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How to Pick the Right Hiking or Backpacking Pack
Imagining the perfect day hike or embarking on a sure-to-be legendary backpacking trip with a group of your closest friends? Yeah, we can relate to...
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Eight Things to Consider Before Your First Backpacking Trip
So you're thinking about testing yourself by trying out backpacking? Awesome! We're happy to say we've been in the same situation as you have. The ...
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Our Comprehensive Backpacking Guide
In its simplest form, backpacking is the combination of hiking and camping rolled into one. You head out to your campsite on foot and bring only what you can pack in (and back out) with you. The benefits of taking in the natural world are many and every single one of them can be life changing in a positive way.