Backpacking

HENDERSONVILLE — “Before You Go Outside,” a class to offer tips on hiking, camping and backpacking for people of all skill levels, will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at Historic Johnson Farm's Interpretive Center. The class will be led by Gary Eblen ...  

Thanks to its massive 5000cu inch main compartment, the Jansport Big Bear 82 Backpack holds all you need for an extended weekend on the trail or even a week in the hills. An aluminum stay and frame sheet add support when you load this Jansport pack to the gills, and the adjustable torso ensures a precise fit for nearly anyone. The Big Bear 82 Backpack includes four compression straps to stabilize your load and keep it from flopping around...  

The lightweight Gregory Women's Jade 50 Backpack carries everything you need for a weekend backpacking trip, a day at the climbing crags, or a longer ultralight backpacking journey. You can comfortably carry up to 35 pounds of gear in this backpack, which weighs substantially less than four pounds. Gregory gave this women's-specific backpack its Jet Stream suspension system, which features a perforated frame sheet and mesh back panel that...  

Make the most of your European backpacking trip. Let every minute be packed full of adventure with these creative ideas for traveling around and finding places to stay from someone who has already done it.Contributor: Jedidiah FreePublished: Nov 22, 2009  

Grand Canyon National Park long has run its backpacking permit operation with a four-month lead time. In other words, you could walk into the backcountry office on February 1 and ask for a permit for a date in June and receive it. Well, the rules are changing friends. read more  

With the support, durability, and weather-protection of the La Sportiva Trango Trek GTX Women's Backpacking Boots, you can take on big, wet hikes without a second thought. Their Gore-Tex inserts keeps your feet totally dry as you cover a handful of miles the day after a big rainstorm. La Sportive used Vibram soles to ensure the Trango Trek GTX Boots had the traction needed for steep, slick conditions. Then they added a Roughout leather upper...  

Here are some ideas for easy backpacking meals. While eating along the trail is not as easy as eating at home, there is no reason to have to survive on energy bars alone. With a little planning there are a number of meals that ...Contributor: Jeffrey MoatsPublished: Nov 04, 2009  

Smoky Scout commented on Adam Beal's blog post 'What Kind of Backpacking Stove Do You Use?'I have a very old Peak type pocket rocket that still works great. I saw a Boy Scout leader do a demo once of a bunch of backpacking stoves. He lit each one and then went down the row knocking them all over. The Peak was the only one that put itsel...  

Please help me out by telling me about the stove you use backpacking here and why you like it. I am looking at upgrading my stove for this winter and just curious what other folks like or don't like. Also feel free to warn me of any that you would stay away from. Thanks for the help!  

While most view Acadia National Park as the perfect summer destination, folks have been known to head there in the winter months. With that in mind, the park keeps the Blackwoods Campground open on a limited basis for the hardy who want to experience a different season in Acadia. read more  

Nice find on the Internets, the Art of Backpacking. Chockful of helpful advise from a couple of globetrotters. From their "About" page: Who is Art of Backpacking? What is the Art of Backpacking? We’re Mike and Teresa and we developed...  

... hardy souls, camping is free this winter inside Dinosaur National Monument. Park officials announced Tuesday that the Split Mountain campground on the Utah side of the Monument will remain open throughout winter. Three other campgrounds also ...  

By Jeff Rose I wish I was writing this post from the standpoint of how I saved money on my most recent backpacking trip, but alas, I cannot. I can only write it from the standpoint of how I could have saved money on my backpacking trip. While this isn't the first year that I've gone backpacking with my buddies, it was the first year that required a bit more planning. We decided that Yellowstone National Park was our destination and that...  

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national...  

Hey, that looks like ME in Backpacker magazineBluff Country ReaderIn the January 2010 issue of Backpacker magazine - a nationwide publication of Active Interest Media - you'll find yours truly listed (again, that would be ...