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Down-insulated sleeping bags are still the most popular nighttime insulation option with backpackers because they’re highly compressible and warmer in cold, damp, or drafty weather particularly in the spring and autumn when temperatures are close to freezing. While mummy bag designs still prevail, there’s a lot more variety in the types of sleeping bags that have become available in the …

There’s a simple rule of thumb for figuring out how many days of food you can fit into a given bear canister volume. First find out the capacity of your bear canister in cubic inches and divide by 100. That will give you a pretty good approximation of the number of days of food you can cram into it. For …

I consider myself a pretty good trip planner, but I’ve still made many comical or embarrassing backpacking trip-planning mistakes or omissions over the years. Here are a few select nuggets: The time I parked my car seven miles farther down the Appalachian Trail from where I’d expected to find it, so I had to keep walking when I thought I’d …

The Fjallraven Keb Eco-Shell is a 3-layer waterproof/breathable jacket built for backpacking and technical adventures. Made from Fjallraven’s recycled Eco-Shell fabric, the Keb Eco-Shell Jacket breathes, wicks, stretches, and completely protects against wind, snow, and rain. With a highly adjustable hood, ample chest pockets, side ventilation, and adjustable wrist cuffs, the Keb Eco-Shell checks all the boxes, performing better and …