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2020 Holiday Gift Guide
No matter who you're shopping for, we've got you covered with 2020's best holiday gifts for hikers, in every price range.
Take A Hike Day Contest and Virtual Campfire
Share your photos and join us live!
KIND Snacks and BACKPACKER Magazine ‘Take A Hike Day’
Sign up for a KIND® Energy Bar sample and join us on November 17th for National Take A Hike Day.
Geyser Systems Portable Shower Giveaway
Enter by 10/6/20 for your chance to win a Geyser Systems Portable Shower
Lily Trotters Compression Socks
You can feel the compression as soon as you pull them on, but they’re not too tight for all-day use.
ZOLEO Satellite Communicator
Stay connected anywhere with this affordable, easy-to-use text and email messenger. Get two-way global communication, emergency SOS, and check-in with GPS location.
2020 BACKPACKER Get Out More TV Weekly Sweepstakes
Each week BACKPACKER Get Out More TV will be giving away a backpacking prize pack to one lucky winner.
6 Modern Tools to Upgrade Dad’s Backpacking Kit
It’s time to hang up the old external frame pack and leather boots and step into the modern age.
BACKPACKER Safety Giveaway!
Be Safe, Go Wild. Venture confidently in the wild with gear you trust. Safer for you, the environment, and the bear, FRONTIERSMAN bear safety products will keep you safer and more confident in the great outdoors.
Intro to GPS Navigation
Whether you’re just getting into using a GPS to navigate in the backcountry, or have had a unit for a year but still don’t fully understand how to use it, BACKPACKER’s intro to GPS navigation online course is the place to start.
Intro to GPS Navigation: Plan a Route at Home
Whether you’re just getting into using a GPS to navigate in the backcountry, or have had a unit for a year but still don’t fully understand how to use it, BACKPACKER’s intro to GPS navigation online course is the place to start.
Intro to GPS Navigation: Sight and Go
Whether you’re just getting into using a GPS to navigate in the backcountry, or have had a unit for a year but still don’t fully understand how to use it, BACKPACKER’s intro to GPS navigation online course is the place to start.
Intro to GPS Navigation: Measuring Distances
Whether you’re just getting into using a GPS to navigate in the backcountry, or have had a unit for a year but still don’t fully understand how to use it, BACKPACKER’s intro to GPS navigation online course is the place to start.
Essential Knots
Tired of staring at knot illustrations to teach yourself?
Essential Knots: Using Tarps
Tired of staring at knot illustrations to teach yourself?
Essential Knots: Types of Rope
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Essential Knots: Big Knots
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Essential Knots: How to Cut Rope
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Essential Knots: How to Coil
Tired of staring at knot illustrations to teach yourself?