Why This is the Ultimate Bikepacking Stove & Cook Kit
Meet MSR’s PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit. Plus, get two delicious boil-only recipes.
Camp Breakfast in Scotland: Kedgeree and Cranachan Recipes
The green walls of our tunnel tent glow, light shimmering and flowing in waves, the dawn chorus ebbing, reminding us that time is a-wasting. Waking slowly in cocoons of silk, down and nylon there’s a delicious sense of lethargy. We’re slow to get moving. Here, beneath stark basalt mountains on the Isle of Skye, the scent of sun-warmed earth and heather flows into the tent. Still in our bags, there’s good-natured banter about who must leave the comfort of a warm bag to light our stove and get breakfast going. Grumbling slightly, one of the team wriggles out of the tent, the fly taut with the heat from a cloudless sky; a rare and unexpected joy here in the far northwest of Scotland, where one day of sunshine is a thing to…
What to Send in Thru-Hiking Care Packages
And other things to know when shipping packages to friends on the trail.
Backpacking Food Ideas: Get Your Ingredients at the Grocery Store
You can plan your entire backpacking menu with grocery store items. Here’s how.
Best Backpacking Snacks for Thru Hikers
Every step felt harder than the last, like I was hiking through a pool of thickening molasses. The Georgia mountains drained me, pulverizing my small frame until a friend told me I was probably “bonking” – or losing steam from inadequate nutrition. As soon as I stopped to cram a granola bar into my mouth, I felt alive again, like a newly-watered plant. My energy returned. And the looming climb no longer towered over me, laughing at my inadequacy. Instead, I felt confident in my ability to keep going – at least until I bonked again. One of the biggest challenges of my thru hike was learning how to properly fuel myself. Since long-distance backpackers have been known to burn as many as 6,000 calories per day, it seemed…
Cutting Backpacking Food Weight on a Long-Distance Hike
Although it rarely receives it, your backpacking food weight deserves at least as much consideration as the weight of your gear.
Adventure Grub: 8 Easy Camping Meals for the Family
High-ranking camp meals for satisfying everyone, anywhere.
Homemade Backpacking Meals, Just Add Water
Ready to stop buying freeze-dried meals? Here’s how to prep your own easy, delicious and high-fuel backpacking meals.
9 Trail Snacks for Winter Hiking
Warm, delicious and calorie-packed, these snacks will power you though cold adventures.