My family and many friends have spent most of their lifetime perfecting the art of camping. That means anything from hiking and backpacking overnights to car and tent camping, to small to midsize SUVs ...

Trail mix has to be one of my personal favorite snacks while backpacking. That said, you can’t live on it, especially when ...

There are hiking mistakes you can laugh at and learn from, like shoving a banana in the laptop sleeve of your backpack, and then there are those that can cost you life and limb. Though like anything, ...

Backpacking is just like day hiking. Except instead of finishing the day by going home to a shower and a home-cooked meal, you camp alongside the trail, don’t shower, and eat someone’s best attempt at ...

A few years ago, I was on night two of (what was supposed to be) an 8-day solo backpacking trip on the Collegiate Peaks Loop in Colorado. I had set up camp near a high alpine lake, sheltered next to a ...

North America offers countless backpacking options. Without much fanfare, hiking and backpacking have become two of the country’s most popular outdoor activities. According to the 2022 Outdoor ...