Smart hikers and backpackers know that stylish, reusable, classy metal bottles are where it’s at. With these BPA-free offerings, your water tastes sweet, you can keep your cool drinks cool and hot drinks hot, and you aren’t creating more plastic waste. Plus, a good reusable bottle won’t leak in your pack, stands up on its own without tipping, and can take the dings you’ll inevitably dish out when you accidentally fumble it into the talus on mile 10.
Multi-tools come in all shapes and sizes, from pocketknives to, well, Transformers (if you believe in intergalactic shape-changing alien robots). It’s great to have a one-tool-solves-all device handy on the trail and at camp, for quick repairs, jury-rigging shelter, and any other needs you have in the field. One excellent camping-themed combo we’ve seen is the axe-plus-saw, which lets you use one, single tool to collect and trim firewood, clear downed trees or branches from the trail or 4WD roads, and even do yardwork without having to keep going back to the toolshed for just the right implement. Plus, the weight savings of having to carry only one tool instead of two (or more) are notable in already laden packs.
Loosen up–and stay pain-free–with resistance stretching.