Want to go on an overnight backpacking trip with your boyfriend or girlfriend or spouse? In addition to figuring out what gear you’ll bring, you also need to figure out how to divide up the gear between packs. It is actually trickier than it seems.
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As backpacking and camping have become more popular, it’s created a serious problem for bears: food conditioning. This is what happens when bears learn to seek out humans for their food. The solution – and required in many parks – is to use an IGBC-certified bear-resistant container. The options are bear canisters or Ursack. Here’s
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I’m a petite woman who is barely above 5 feet tall and my torso length is just 14 inches. This makes it incredibly difficult for me to find backpacks which fit me. It’s even harder to find UL or large-capacity backpacks for short women.
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Tortillas are one of my absolute favorite backpacking foods. They are calorie-dense, have a long shelf life, and are cheap. But the problem is this: What do you put on your backpacking tortillas?
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When I first started backpacking, I would make meals from instant supermarket foods. But eating ramen and boxed couscous got old really quickly, not to mention that those meals lack protein and nutrients. So, I started dehydrating my own backpacking meals.
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When I started backpacking as a kid, it was common for backpackers to carry around 40 or even 50lbs worth of gear on their backs. Then the ultralight backpacking revolution began in the early 90s. Manufacturers began making better quality, lighter gear. Now, ultralight backpacking has become an obsession with hikers trying to get their
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