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At some point, we’ve all crammed our sleeping bag into a too-small pack trying to squeeze it into a bag that, on paper, was big … Read more

A few inches of snow on top is misleading. It may appear to be fluff when you first take shovel to it, but then you … Read more

The misery you feel from your lack of energy combined with the angle of the skin tracks exists somewhere between the steepness of those tracks … Read more

Grommets are one of those thing most RV’ers learn about by experience, the bad kind. One night in the wind, a corner give way. You … Read more

Setting up a tarp doesn’t require an engineering degree, but it does requires an understanding of wind behavior and how it will interact with your … Read more

If you’ve tried to pitch a tent by feel in the dark, you know what I’m talking about. You poke and prod until pole pokes … Read more

Tent poles buckle under wind pressure more frequent than they tear out, causing most tent failure. That may sound like something that only engineers worry … Read more

Stand in a camp store with a tarp in each hand. They might look identical but weigh half a pound apart. They’re both marked “denier” … Read more

In a blizzard that buries your driveway, it’s possible to lose visual clues. So you go by what you see in rear view camera and … Read more

If you own an old camper shell or a canvas tent, you know what I’m talking about. You’re out for the night on a humid … Read more

A lot of tarps never get made. You purchase what appears to be plenty of fabric for a tent that is, say, ten by twelve … Read more