The best inexpensive camping and hiking gear for your next backcountry adventure
Here’s a wallet-friendly list to launch your first backpacking adventure.
All humans, rich or poor, benefit from the outdoors. But let’s face it: quality outdoor equipment isn’t cheap, and assembling all the gear you need to go on an overnight backpacking trip can cost thousands of dollars if you purchase only top-end gear. So when my editor and I were discussing these issues, we decided to take on the challenge of assembling a list of the cheapest, minimally viable equipment needed for an overnight backpacking trip, and when it comes to low-cost value, Walmart comes to mind.
One of the reasons outdoor equipment can be so expensive is that a lot of research and development has gone into making gear lighter, more capable, and more compact. Essentially, better, more expensive equipment enables you to carry less weight on your back (and have a more enjoyable time), do more tasks with fewer items, and put more things in less space in your pack. So we had the idea to see what we could find at our local Walmart to drive down economic barriers to entry so the cost-conscious could also enjoy the outdoors.
Explore the rest of Joe Plenxler's list of inexpensive camping and hiking gear for your next backcountry adventure here.
October 24, 2024
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Kazi na Kusudi ilizinduliwa katika 2014 kutoa mitazamo halisi na isiyochujwa juu ya masuala ya kijeshi na veterans katika enzi ya baada ya 9 / 11.
Usalama wa taifa unagusa tu kuhusu kila nyanja ya jamii ya Amerika, lakini mara nyingi, wale ambao wanawajibika zaidi kwa usalama huo hupuuzwa, kupuuzwa, au kuwakilishwa vibaya na vyombo vya habari. Chapisho letu la kidijitali linatoa sauti kwa wanachama wa huduma, wakongwe, na familia za kijeshi ambao wanajua vizuri kuliko mtu mwingine yeyote athari za Vita vya Ulimwenguni juu ya Ugaidi zimefanya kwa nchi yetu.
Tunatimiza dhamira yetu kupitia taarifa za uchunguzi wa kina, kuandika hadithi, na uchambuzi wa masuala ya kitamaduni na mambo ya sasa.
Timu ya kazi na madhumuni ya veterans, wanafamilia wa kijeshi, na waandishi wa habari ambao wamefunika vita nchini Iraq na Afghanistan wanaweza kuwaambia hadithi za jamii za kijeshi na veterans - sio tu kwa sababu tunazingatia, lakini kwa sababu uzoefu wetu wa kibinafsi na wa kitaaluma na migogoro unatulazimisha.
Chunguza Maudhui Zaidi
Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari
A favorite of ultralight hikers, backpackers, bikers, and travelers, the Sawyer Squeeze filter is the gold standard in water filters for anyone concerned about weight and universal compatibility.
Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari
In the morning before getting to the park, I applied insect repellent (Picaridin lotion by Sawyer).
Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari
A Sawyer Squeeze water filtration system that blows any other system out of the — say it with me — water.
Kutoka kwa kikosi
Mazungumzo ya Campfire na jamii yetu, kutoka kwa Wanachama wa Squad na Mabalozi kwa Washirika wa Brand na timu ya Sawyer.
