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I didn’t see it coming. My girlfriend and I have been bitten by the car camping bug. It all started last winter when my girlfriend wanted to camp out in the mountains so we could get a clear view of the Geminids meteor shower without any urban light pollution. We used my backpacking gear, but it wasn’t comfortable enough for …

If you’re interested in reducing the weight of your backpacking gear, the most important thing you can do is to buy a digital scale. I like the model shown here, called an Ultraship Scale because it can weigh your items in ounces or grams. This is the third one I’ve owned – they fall off my cluttered desk onto the …

Winter’s coming and it’s time to start thinking about gearing up your cooking system for winter backpacking and camping. One option is to go the Titanium route, and pick up a ultralight double wall insulated mug, like the Snow Peak Titanium Double Walled 600 Insulated Mug, which costs $59.95. That’s kind of pricey. Is it really worth it? Please leave …

Known worldwide by his trail name “Trauma”, Justin Lichter and his hiking companion Pepper (Shawn Forry) were the first people to ever thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail in winter. The story of that epic hike and many of Justin’s other long distance treks across the Himalayas, Africa, Mexico, New Zealand, Iceland, and others more are recounted in Justin’s new book Short Stories from Long …