Gregg Hein, who spent six days waiting to be rescued, cited four things he would do differently. They are backpacking tips as crucial as water and food. Backpacking tips include going with somebody, ...

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While the pandemic years were trying, at best, they gave us time to recognize, reevaluate and, in some instances, readjust the undesirable patterns we might have fallen into. One benefit to our ...

In the Midwest, we tend to think of backpacking as an activity that involves tents, a lack of showers and “getting back to nature”… While this is accurate, in a sense—and enjoyable, to an extent—I’d ...

Normally at this time of the year, I am hustling along some absurdly long trail, trying to get from one end of the country to another at three miles per hour. But my wife and hiking partner, Tina, ...

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This outdoor company known for its durable coolers is entering the hiking backpack market. We consider whether its new ...