Adventure Blog

adjusting to high altitude
Tips for Adjusting to High Altitude
Tips for Adjusting to Adventures at High Altitude
As a flatlander, I’ll defend low-lying adventures all day – but there’s no denying the majestic allure and epic promise of pursuits at high alti...

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Sleeping in a Mummy Style Sleeping Bag
Sleeping in a Mummy Style Sleeping Bag There are so many gear choices to make when taking up a great outdoor adventure like backpacking, and arguably the most important may be which sleeping bag yo...

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How To Get Out of An Outdoors Rut
How to get out of an outdoors rut
It was happening and I didn’t want to see it: I was in a rut. A solid two week run without a single afternoon spent outdoors, the calluses on my hands (so careful...

Animal tracks
How to Identify 6 Animals You Might Encounter on the Trail
As you hike, you spy animal tracks in the soft mud along the trail. Having no idea if these belong to a harmless dog or something more worrisome like a cougar or bear, you fret inwardly as you cont...

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#HikerChat : What is it? Your Guide to the Digital Outdoors.
#HikerChat :
What is it? Your Guide to the Digital Outdoors. As many of you may know here at TETON Sports, we co-host the biggest outdoor chat on Twitter every Friday at noon (EST) along with our ...

Backpacking / Hiking
How to Keep Cool While Camping and Hiking
Here at home (TETON Sports headquarters), we’ve been enduring record-breaking heat. In honor of this rare occasion, we’ve compiled a list of beat-the-heat tips and tricks for the rest of the brave ...

camping
How to Make Friends While Camping: Camp Etiquette 101
Being a good neighbor in the outdoors is about more than just cleaning up after ourselves. There are a number of extra-mile opportunities for all of us who love spending vacations sleeping in a ten...

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How to Pack a Backpack
Backpacks are a different creature today—especially if you compare the new internal frame packs to the external frame packs of yesteryear. Top or side loading, you’ll be a happier camper if you kno...

backpacking
What to bring on a day hike
Day hikes are the shortest variety of hikes that we do. They require minimum gear and only, at most, a day to complete - sans, why they call it a “day” hike. What to bring though? Since you aren’t ...