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Keeping Your Tent Dry in Winter

Winter camping outings create a few challenges of their own, one of which is controlling moisture in your tent.

Transitioning Your Summer Sleeping System

The transition from summer camping to overnight into the shoulder season of fall and even into early winter requires a change in gear – especially clothing and your sleeping system.

Eating Snow? Yes or No?

You don’t need to have any backcountry experience to know – “Don’t eat the yellow snow!”

Wilderness Survival: Why Everyone Needs At Least Two Knives

No knife can perform every task. Outdoor enthusiast Tim MacWelch provides a rundown on the differences in outdoor knife characteristics.

Solo Sleeping Shelters

Whether you’re heading out alone for a simple overnight get-away or embarking on an extended, minimalist-style adventure, choosing the right type of sleeping shelter is a major consideration. Besides weight and volume, utility also plays into deciding what type of … Continued

Paracord: It’s more than just rope.

Paracord is an essential piece of emergency/survival gear. There are several characteristics and properties that qualify cordage as authentic “paracord”. All ‘rope’ is made of strands that are either braided or twisted together. Structurally, paracord uses the kernmantle technique similar … Continued

The 101 on Tinder

Tinder is any dry material that readily takes a spark, match or other intense heat sources and easily ignites.

Choosing the Best Campsite for YOU

Two men camping in woods with chair, cooler, fire, and tent

A good campsite can be defined in many ways depending upon your preferred level of back-country comfort, the lay of the land where you can pitch your tent and to a lesser extent, the season in which you are out enjoying Mother Nature.