Breakfast for Backpackers: 6 Delicious Breakfast Recipes for the Trail
Just because you’re backpacking along a rugged wilderness trail doesn’t mean your breakfast has to consist of flavorless protein bars and trail mix. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? With just a little bit of forethought and preparation at home, you can make yourself a decent breakfast when you’re on the trail. Here are… Read more →
5 Incredible Rock Formations in the U.S.
Long before the Revolutionary War was won, long before our founding fathers penned the Declaration of Independence, before the occupants of the Mayflower set foot on the sands of the New World, and even before the first humans to settle the continent crossed the land bridge that once spanned the Bering Strait, the wind, water, and sun had been sculpting… Read more →
5 Essential First Aid Items For Camping With Kids
As an experienced camper, you probably know the value of having a well-stocked first aid kit along with you on your excursions. However, chances are that what you stock in your first aid kit, whether you made it yourself or bought it pre-assembled, is designed to cater to the needs of relatively healthy adults. If you’re bringing kids along on… Read more →
9 Beautiful Places You Have to Navigate to Get To
For the world traveler, there are plenty of places on Earth to visit by train, car, or bus. For the truly adventurous, however, some of the best places to visit in the world are places that are accessible only by foot. When traveling to one of these remote, hard-to-reach locales, a good compass and a detailed map will be much… Read more →
5 Historic Trails Every American Should Hike
Ever wonder what it would have been like to travel with Lewis & Clark, exploring the unspoiled wilderness of the American continent, encountering people and cultures you never could have imagined? Well unfortunately, you’ll never be able to experience the landscape and indigenous cultures as they were in the early 19th century (unless Doctor Emmett Brown’s a friend of yours)…. Read more →
The Eureka! Tent Chronicles
Eureka! tents stand the test of time — and the elements. Check out Pete Nelson’s vivid account of his camping experiences on the Adirondack’s with his trusty Eureka! tent.Do you have a similar story to tell? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Camping Hygiene Hacks – Camping Hacks Series
In the third part of our Camping Hacks series we’ll be talking about how to keep your area nice and clean, without having too much clutter, or bringing a plethora of bulky cleaning supplies. Using these three hacks, we can make it easy and simple to keep ourselves, our guests, and our gear clean. Hack One : Toothpaste If you’ve… Read more →
Camping Meal Hacks – Camping Hacks Series
In this second part of Camping Hacks, we’ll go over some hacks we can do to improve our meals. There are thousands of little things you can do that can improve the way we make food when we’re out camping. As you know, camping and cooking, while fun and unique, aren’t 100% compatible, so any step we can take to… Read more →
Campfire Hacks – Camping Hacks Series
During your years and years of hiking and camping you, and all of us, start to learn a few short-cuts. A means to make things just a little bit easier while out in the wild. These are usually simple ideas, executed in an intuitive and clever way. These ‘hacks’ are a great way of letting our experience and know how… Read more →
Vocabulary All Orienteers Need to Know
As is true of any sport, orienteering comes with its own specific and detailed technical language which is all but incomprehensible to the uninitiated. Soon after entering the ‘O’ world you’ll likely be met with jargon like “DNF,” ”Dog-Leg,” ”Catching Feature,” or “Goat Event.” Unless you’re previously familiar with the world of orienteering these probably mean nothing to you, and… Read more →
