Savage Camper

Cuben fiber fabric, now called Dyneema Composite Fabrics, was originally used for sails on the winner of the 1992 America’s Cup…

Most people prefer a pack that holds a little more gear than they actually need. An oversize pack allows you…

If you’re not familiar with hybrid campers, they appear almost identical to your standard, hard wall camping trailer in transit…

There are some outdoor gear testers outfitters with a large following on YouTube who can be heard saying, “If you…

If you are fortunate enough to be camping in winter you’re going to want to sleep in a tent that…

When the discussion topic among outdoors people is backpacking freeze dried food, the 800-pound gorilla in the room is always…

If you’re headed out on a backpacking adventure, you have two basic choices about how you’re going to cook your…

A backpacking breakfast is an important part of your trip and tends to be my favorite meal of the day.…

Backpacking is a trade-off between comfort and weight. The best backpacking chair may not be in the consciousness of the…

There is no shortage of camp kitchen checklists. The most comprehensive include everything from a stove, to salt and pepper,…

“Layering” is a strategy for dressing for all types of outdoor activity in all seasons of the year. The idea…

Some of my fondest outdoor memories as a child were spent in a small truck camper. My parents had a…

Portable solar power, and backpacking gadgets that can be powered by solar, have come a long way in recent years. …

If you're not already familiar with Solo Stove, they became well known for the popular efficient, eco-wood burning, Solo Stove Campfire for…

If there’s one thing that’s essential to the atmosphere of camping, it’s a good, sustainable campfire. It keeps you warm,…

We've all been there - an uncomfortable sleep at night when camping in a tent. It's not impossible, however to…

A short backpacking excursion to Bear Lake in Emigrant Wilderness afforded my buddy Wade and I a chance to properly do…

The teardrop trailer design started sometime in the 1930's and became popular shortly after World War 2. Families hit the road…

Not unlike other entrepreneurial success stories from humble beginnings, co-founders Robert Reeve (an electrical engineer) and Wesley Henry (a firefighter),…

If you’re like me, you’ve been sleeping in tents for years without so much as a thought to how comfortable…

For those who own a small truck, and a passion for camping, there are a few options out there for your…

Maybe you’ve been on hiking trip and glanced up at a scree slope that leads to a mountain top and…

Remember the days when providing enough light at night in the undeveloped outdoors meant using a fuel-based, mantle camping lantern?…

Aside from your boots, you probably won’t find a more important factor of your hiking experience than your backpack. Choosing…

The Chevy Colorado, and it's close cousin the GMC Canyon are handsome little trucks, with model years running 2003-Present. There are 2…

When folded for transit, an A-Frame Camper trailer might be mistaken for a pop up tent trailer, as they look almost…

Here's a handy new tool developed by Techknew, called the Crank Carabiner that's been recently launched on Kickstarter. It's essentially…

If you’re a strong hiker who is just going out for a day hike, you may or may not choose…

In 2005 I found myself lacing my boots, shouldering my pack, and heading out to Smoky Mountain National Park to…

A seven-mile day hike in Northern California found myself and a fellow hiker casually meandering along a trail that wove through…