Adventure Upgrades: Hike Smarter and Farther

Take your backpacking to the next level. Our experts craft custom plans for readers who asked for help with navigation, winter camping, thru-hiking, and more.

Author:: Kristy Holland
Updated:: Feb 14, 2017
Original:: Jan 4, 2012

Ready for the next level, but don’t know where to start? Try these tips we customized for six readers who wanted to elevate their skills. Go bigger and hike smarter with advice from experts on navigation, family camping, gear maintenance, thru-hiking, cooking, and winter camping.

Thru-Hike a Long Trail

Cook Like a Pro

Camp Comfortably in Winter

Make Gear Last

Take the Family Hiking and Camping

Navigate Off Trail

Kids: How-to Guides

Use these tricks to get your kids begging for another trip outside.

Winter Camping

Extend your backpacking season: Here's how to stay warm and protect your gear.

Skills

Prep for success, plan ahead, and stay healthy to pull off a month-plus trek.

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Adventure Travel

Kick it up a notch with these quick fixes.

How-to

Pack and prepare a week's worth of mouth-watering meals.

Navigation

Open up a new door to adventure–by leaving the well-trod route behind.

Cooking

We asked a few of our favorite pros how to fix some common backcountry annoyances

Beginner Skills

Learn how to stay dry in a storm, navigate without a compass, and walk right.

Backpacking Fitness

Few devour distance like Joe “Stringbean” McConaughy, who holds the overall speed record on the Appalachian Trail. Here are his tips for wringing more miles out of the day.

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Adventure Upgrade: Camp Comfortably in Winter

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Adventure Upgrade: Cook Like a Pro

Adventure Upgrade: Navigate Off Trail

Expert Panel: Instant Upgrades

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