K10 Paracord Survival Kit Dog Collar If you’re the type of outdoorsman or woman who likes to bring your canine companion along when you’re backpacking or camping, survival just got a little bit easier. Your dog probably wears a collar anyway – after all, he should, especially in the vast outdoors – so the K10 Paracord […]

The IceMule Cooler Bringing a cooler along when you’re backpacking, hiking, or camping is usually not an easy thing to do. Most hard-shell coolers are far too heavy and bulky to be a practical option to bring on a long trip outdoors, and many soft shell coolers on the market simply don’t keep beverages cold […]

Gerber StrongArm Survival Knife For any adventure outdoors, a survival knife is an important piece of equipment. Ideal for deterring predators, making fire, making shelter, hunting, and many, many other things, a quality survival knife can make life outdoors much easier. We recently covered some of the best survival knives that money can buy, but […]

Clif Organic Energy Food Gel If you’re sick of eating standard energy bars and chews and gels and shakes, you’re in luck – Clif Bar has developed a new line of energy products that are certainly unlike anything you’ve ever had to eat on your outdoor adventures previously. Clif Organic Energy Food is Clif’s newest line […]

The Best Sunglasses for Backpacking and Camping When you’re out in the wilderness, your eyes are definitely going to need extra protection – both from the sun and the elements. If you head into the backcountry without a solid pair of shades to safeguard your eyeballs, you will be making a huge mistake. When outside for […]

Do you ever find yourself having problems keeping your hands warm in the backcountry during the coldest months of the winter? Odds are that most backpackers have experienced this issue. Many people turn to bulky gloves and mittens to combat the cold, but the cost of using these gloves can be high – bulkier gloves usually […]

You can put the word “smart” before nearly anything these days: smartphones, smartwatches, smartwool, and so forth. But have you ever heard of a smart flashlight? Thanks to the Kickstarter-funded Fogo flashlight, this is now a thing. If you’re a little dubious about the concept of an intelligent flashlight, we don’t blame you. But the […]