fifty-pound capacity is the maximum listed on the sticker from the manufacturer, which means it was calculated assuming best-case scenario: the one … Read more

Never worry about whether or not your amount of coffee is correct again. You’ll never have to guess how much coffee you need again. This … Read more

The vast majority of home grilling fans think they are all set with a three-hundred-square-inch model (the size stated on the packaging). Three hundred! Sounds … Read more

Ever burn your bread on one side while leaving center raw? You freaked out, right? That’s because you view heat as a number instead of … Read more