Learn what gear you need to go camping and backpacking, including gear checklists, ultralight gear, and kids camping products.
Figuring out which water filter or purifier to take backpacking is a confusing task. On one hand, you’ve got people who say they drink directly from mountain streams and are “fine.” On the other, there’s the risk of getting gut-wrenching diarrhea in the middle of your trip.
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Whether backpacking in the wilderness or in developing countries, a good water purifier is one of the best gear to bring. Having a water purifier means that you don’t ever have to buy bottled water (and contribute to plastic waste). Nor do you have to worry about lugging heavy bottles of water up mountains when
Ultimate SteriPEN Review: Options, Instructions, and How It Compares to Other Purifiers Read More »
Let me be clear: a tent heat is NOT a replacement for cold-weather camping gear. You are much better off investing in a good winter sleeping bag, a pad with a high R-value and quality base layers. If your tent heater doesn’t work for some reason, this is the gear which will keep you alive.
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For a long time, I got by without using a windscreen for my canister stove. If it was particularly windy, I would just make sure to set up the stove next to a tree stump or boulder to block the wind.
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For a long time, vegans who wanted to go camping in colder weather were stuck with heavy, bulky sleeping bags. Synthetics simply couldn’t match down’s insulating capabilities. However, technology has advanced a lot in recent years. Here are the best vegan sleeping bags that can actually keep you warm on cold nights.
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As cool as the LifeStraw water filter is, I personally don’t like it one bit. As I ranted about here, there are all sorts of issues with the LifeStraw filter – the main one being that there is no way to collect filtered water and take it with you.
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