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GuideDean Shaw1 Oct 20267 min

The Best Treehouse Isn't in a Tree

Build it on posts, keep it under five feet, and hand your kid the drill. They'll remember the building longer than the fort.

The Cold Comes From Under You, Not Around You

Your sleeping bag isn't the problem. The four inches between your hip and the dirt is, and it's fixable in one shopping trip.

GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Gym Is Not the Crag

Six months of plastic will get you up the wall. It won't tie the knot that keeps you off the ground.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Hiking After Sixty Without Trashing Your Knees

The climb isn't what hurts you. It's the walk back down, and a few grams of aluminum in each hand change everything.

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The Car Camping Kit That Fits in a Trunk and Sleeps Like Home

Spend your money on sleep and light, in that order, and a weekend in a state park stops feeling like an endurance test.

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GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

How Far Kids Can Really Hike and How to End the Day Happy

Distances by age, a snack schedule that works, and the one rule that decides whether your kid ever asks to go again.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Hiking Alone as a Woman Starts the Night Before

A trip plan somebody actually reads, a turn-around time you keep, and the gear that earns its weight when the light goes early.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The First Hour After You Realize You Are Lost

Most search-and-rescue stories are decided before the sun goes down, by what you do in the sixty minutes after the trail stops looking like a trail.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Leave No Trace Before Somebody Turns It Into a Rule

The fastest way to lose a free, unpermitted, gate-open campsite is to leave it worse than you found it. Here's the practical version.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Ground Steals Your Heat Before the Air Ever Does

Below zero, warmth is a system you build in daylight — pad R-value, a dry sleeping layer, hot water at your feet, and a stove that actually lights.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Read a Topo Map and Shoot a Bearing Before Your Phone Dies

Lithium batteries quit in the cold and GPS quits under cliffs. A paper quad and a $40 baseplate compass never do. Learn them now, not in the fog.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

How to Buy Hiking Boots and Break Them In Before the Trip

Most trail misery starts in the store, with a boot that fit fine on carpet and failed on the descent. Fix it before you leave.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your First Overnight Backpacking Trip and What to Leave Home

Pick a camp four miles from the car, carry under 30 pounds, and know where the water is. Everything else is negotiable.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Your Truck Is Already an Overland Rig

Skip the $3,000 rooftop tent. The gear that actually keeps you out of trouble on a forest road fits in a milk crate.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

National Parks Worth the Long Drive and How to Beat the Crowds

Seven parks that reward a real drive, plus the timing tricks that get you a parking spot and a trail to yourself.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

6 min

Six Knots You Should Be Able to Tie in the Dark

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The Weather That Kills Hikers and How to Read It in Time

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Bear Country Rules That Actually Keep You Out of Trouble

Spray on your hip, food in a certified canister, and a clear plan for the ten seconds when a bear decides to close the distance.

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The Ten Essentials and Why Veterans Still Carry Them

The list is ninety years old, weighs about four pounds, and has pulled more people off a mountain alive than any piece of advice ever printed.

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Wilderness first aid in The Outdoors

Latest news · Wilderness first aid

The Best Treehouse Isn't in a Tree

Your Kid Doesn't Care About the View

The Family Gear That Survives Twenty Weekends a Year

Buy the Camper Your Truck Can Actually Pull

Camping Gear That Survives the Outback and Everything Else

What To Do When Somebody Gets Hurt Two Miles From the Truck

The Cold Comes From Under You, Not Around You

The Gym Is Not the Crag

Hiking After Sixty Without Trashing Your Knees

The Car Camping Kit That Fits in a Trunk and Sleeps Like Home

How Far Kids Can Really Hike and How to End the Day Happy

Hiking Alone as a Woman Starts the Night Before

The First Hour After You Realize You Are Lost

Leave No Trace Before Somebody Turns It Into a Rule

The Ground Steals Your Heat Before the Air Ever Does

Read a Topo Map and Shoot a Bearing Before Your Phone Dies

How to Buy Hiking Boots and Break Them In Before the Trip

Your First Overnight Backpacking Trip and What to Leave Home

Your Truck Is Already an Overland Rig

National Parks Worth the Long Drive and How to Beat the Crowds

Six Knots You Should Be Able to Tie in the Dark

The Weather That Kills Hikers and How to Read It in Time

Bear Country Rules That Actually Keep You Out of Trouble

The Ten Essentials and Why Veterans Still Carry Them