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Jetboil Sumo Group Stove System for Camping and Backpacking

Jetboil Sumo Stove System Review

The Jetboil Sumo is a 1.8L group cooking system with an aluminum pot, cozy pot, stove, stove stand, and measuring cup for making camping and backpacking meals. Like all Jetboil stove systems, it includes a heat exchanger pot that is more wind resistant than a standalone backpacking stove and pot, reducing the fuel required to boil water or cook food. …

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25 Great Backpacking Gifts for $25 or Less (2024)

25 Great Backpacking Gifts for $25 or Less

Backpacking gear has gotten really expensive. Here are 25 backpacking gifts for $25 or less, that any backpacker would love to receive. 1. Arlette Laan’s Backpacking Buddies 2. Ultralight Revel Gear 30′ LED Light String 3. Mountainsmith Beer Cooler Tube 4. Luci Outdoor 2.0 Inflatable Solar Lantern 5. Snow Claw Snow Shovel 6. Kula Cloth Pee Cloth 7. Gossamer Gear …

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Hiking a Green Mountain Club Long Trail Side-to-Side

The Long Trail side-to-side trail list

Vermont’s Long Trail is the oldest National Scenic Trail in the United States. It runs 272 miles from the Massachusetts-Vermont border north to Vermont’s border with Canada. It’s a great trail to thru-hike or section hike. I finished hiking the Long Trail end-to-end in 2008, but I wanted to return this summer and hike what’s known as a Long Trail …

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5 Best Leave No Trace Trowels for Backpacking and Camping (2024)

5 Best Leave No Trace Trowels

Using a Leave No Trace trowel is one of the most responsible things you can do to preserve the backcountry for others to enjoy. While there’s nothing quite as satisfying as having a good bowel movement outdoors in the crisp morning air, surrounded by white-capped mountains and wild flowers, it’s important to leave no trace of your “passage.” In order …

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