On a two-week backpacking trip through Europe, I had a sleepless night on a train that left me too exhausted to explore.

IT WAS ONE of those days I waited for all winter. There was not a cloud in the sky or a breeze in the air. It was way too ...

I began traveling across Southeast Asia in the late '90s. After college, with just a backpack, a camera, and a sense of adventure, I set out to explore the Philippines — my country of birth. That ...

I did not grow up in an outdoorsy family. We spent the occasional summer road-tripping through Colorado, sure, but I was just as likely to spend an entire school break playing Super Nintendo in my ...

The 10 Very Best Pillows for Side Slee A good thing to keep in mind when buying a tent is “What is it I need protection from?

In the fall of 2021 the burnout, my friends, was real. That October, I determined that I needed to rapidly disassemble my day-to-day routine, yeet myself clear of everything that I considered normal, ...

Before testing backpacking quilts, I didn’t understand what the hype was about. Anytime someone mentioned one, I always thought, “Can’t I just use a sleeping bag? What’s the difference?” Turns out ...

These 17 pieces of essential backpacking gear, each priced under $100, help you hit the trail without hitting overdraft ...