Navigation tools are essential for planning and performing outdoor activities. This is especially true for hunters or those venturing into the backcountry. Traditionally, these tools were a map and...
Category: Backpack
Marmot Ultra Elite Review: The Best 3-Season Backpacking Sleeping Bag
A sleeping bag is one of the most important pieces of gear you take into the backcountry. It's your primary protection against inclement weather and hypothermia. However, a sleeping bag can also be...
3 Simple and Delicious Ways to Cook Trout in the Backcountry
Time spent in the backcountry is never wasted but home does offer some amenities that aren't easily replaced. One of those is quality food. After a few days off the grid, I start craving anything...
Perhaps the greatest backcountry danger is hypothermia. When you're in the mountains you're always a misstep, slip, or unexpected storm away from getting wet, then cold, then possibly hypothermic....
It can be hard to choose the sleeping bag temperature that will be best for you. The most important function of a sleeping bag is keep to you warm when it's cold out, but you also don't want to sweat...
In my teens and early twenties, I used a handheld GPS unit on almost all of my hiking and hunting excursions. Those units saved me from getting lost multiple times. Nowadays, every smartphone and...
