LIGHT & ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING

When I first started backpacking years ago, I quickly realized that I needed to make some serious choices in the cooking department if I wan...

Limits. Either know them or learn them the hard way. Knowing “when to say when” is often an exercise in mental and physical humility that ca...

This likely doesn't mean a heck of a lot to most of you, but at 6'6" finding gear tall enough for me has been a pain for the ma...

Water. Now that’s an important topic in the backcountry. I guess depending on perspective; it may be the most important topic. Water, after ...

So, what did you do for New Years? Myself, I decided to sleep outside. I had planned on making a short trek to utilize the rare time away fr...

I recently took a business trip to Germany and something that helped me pass the time and kept me sane was both listening to podcasts a...

One of the things I’ve found that often gets overlooked in lightweight backpacking is the fact that this remains a small cottage industry. H...

With winter grabbing hold across the country, I figured I’d address one of the most important topics regarding winter sleep systems – the sl...