What exactly is a backpacking stove? Why is one stove a backpacking stove and one not? There are lots out there of all different kinds. A quick search on Google and you can find all these different types of backpacking stoves: Canister Liquid Fuel Alcohol… Read More »What exactly is a backpacking stove?
When you start overnight hiking, you’ll probably be looking at some sort of backpacking stove to cook food with. It’s not absolutely required, you could just bring packaged and dried food, but having a hot, filling meal at the end of a long day hiking… Read More »Backcountry kitchen: Canister fuel stoves
While you’re out in the woods on a hike, you don’t want to be carrying more weight than you absolutely have to. Your backpacking stove is one thing where you can save some weight by buying a lighter one. Out of the two popular types… Read More »Liquid fuel backpacking stoves: Pros and Cons
So why can’t you use a windscreen on a canister stove? Imagine this story. You’ve just found camp after a long day hiking. The weather is miserable, it’s raining, the wind is blowing it sideways. You’re cold and wet and hungry. You get camp set… Read More »Ka-boom or the reason you shouldn’t use a windscreen around a canister stove
Getting a good night sleep when you’re backpacking or camping is important. It’s hard to enjoy the trip when every night is a struggle. Exped have been making sleeping mats since 1997 and know how to make warm, comfortable mats that can stand up to… Read More »Exped Ultra 3R Sleeping Mat Review
Hiking isn’t much fun when you have sore feet. There are so many different things that can cause sore feet out on the trail. We pulled together all the different solutions we’ve tried or seen work over the years so you hopefully don’t have to… Read More »How to Prevent Sore Feet Hiking
You head into the local outdoor store to the boot wall. There’s at least 50 different options. Instant overwhelm. You try and search hiking boots online. Now there’s hundreds of options. More overwhelm. How do we find narrow the options for hiking boots down to… Read More »How to buy hiking boots
Blisters are an awful part of hiking but they don’t have to be. They hurt. They slow you down. They seem to come out of nowhere. What really causes blisters? How can you prevent them so you don’t have to deal with that pain out… Read More »How to Prevent Painful Blisters (and Treat Them Too)
Hiking boots have been around for over 100 years now. Up until the 80s hikers wore hiking boots and that was that. Since the 80s there has been a slow and steady trend to lighter, more flexible hiking footwear. Hikers like Chris Townsend and Andrew… Read More »Hiking Boots vs Shoes: What do you need to hike?
Yes! You can absolutely hike in trail runners. Trail runners work very well for hiking. They are lightweight, comfortable, breathable and less expensive. But there are a couple things to watch out for. We’ll compare trail runners to hiking boots in this article but most… Read More »Can You Hike in Trail Runners?