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Camping Tips

Three Ways to Start a Fire Without a Lighter or a Match

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

How to Treat a Snakebite

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

No Trace Camping – 3 Easy Tips to “Leave No Trace” at Your Campsite

Not everyone agrees that the environment should be protected from the human footprint with no trace camping. But if you…

Three Poisonous Plants to Avoid When Camping in North America

Depending on where you live, you may or may not have encountered a poisonous plant or two in the wild.…

Bears and Food Storage Safety When Camping or Backpacking

If you’re going to be spending time outdoors in bear country, there are a few things you can do to…

How to Choose a Suitable Day Hike

Hiking in the outdoors can be a healthy and rewarding experience. If you’re just starting out though, or even if…

How to Treat a Foot Blister

Outside of getting lost, there aren’t too many mundane things that can impact your hike as negatively as getting a…

5 Tips for Camping in the Snow

Despite all of its added discomfort and difficulties, a snow-covered winter landscape can constitute one of the most beautiful scenes…

How to Bandage a Wound in the Wild

Depending on where you’re hiking or camping, you may be miles from the nearest road, and even further from modern…

Best Way to Remove a Tick

If you’ve never had a tick, you’re lucky they absolutely suck, literally and figuratively. For those of us that have…

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