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

If you want to go camping or backpacking and don’t have the money to buy your own gear, then consider borrowing gear. Personally, I love it when people ask to

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