Products like lightweight inflatable chairs can help to make your time at camp comfortable and fun. Will you be carrying all of your gear on your back while you hike to your designated backcountry ...

Sure, it’s expensive to achieve that elusive sub-10 pound base weight. But trimming a few pounds off your kit is shockingly affordable. You can spend less than $20 at your local gas station and trim ...

No matter how long you’re out on the trail, these lightweight outdoor gear items will support you on your adventure. ByWendy Altschuler, Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert ...

• Compatibility: Backpacking for one or two people across three seasons and a little beyond Though on the more budget end of the spectrum, their kit tends to deliver exactly what you’d expect (in my ...

Over the years, ultralight backpacking has garnered an unfortunate reputation: obsessive, elitist, unsafe, prohibitively expensive. While we could debate the first three (obsessive is the only one I’d ...

The Best Backpacking Tents of 2025 Best Overall Backpacking Tent: Nemo Dagger OSMO 3P Best Budget Backpacking Tent: Kelty Late Start 2p Runner-Up Best Backpacking Tent: REI Co-op Half Dome 3 Most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By definition, a good pack is the most defining piece of backpacking gear. However, picking the optimal one can often be ...

I first encountered the ideas of ultralight backpacking in 1994, in an article in now-defunct (and much-missed) Backpacker magazine. It was titled “Less is More,” by Mark Jenkins. (I still have a PDF ...

The best 2-person backpacking tents are identified and chosen based on in-field experience evaluating tent durability, weather resistance, and comfort. The weight, price, and other features are also ...

Memorial Day is one of the best times of the year to shop for outdoor gear and score serious savings. In honor of the holiday weekend, retailers are throwing some of their biggest sales, with ...