Despite what all those camping gear blogs would have you think, you don’t need a lot of fancy gear to go outdoors and enjoy the world of backpacking and camping. 

I’ve been using a Sawyer Mini water filter for 5+ years.  I love it because it is lightweight, small and cheap and I never have to buy a replacement filter. But

The first time I went backpacking as an adult, I figured that my regular flashlight would be fine.  But I ask you, Have you ever tried going to the bathroom outside

When I was a kid, there weren’t too many options for tents.  You basically got a dome-shaped tent or an A-frame tent.  Now, there are tons of options — including pop up

Unless you want to eat nothing but Snickers and GORP for your trip, you’ll need to bring along a backpacking stove.  There are six main types of backpacking stoves.  Depending

For the past few years, I’ve been using a cheap gas stove for camping and backpacking.  The actual stove costs just 900 dinars ($7.50) at my local market.  It uses

If you want to go backpacking in the great outdoors, then a backpack is one of the most essential pieces of gear you need to have (duh; backpack is in

It’s no secret that camping gear can be very expensive.  If you are new to camping, it doesn’t make sense to buy gear because you don’t even know if you

Water is one of the most important elements of survival. You can go about 3 weeks without food, but you are only going to last 3 days without water, which