Why should you learn wilderness survival skills just for backpacking? They may save your life someday, and for ultralight enthusiasts…

Backpacking stoves have continued to get smaller, lighter, and easier to use. With advances in stove design, improvements in pre-prepared…

Maybe you don't need to learn about survival clothing. Maybe you always hike with a spare jacket. Perhaps you never…

This rotten winter might have you hankering to take a vacation. And the less-than-robust economy means you’d probably like to…

Maybe your favorite backpacking food is a freeze-dried turkey dinner. There really is no "Best Backpacking Foods". There are reasons…

Ultralight backpackers want to give up weight, not comfort. Sleeping Pads For Lightweight Backpacking are pretty much a necessity for…

Siena is located an hour or so outside of Florence, Italy. My handy dandy guidebook suggested it was a side…

Knowing a few edible wild plants can make your next backpacking trip, or any trip into the wilderness, a lot…

These lightweight backpacking techniques  and tips are options or ideas, not recommendations. I tend towards the extreme side of ultralight…

Are walking sticks longer than trekking poles? What about hiking staffs and hiking sticks? Whatever you call them, and whatever…