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Ever reach into the food pack for some mallows, only to discover the sun’s heat has fused the bagful into one huge, sticky clump of Stay-Puft? …Is that really such a bad thing?
Here’s an easy hack to guarantee less s’mess with your s’mores.

At home, empty the bag of marshmallows into a large ziploc.
To it, add [...]

Meet Sean Emery, or “Shug” as he’s known to a growing audience of gear addicts. This self-described juggling, unicycling, bluegrass picking and backpacking comedian has been building up a library of camping and backpacking how-to videos. All of which, I might add, are so entertaining and informative that I entirely forget about the ‘juggler, unicyclist, [...]

The problem of how to best carry your winter gear, goes beyond just how frickin’ heavy it all is. Shoeing through deep snow with a backpack can be uncomfortably top-heavy. But pulling your stuff behind you in a pulk sled makes you less navigable in the woods, and can be daunting on hillls. What’s a [...]

Every winter camper knows that shoveling out the dough for a bivy sack and/or ground sheet is a necessary evil (as if the cost for an adequate sleeping bag isn’t steep enough.)
But before you go cold on the thought of blowing your budget, check out this article on how to make your own bivy. Not [...]

Here’s a clever hack for one of the few unenjoyable tasks on the trail: hanging the bear bag.
While camping, father and son Chris and Adam Seitz came across a football someone had forgotten and later, some discarded parachute line. That’s when Adam scored a great idea:
At our site on Burnt Lake the tall trees were [...]