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Hiking for Beginners: Essential Tips

Being transported by your own two feet and carrying only what you need for your adventure allows you to connect with nature, stay active and get outdoors.

Hiking for Beginners: Essential Tips

Being transported by your own two feet and carrying only what you need for your adventure allows you to connect with nature, stay active and get outdoors.

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How to Start and Maintain a Campfire Safely

    This is the time of year that most would consider the start of “camping season” and camping isn’t quite camping without a campfire. The crackle of burning firewood,...

How to Start and Maintain a Campfire Safely

    This is the time of year that most would consider the start of “camping season” and camping isn’t quite camping without a campfire. The crackle of burning firewood,...

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3 Basics of Backcountry Hydration

3 Basics of Backcountry Hydration

It’s easy to think of hydration as little more than packing a water bottle and maybe a sports drink or two, but as with all things in an expedition there’s...

3 Basics of Backcountry Hydration

It’s easy to think of hydration as little more than packing a water bottle and maybe a sports drink or two, but as with all things in an expedition there’s...

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Art of the Shell: Softshell vs. Hardshell Outerwear

Art of the Shell: Softshell vs. Hardshell Outer...

The terms “softshell” and “hardshell” are used often when it comes to expeditionary outerwear, but what do those terms actually mean? Does it make a difference? Is one jacket or...

Art of the Shell: Softshell vs. Hardshell Outer...

The terms “softshell” and “hardshell” are used often when it comes to expeditionary outerwear, but what do those terms actually mean? Does it make a difference? Is one jacket or...

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Top 6 Checklist for Beating Rain in the Wild

Top 6 Checklist for Beating Rain in the Wild

Rain often feels like a fairly typical part in the lives of many of us, depending on where you live. And for many of us, that usually means remembering an...

Top 6 Checklist for Beating Rain in the Wild

Rain often feels like a fairly typical part in the lives of many of us, depending on where you live. And for many of us, that usually means remembering an...

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In this blog post, I'm going to show you how to quickly convert a 2006 Subaru Legacy station wagon into a very competent adventure vehicle, so that you can get out and enjoy #WAGONLIFE.

#WAGONLIFE | How to convert your station wagon ...

We've all probably heard of #VANLIFE by now.  Now don't get me wrong, I think the whole #vanlife thing is cool, but vans are expensive and for many of us, we...

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#WAGONLIFE | How to convert your station wagon ...

We've all probably heard of #VANLIFE by now.  Now don't get me wrong, I think the whole #vanlife thing is cool, but vans are expensive and for many of us, we...

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