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“Coleslaw is the comfort food of salad,” says our Trail Chef Jennifer Bowen. “You just feel taken care of if someone takes the time to make some; it always seems a little bit special.”
Dinner Recipes

Simple Coleslaw for the Trail

Add a bit of fresh flair to your camp meals with this healthy side.

The best veggies to pack are carrots, celery, and radishes.Even a bell pepper or Anaheim chile stands up to several days on the trail. Choose the crispest, freshest versions available. Wash hands well and use a well-sanitized prep area (this helps prevent introducing bacteria that potentially inhibit long-term freshness).
Snack Recipes

Trail Chef's Pro Tips: Pack Fresh Vegetables for the Trail

Think carrot sticks are just for school lunches? Then you clearly haven't enjoyed the transcendent crunch of raw veggies on the trail--a luxurious, healthy backwoods snack.

Banff National Park, Alberta (jurvestson via Flickr)
Fall Foliage

Beautiful Fall Foliage Photos

Check out these amazing photos of fall colors across the country and beyond, from Yosemite to Banff to Acadia.

At home Cut 1/2 block of Neufchâtel "light" cream cheese (its tangier taste and lighter texture are better than regular) leaving the foil wrapper in place, then and wrap in plastic. Be careful not to touch with you fingers to avoid bacteria and help it last up to 4 days on the trail. Place in a quart-size freezer bag (you’ll use this later). Wrap 5 large (3-4”) chocolate cookies in paper (to cushion them slightly), then in plastic (to keep them fresh), then in a hard-sided container.
Snack Recipes

Super-Easy No-Bake Cheesecake Sandwiches

This decadent, creamy dessert will make you feel like you're at a fancy bakery, but requires no cooking and is super-easy to make.

Assemble materials and tools. You’ll need a cardboard (not foam!) egg crate, heaps of dryer lint, a small glass jar, a crushed-up candle, regular dental floss, and scissors. Crush your candle, remove the wick, and put it in the jar.
Survival Skills

Survive With... An Egg Crate, Dryer Lint, and a Candle

Individually, dryer lint, cardboard egg crates, and candles seem pretty unglamorous -- not to mention useless as survival tools. But combine them and they transform into an unstoppable, rainproof firestarter. Snow, wind, mud: We’ve tested this nuclear opt

“There’s nothing that says It’s time to sit down and relax! like some county food,” says our Trail Chef Jennifer Bowen. “These slider are like something your grandma or mom would make.”
Dinner Recipes

Impossibly Easy Barbecue Chicken Sliders

These juicy, saucy, super-simple mini sandwiches bring hearty home cooking to camp.

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The Backpacker Hall of Fame

These boots, packs, tents, shells and more have stood the test of time and stayed at the top of the class.

Fireweed (Alaska State Flower) against Exit Glacier near Seward, Alaska. (Pamela Thomas)
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Readers' Best Wildflower Shots

You sent us your best flower shots from Switzerland to California. Here are the ones that really blew us away.

Measure out several arm lengths of floss or line — a minimum of 12 feet or so (depending on the size of your fishing pond).
Finding Food and Water

Survive With… a Soda Can

A tossed soda or beer can is never a pretty sight in the wild -- but it could be your ticket to a much-needed meal if you find yourself stranded near a body of water. With some floss (or scavenged line), even a child can assemble a simple, usable fishing

1.Gather two standard cans of beer (or one standard and one tallboy—the tallboy is better for maximum sun coverage), duct tape, a knife, and if you can, a marker and pair of tough scissors.
Skills

Make a Duct-Tape-Beer-Can Visor

Nice job. You’ve forgotten your sunglasses and your hat. Lucky you thought ahead and brought duct tape and beer. Here’s how to put them to use keeping the sun out of your eyes.

Lay the bags flat with handles flat on the sides.
Survival Skills

Survive With…Plastic Shopping Bags

Everyone has a pile of plastic shopping bags overflowing out of a kitchen drawer or pantry just taking up space. So, make a survival tool out of ‘em – specifically, a strong, durable waterproof rope, which you can braid without any tools. All you need is as many plastic bags as you can get your hands on and a pair of scissors.

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