Backpacking

10 Best Hammock Tents of 2024
The Complete Guide to Camping with a Hammock Tent

Versatile, comfortable, and easy to set up, hammock tents are growing in popularity among all campers, from weekend warriors to hardcore thru-hikers

LifeStraw's New Peak Solo Is the Lightest Water Filter for Backpacking
LifeStraw's New Peak Solo Is the Lightest Water Filter for Backpacking & Camping

Weighing just 1.7oz, the mini water filter claims to be the lightest of its kind while filtering 99.999% of parasites and microplastics

Hyperlite Mountain Gear Mid 1: An Ultralight Tent for Solo Backpacking
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Releases New Ultralight Tent for Solo Backpacking

Made entirely of lightweight, waterproof, super strong Dyneema, this 1 pound, 1-person, 3-season tent is built for long trips on the trail

The 11 Best Camping Chairs and Everything You Need to Know About Them
The 11 Best Camping Chairs and Everything You Need to Know About Them

Any chair is better than a rock, but these are the best of the best

Arizona Trail Guide: Everything You Need to Know About This Rewarding Trail
Everything You Need to Know About Hiking the Arizona Trail

Extending from the Mexico border to Utah, the 800-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail is a challenge for any hiker—this guide should help that

Japanese Alps Hiking Guide: Everything You Need to Know
Everything You Need to Know About Hiking the Northern Japanese Alps

North of Tokyo in the Nagano, Toyama, and Gifu prefectures, the peaks collectively known as the Hida Mountains or Japanese Alps are a hiker's dream

New Hyperlite Mountain Gear Unbound Pack & Tent Are a Thru-Hike Dream
Hyperlite Mountain Gear's New Pack & Tent Are a Thru-Hiker's Dream

Combined with the Maine-based brand’s new down quilt, the new 40-liter backpack and two-person tent create the ultimate "big 3" backcountry system

20 Photos from a Bushwhack Backpacking Trip Through the High Sierra
20 Photos from a Bushwhack Backpacking Trip Through California's High Sierra

If you're willing to venture off-trail (and up and down 10,000 feet of mountain passes), you can have California's popular hiking region to yourself

13 Great Day Hikes Near Portland, Oregon for a Quick Escape
13 Great Day Hikes for a Quick Escape Near Portland, Oregon

Waterfalls, scrambles, leisurely hikes, and more, explore the rich nature that surrounds Oregon's largest city

Q&A: Colin O'Brady on Walking Over Antarctica, Meditating, & New Book
Adventurer Colin O'Brady on Walking Across Antarctica, Meditating, & His New Book

In "The 12-Hour Walk," the world record-holding explorer argues that a salve for mental fog and anxiety is to go for a very, very long walk

New LifeStraw Go Insulated Bottles Filter Water & Reduce Plastic Waste
This Filtering Water Bottle Is Your Ticket to Better International Travel

With its namesake filter, these stainless steel bottles make sketchy streams and public water taps safe while traveling abroad and close to home

"It Was Good" Photo Book Celebrates Type Two Fun in the High Sierra
Photo Book "It Was Good" Celebrates Type Two Fun in California's High Sierra Range

New 352-page hardcover by self-taught photographer & mountaineer Josh Endres documents 10 years worth of high alpine adventure