backpacking

Whether you’re car-camping or hitting the John Muir Trail for two weeks with just a backpack for company, there’s an appropriate shelter for that.

Ultralight, homemade, and customizable—these gizmos solve all kinds of backpacking problems.

Backpacking is a great form of recreation on many levels, helping you maintain your physical and emotional health while escaping the pressures of work.

In this list, we’ve outlined some effective measures to help you stay safe while enjoying Southeast Asia’s unmatched beauty.

An in-depth review of our favorite, trustworthy water filter for thru-hiking.

A guide to hiking the Wonderland Trail in Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park.

To protect against protozoa, bacteria, and even viruses, there are myriad water filtration and purification systems built specifically for backpacking.

A 77-mile trail for hikers looking for an intermediate shake-down hike, yet demanding in elevation.

Because clear water isn’t always clean—and you don’t want to find out the hard way.

A review for the best ultralight water filters for backpackers.

I pumped hundreds of liters of dirty water to find the fastest and most reliable filter.

We tested filters from Sawyer, Katadyn, LifeStraw, MSR, and more to find the best option for every adventure.

A review of how to pack for a backpacking trip.

Get ready for your AT thru-hike with this gear checklist from expert thru-hikers Liz "Snorkel" Thomas and Nathan Pipenberg.

Tulijaribu vichungi vya maji vya backpacking na mifumo ya matibabu ili kupata chaguo bora kwa adventures yako.

A gear list for super ultralight adventures.

Trail veterans often jerry-rig the popular Sawyer Squeeze water filter onto a bomb-proof Vecto bladder. Now, the two products come together as a unit.

Trail veterans often jerry-rig the popular Sawyer Squeeze water filter onto a bomb-proof Vecto bladder. Now, the two products come together as a unit.

Tunaweka vichungi bora vya maji ya backpacking na purifiers kwa mtihani ili uweze kukaa salama kwenye safari yako inayofuata kwenye nje kubwa.

Bring these things along on your Yosemite vacation.

I’ve organized this in a way that I hope will give a comprehensive picture of what gear PCT thru-hikers are using.

Our backpacking experts present a comprehensive checklist of backpacking gear to consider for your next trip.

Deciding when to bail on an adventure or when to push through can be a difficult decision: especially with two dogs in tow.

Give them the gear they need to stay safe in any emergency situation.