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How to Preheat a Thermos

Maximize your thermos's heat retention capacity with these easy preheating steps.

Plot an Off-Trail Route

Try these 10 tips for cross-country travel.

How to Do Everything - Hiking

From navigation to staying dry to predicting the weather, our primer will have you dialed.

How to Navigate in the Snow

Solve winter routefinding challenges with these expert tips.

Next Level: Navigate Cross Country

3 key skills for getting off the trail without getting off course

How to Choose a Campsite

A NOLS veteran offers tips on balancing comfort, safety, and Leave No Trace principles.

Reading Topo Maps: Understanding Map Symbols and Colors

Dotted, dashed, and curvy. Red, blue, and brown. All these colors and styles criss-cross a topo map. Learn what they mean.

Learn How to Stay On Course

By understanding your terrain, knowing your pace, and reading the map regularly you can stay on course wherever you are.

Navigation 101: Understanding Your Compass

If you don't know what triangulation is, read this article.

Reading Topo Maps: Understanding Contour Lines

Topo maps just look like a children's drawing if you don't know what contour lines are.

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