Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Making your own backpacking equipment is fun. It’s also the one sure way to acquire gear that fits your body and its needs.

A filtered water bottle allows you to dip and drink water out of the river like the author’s daughter, Kolby, is doing here. You live in Oregon. If you never have gone backpacking you’ve gotta try it.

The Santa Barbara-Ventura Sierra Club’s Basic Backpacking Course will begin in March, offering a comprehensive program designed to introduce beginners to the essentials of backpacking and survival ...

Products like lightweight inflatable chairs can help to make your time at camp comfortable and fun. Will you be carrying all of your gear on your back while you hike to your designated backcountry ...

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If getting “away from the things of man” is something that appeals to the dad in your life, then you’ve got a good starting point for Father’s Day gifts. The right gear can keep him safer and more ...

You live in Oregon. If you never have gone backpacking you've gotta try it. A lot of people shy away from it because they think you have to go on a 100-mile Bataan Death March. You don't, especially ...