If you pick up anything from ExpedUSA.com, use the code PUREOUTSIDE10 for 10% off your order. Pillows are controversial topic in backpacking communities. Some hikers won’t talk too you again if they find out you’re using a pillow. The others have given up faking they… Read More »EXPED Ultra Pillow Review
If you pick up anything from ExpedUSA.com, use the code PUREOUTSIDE10 for 10% off your order. Getting a good night sleep on the trail can make or break a hiking trip. I get a solid 7 or 8 hours at home usually but when I… Read More »EXPED Dura 3R Sleeping Mat Review
Welcome to the Backpacking Gear for Beginners Course. This course will walk you through every piece of hiking gear you might need for a short backpacking trip. We’ll cover what every piece of gear is and tips for buying each. What will this guide cover?… Read More »Backpacking Gear for Beginners Course
There’s a lot of stuff you can take backpacking. But not all of it you should. Every wish there was a book that listed out exactly what you needed to bring? Would it be even better if there was a checklist that you could fill… Read More »Free Ebook: Backpacking Gear for Beginners
Getting a good night sleep when you’re backpacking or camping is important. It’s hard to enjoy the trip when every night is a struggle. Exped have been making sleeping mats since 1997 and know how to make warm, comfortable mats that can stand up to… Read More »Exped Ultra 3R Sleeping Mat Review
If you want a warm meal on your backpacking trip then you’ll need some way to cook it or at least heat up the water. Some people go stoveless on backpacking trips. All their food is raw, packaged or cold-soaked. It doesn’t reduce your weight… Read More »Backpacking Stoves
There are 2 camps when it comes to hiking photos: those that never take a picture and just soak it all in and the rest of us. For the rest of us, it’s nice to take photos to share the trip and save the memory.… Read More »Cameras for Backpacking
When the lights go out in the backcountry, it’s dark. Like really dark. If you want to do anything safely after dark, or get that dawn patrol in before work, you’ll need a some sort of light, Headlamps are easy to use, can be inexpensive… Read More »Headlamps: How to Buy One for Hiking
Small, light backpacking tents are what most people use for shelter when they’re out backpacking. There are other options like hammocks and tarps but they require a little bit more experience and we don’t recommend you start there. A backpacking tent is small, light and… Read More »Backpacking Tents: Everything You Need to Know
Small backpacks are great for day hikes and travelling but when it comes to staying out in the backcountry for multiple days we need something a bit bigger. It needs to hold our shelter like a tent, sleeping gear, food, water and clothes in a… Read More »Backpacking Packs: Everything You Need to Know
