Camping Calculator

The most common way camping trips don’t go well isn’t because someone has lost their gear or endured some extreme weather. It’s because they’re running … Read more

First, keep this in mind: camper windows are not usually rectangular, and stiffly rolled-up mosquito netting can’t bends around rounded corners. Most do-it-yourselfers’ problems with … Read more

It’s true; you might have a nice, hot fire. But if your chair is too far away it will be cold. And even though it … Read more

At this point, your romance with off-grid camping fizzles out when you have a full gray tank and nowhere to dump it, all while your … Read more

When you’ve sent your group off with no med supplies you know what happens; it’s a certain kind of panic. It is the kind where … Read more

On hot days like the first day of camp set up, it can be hard to get going. It’s easy to have grand ideas about … Read more

Seconds after your partner tumbles down a crevasse, you have to evaluate both rope dynamics and anchor stability. The window for panic is small; the … Read more

That’s why we have the heat stress work rest cycle calculator: Intuition makes an awful safety tool when it’s hot out. This continues until you … Read more

In winter, wind pulls on a loose snow anchor, something that depends on material strength and geometry. To prevent this, bury a cylinder called a … Read more

When it’s raining onto your tarp, all that rain appears free and plentiful. Seems like it will fill up your containers right away. Guess what? … Read more

It’s the Milky Way. You’ve positioned yourself on top of a ridge and set up your tripod. The aperture are wide open; the camera is … Read more