Trying to keep your tent clean and free of trail dirt and pine needles can be tough, especially on a multi-day car camping adventure. Every time you enter your tent, you’re bringing in sand, dirt and twigs from the trail. But if you do a little housekeeping every day with a good dustpan, you’ll revolutionize your in-tent experience. Here are four dustpan sets to help you keep the dust and dirt from turning your tent into a sandbox.
Roasting marshmallows or sausages around a campfire is a time-honored outdoor tradition. Using sticks can be difficult and messy, though, so having a true utensil is the way to go. When choosing a roasting fork, pay attention to its length, material, and features.
It’s a bit unfair to call this inflatable sofa a sofa, especially when it can do so much more than just provide a place for you to sit and chill.
When traveling or camping in certain parts of the world, it can be very important to keep yourself safe from mosquitos. However, even if you’re not at risk of catching some mosquito-borne illness, a mosquito net can still be a handy thing to have among your camping and traveling equipment, as it can keep away pesky insects during the evening or just while you’re lounging or hanging about.
Zero gravity chairs look a little different from your normal camp chair or tailgating bench, but they offer some interesting benefits. Designed to distribute your weight equally all over, you get a higher level of relaxation than you would from a normal chair, as a normal chair can sometimes cause pain in your back and legs.
Safety should always be your top priority while enjoying any sort of outdoor activity, especially when you recreate in bear country.
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Lake Tahoe is 122,200 acres of cobalt blue water, and reflections of the Sierra. The best way to get to know it: The Tahoe Rim Trail. Get ready to hike with our guide to preparing, buying gear, and travelling the 165-mile loop.
No one likes smelly clothes! Corey Buhay shows us how to wash clothes in the wild with just a few easy to pack items.
This stove system packs tiny and does it all: lightning-fast boils, quiet simmers, and everything in between.
Squeezed into the extremely rugged landscape of Dick Smith Wilderness, this 5-mile out-and-back features great streamside camping and plenty of solitude.
Escape the city's bustle by leaving the mainland. This 10.4-mile loop explores the crowd-free hills and beautiful gardens of Santa Catalina Island.
Bag a rugged fourteener on this 20.8-mile lasso loop linking shady evergreens and long sunny scrambles to a beautiful peak high above the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
Earmark a long weekend for this 31-miler linking tree-shaded lowlands, old mining homesteads, waterfalls, and a beautiful alpine lake.
This 17-mile out-and-back in the Trinity Alps features pristine mountain lakes, stunning views and an easy, off-trail scramble.
Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter demonstrates how to safely cook inside a tent's vestibule
Our yurt-dwelling test team shares the goodness of Bear Creek Country Soup Mixes
Beat the backcountry blahs with this aromatic curry dish Beat the backcountry blahs with this aromatic curry dish.
Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter demonstrates the basic clothing to wear on top to stay comfortable in any conditions.
Rocky Mountain Editor Steve Howe dispels a few camping myths and drops some dirtbagging tips in this primer.
