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Spring is the perfect time to shake off the long, cold winter and welcome back the great outdoors. With warmer weather, blooming wildflowers, and fewer crowds than the summer months, the spring ...

Winter camping isn’t for the faint of heart ... make sure you purchase a tent designed for the cold. Summer-grade tents are primarily designed for maximum ventilation to keep you cool, but ...

See where the MSR Mutha Hubba tent netted out ... Here we give you seven simple tips to make your first cold-weather winter camping trip much safer and much more comfortable.

These fire starters, knives and other emergency essentials will keep you safe and secure on your camping trip.

Winter has felt long this year, and you’re probably itching to spend some time in the sun, and maybe go on a camping trip ... a low-profile backpacking tent instead. Once you’ve divined ...

Not only do I prefer to be comfortable and warm at night, but I’m also simply too afraid of what could be lurking in the woods to sleep peacefully in a tent ... scaredy cat, camping in my ...

If you pull your tent out of winter storage only to catch a whiff ... about the best way to wash away the funk before your next camping trip. Cleaning a tent should take anywhere from 30 to ...

Dark and cold. In wintertime in northern Greenland ... Jesper set up the tent—some nights are spent camping, some in huts scattered along the coast—then unrolled the ultra-insulated sleeping ...

If you live somewhere inhospitably cold and have the resources (time being the most crucial), please consider building and donating alcohol jet burners. Alcohol burners like these are great for ...