Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. The desert island game is a popular one—we’ve all contemplated what albums, books, and snacks we’d want if stranded with infinite time to kill. But what about hikes? If you had access to
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Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. A significant part of my job as an outdoor writer and gear reviewer is testing new gear and apparel, so when spring finally made an appearance in Montana, I sifted through the new
As you know, nature photography isn’t easy. Most of us get excited when we simply see wildlife or a gorgeous landscape. But simply seeing it isn’t why we photograph. We lug our gear and tripods, travel great distances and keep crazy hours because we want the perfect shot. The number of times we encounter perfection
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. It’s been stitched up, stained, and crinkled, but I still love my frameless pack. Its single-compartment, roll-top construction is simple and, assuming I’m smart about what I bring, feels featherweight on my back.
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Do you dream about hitting the trail for a long—really long—hike? In Ask a Thru-Hiker, record-setting long-distance hiker Liz “Snorkel” Thomas answers your burning questions about how to do it. Dear Snorkel, I live
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Editor’s Note: As Backpacker’s 2023 Pacific Crest Trail correspondent, David Gleisner will be reporting on this year’s PCT season as he attempts a thru-hike of his own. For his first post, he explains
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. A 70-year-old hiker escaped with cuts on his arms and legs after fighting off a mountain lion in north-central Utah, the state’s Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) says. Evan Ray Nilsen was hiking
In this episode, Luke is reviewing the unusual SKYEMAC Wood Burning Stove. Does SKYEMAC have a hit on their hands or does this stove need some work? After months of testing, this is TOGR’s Agenda Free Review of a very interesting and lightweight wood burning stove. Did I mention that this stove is HUGE? Links
Share with your friends! I’m going to get real with you here: I have not always been as healthy and active as I am today. Post-college, I wasn’t taking very good care of myself, and I didn’t know the first thing about spending time outdoors. But I knew that I needed to change the direction
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. If you’re like most backpackers, your shelter is the heaviest piece of gear you carry. It makes sense: A tent is the largest item in a standard hiking kit, big enough to be
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Out Alive is a podcast about real people who survived the unsurvivable. Check out more seasons and episodes here. Francis Zuber was enjoying the kind of powder skiing you’re lucky to get once a
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Yosemite Valley will close to visitors from tonight through at least Wednesday due to floods as the Sierra’s historic snowpack begins to melt. In a news release, the park said that “Western Yosemite
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. “None” Every backpacker should have a workhorse sleeping bag—an unfussy sack that’s light enough, durable enough, foolproof enough, and warm enough that you can stuff it in your pack without thinking too much
I want to review this Disc-O-Bed which is a new product that I got to test a couple of times this year. I want to touch on what I really like about it and talk about what it is and how to use it. First of all, you can make it into a couple different
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Editor’s Note: With this winter’s historic snowpack feeding high river flows across the western U.S. experts predict that this summer will see an increase in drownings. More than most years, it’s essential for
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Out Alive is a podcast about real people who survived the unsurvivable. Check out more seasons and episodes here. In this Survival Short Episode of Out Alive, “Signal Fire Strategies,” we delve into the