Tag: backcountry
Caltopo.com: The only map you’ll ever need
If you’re still buying a topo map from REI every time you want to go backpacking, you’re wasting your money. But I don’t blame you,…
Essential items for a camp cooking kit
Camp cooking is something of a lost art. Heck, cooking has become a lost art in many households. But if you are one of the few.…
Is Technology ruining the wilderness experience
The very word ‘wilderness’ evokes in most of us thoughts of loneliness, an uninhabited region, somewhere one goes to be far away from the busy crowds…
Yummy backwoods gourmet brownies
Everybody loves treats! These brownies are decadence from a camp stove. They’re a great treat to make and to share when you’re camping and need…
5 Items you have to have in your camp cooking kit
Camp cooking is something of a lost art. Heck, cooking has become a lost art in many households. But if you are one of the few.…
A blade in the bush – axes, hatchets, tomahawks, and knives.
Pretty much everyone takes some sort of blade with them into the wilderness. It’s just common sense, there are so many reasons you might need…
Carabiners: A climber’s guide to biner basics
The carabiner is one of the greatest technological marvels of our time. They are also one of the simplest. Essentially, carabiners are just loops of…
How to choose a perfect backcountry campsite
When you are camping in the backcountry, finding a campsite is sometimes difficult. Check out our guide to finding the perfect campsite on your next…
Water purification in the wilderness
Water may be the source of all life on Earth, but it can also be the source of considerable illness, pain and even death. Water…
What to do if you get lost in the backcountry
As the snow begins to melt and summer draws closer every day, alpine hikes become more and more accessible. We all are feeling a little…