By: Nick Tortajda The weekend is coming straight at you, and you’re going camping. Life is good. Well, until you have to start packing. Packing can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Use these simple tips and become the car camping packing champion you were destined to be. Or, just avoid the stress…
By: David Gladdish We can’t all be van lifers. The dream of living a nomadic lifestyle and working remote appeals to many, to others it sounds challenging. What we can all agree on is that when car camping, we want to be comfortable. Even if you don’t have a decked-out Sprinter van with cabinets and…
Buzzz, buzzz, buzzzz… “Ah snap, I totally spaced I had dinner plans tonight.” Shaking my head, I pick up my buddy’s phone call, “Yo man, super sorry, I got caught up at work. I am leaving right now, I’ll be there in twenty!” Frantically stuffing my resin pack, I leave my desk behind. Our lives behind…
If you typically put away your camping gear during the winter and leave it stowed until spring, you’re missing out on some great days in the outdoors. During the winter, the bare trees reveal mountain views you just can’t get in the warmer months, and the cold conditions drive off the masses, providing a greater…
The trails are devoid of human life, animals wander freely through the woods, and snow falls soundlessly on the treetops—it’s wintertime in the great outdoors. But despite the sparkling vistas, uncrowded trails, and the beauty nature offers to hikers in this time of the year, many never experience the wonder that the fourth season offers…
If you’ve never tried backcountry camping, we’re here to get you stoked about it! So you love camping (but only in a car!) or perhaps you’re a pro at tent camping, but only at a site. Either way, we all agree that it’s hard to beat an evening spent swapping stories with friends around a…
I once heard Yvon Chouinard say in a documentary that “adventure is when everything goes wrong. That’s when the adventure starts.” It’s not that everything went wrong per se, but more so unplanned and unexpected, and that was the start of our adventure. A New Normal – And Not One I Wanted To Get Used To When…
Getting your kids out into the backcountry with you can be one of the most rewarding experiences you can have as a parent. Hiking by day and reading bedtime stories (by headlamp) in a tent by night will create fond memories of exploring the outdoors. That being said, the first time out is the make…
If you’re among the outdoors enthusiasts who brave the chill for winter camping, you know how appealing the “off-season” backcountry can be. In addition to bigger helpings of solitude, spectacular snow-scapes, and greater visibility of animals and their tracks, the joys of winter camping—or, hey, winter glamping, if that’s more your style—include night skies of…
There’s nothing better than reaching camp, setting up your tent, and hanging out under the stars… with a cocktail in hand.