The course fee covers backpacking equipment and food on the trail. All food, transportation, backpacking and camping equipment provided. Participants must be able to carry a 50 lb. pack while hiking ...

Below is the list of equipment you will need to bring with you for a backpacking, backpacking and canoeing ... Please check off each item as you assemble your equipment to make sure that you have ...

Take a tour through your junk drawer and see if you can start your ultralight journey today. Lancaster is Outdoor Life’s gear staff writer where she focuses on in-depth testing of backpacking and ...

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ONLY A FEW short decades ago, camping was a whole different animal. Most campers looking to "rough it" hoofed it into the woods under their own power, wearing all cotton clothes and weather-beaten ...

But as I’ve started getting my kid into backpacking, my attitude has started to shift. I can’t just plan to keep hiking until the weather improves ... hurricane that is a small child on the first ...

Conditions are harsher, and your gear needs to stand up ... Will you be hiking with the tent or base camping? If you often backpack or winter camp alone, a one-person backpacking or mountaineering ...

Whether you're backpacking or enjoying an activity-filled backcountry camping adventure ... If you're taking the children on an outdoor family vacation, make sure to purchase a kids sleeping ...

Unlike backpacking, day hiking doesn’t involve carrying extensive camping gear or supplies for overnight stays. However, if you are anything like my husband, you may enjoy carrying a Crazy Creek ...

The Park District started a free gear loan initiative, where people can check out backpacks, sleeping bags, cooking stoves ...