3 Day Beginner Backpackers Pack List By Joe Kellam
A great way to go from being a hiker to a fledgling backpacker is to spend a 3 day weekend out exploring an established trail. With all of the areas available and apps to find a route it is easy ev...
A Weekend Backcountry Adventure: Exploring Big Pine Lakes by Jason Huckeba
If you're a backpacking enthusiast in search of a truly amazing wilderness experience, then look no further than Big Pine Lakes in California. Tucked away in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, this extraor...
6 Reasons to Pack Out Your Dirty Toilet Paper by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath
Let’s face it…it always sucks to arrive at a trailhead and see little bits of white and brown for the first quarter mile. As outdoor spaces get a usage boost, they become a casualty of toilet pa...
Choosing and Using the Right Sleeping Bag by Jim Sutherland
I have created this video to share my experiences when choosing the right sleeping bag. Six different bags are described, and their pros/cons are discussed based on what I have found from using th...
SMD packing pods review by Jim Sutherland
In any one week, I can switch items of gear from one pack to another depending upon what kind of riding I am doing, e.g. local trail riding for an hour or so on my mountain bike, longer rides away...
Top 10 Benefits of Going Backpacking by Heather Hoechst
While there are likely hundreds, nay, thousands of benefits of going backpacking, I’ve done my best to summarize the top 10 reasons I hoist my pack on my back and make for the trail. In no particul...