Backpacking and Hiking

There is more to a good camping checklist than a tent, sleeping bags, and clothes.  (Read the first part of Creating a Camping Supply List for more info on these items.)  You will also want to include the right food, cooking food and kitchen materials, and a variety...

Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, New Hampshire is North America’s most climbed peak, and reputed to end up being the next most climbed mountain in the globe, after Mount Fuji in Japan. Though I’ve been near to the mountain on various other trips I’ve hardly ever climbed it, and actually...

What do you do when you need to be home instead of backpacking? Dream up fresh ways to backpack and fresh ideas for backpacking gear. Here are some of my most recent backpacking ideas for products and techniques.Swamp cooler t-shirt. This is for sizzling desert hiking. Just...