Adventure Blog

backpacking
New Gear: Cascade Double-Wide Sleeping Bag
Cascade +40F Double-Wide Sleeping Bag
Have you ever been camping with family or friends and then two weeks later gone solo? This bag is convertible from one double-wide sleeping bag into two singl...

backpacking
How to Layer for Winter like a Pro
The key to staying warm in winter is to keep yourself from sweating too much. Proper layering ensures you’re comfortable on both blustery days and bluebird skies.
Choose the Right Fabric
The foun...

backcountry
3 Mouth-Watering Homemade Backcountry Meals
Nothing quite satisfies like a home-cooked meal in the backcountry. Try these three amazing backcountry meals on your next adventure.
Big, Bad Backcountry Burritos or Nachos
This burrito recipe i...

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3 Must-have Items to Keep in Your Safety Kit
Alpine. Forests. Or even that ever-popular "deserted island": Whatever the territory, you just passed through the unimaginable — a multi-day backcountry emergency — unscathed. You can chalk it up t...

campfire
9 All-weather Tips for Starting Campfires
You dream of those perfect campfires you see on Instagram. You know the kind: Campmates gathered ‘round a bright blaze, cradling hipster tin mugs filled with cider and cocoa, heads thrown back in l...

Backpacking / Hiking
Getting Outdoors with Your Dog
Summer is in full swing. We have at least another solid month or two of good, summery weather before fall really kicks in + cools us down. So, let’s get outside...with our dogs! **full disclosure: ...

adventure
How to Road Trip on a Budget - Part I
How to Road Trip on a Budget - Part I
The road has always been there. Your whole life, there’s been a path connecting from where you are to some point — near or distant — that holds adventure. All...

Backpacking / Hiking
#GetOutdoors During the Shoulder Season
It's officially "shoulder season" again, that lull in tourism between the summer/winter seasons of activity. This might be just a mountain term, but it's still something worth knowing if you're not...

#YourLead
New Year Adventure Challenge: Return to Your Roots
New Year Adventure Challenge: Return to Your Roots On the eve of the new year, I look at the Christmas tree tipping slightly in the corner of my apartment. It took this crooked stance on the 26th, ...