When you think of epic through-hikes, your mind probably gallops to the triple crowns of America: the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the Appalachian Trail (AT), or the Continental Divide Trail...
After a particularly grueling 10-mile hike that left me with two blisters the size and color of ripe plums, I declared war. This wasn’t a minor skirmish anymore; this was...
We’ve all been there, huddled around a campfire, eating a perfectly decent hot dog, and a little voice in your head whispers, “but what if it was pizza?” That voice...
Hello, my fellow gram-weenies, weight-weenies, and aspiring sidewalk-pounder-packer-lighteners. I’m Jake. And for years, I’ve been obsessed with the glorious, back-freeing, knee-preserving philosophy of ultralight backpacking. I’ve read the forums, I’ve...
No fire? No problem! Whether a fire ban has you down, or you’re just feeling a little lazy (no shame in that), there are plenty of ways to get your...
I’ve been doing this whole “sleeping on the ground for fun” thing for a while now. I’ve graduated from the era of forgetting the tent poles and surviving on a...
For the first few years of my hiking career, I thought trekking poles were for people who were either 90 years old or had recently escaped a medical drama. I...
If you’re picturing a grizzled cowboy searing a steak over an open flame, you’re not wrong. The line between a soul-stirring camping trip and a bad story is often drawn...
If you’ve ever stared into the blackened, crusty abyss of your campfire skillet after a hearty meal of chili and thought, “Well, I guess this is its life now,” this...