How a Satellite Messenger Device Can Save Your Life
No one ever wants to be in a situation where you need to call for help. But if it does happen to you, you won’t regret being prepared.
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5 Ways a Smartwatch Can Make Backcountry Trips Easier
Spend more time taking in the sights and less time fumbling with your phone.
Editors' Choice Snow: Delorme inReach Explorer
Upload routes, plot waypoints, and communicate with friends in the field, at home, and on Facebook and Twitter with this next-gen, do-it-all device.
Freewaters GPS Sandal Review
A legtimately supportive camp sandal at a reasonable price.
Learn to Calibrate Your GPS
Make sure you stay on track with this step-by-step guide to calibrating your GPS unit.
Editors' Choice 2013: Garmin fenix GPS Watch
Bring the best of fitness watches into the backcountry with this long-lasting GPS watch from Garmin.
Editors' Choice 2012: inReach 2-way Satellite Communicator by DeLorme
Send and receive messages from the backcountry
Editors' Choice 2011: DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator
Call for emergeny help and stay connected back home with these two high-tech gadgets.
2009 Editors' Choice Award Winner: Garmin Oregon 400t GPS
Meet the ultimate GPS: simple enough for beginners, powerful enough for experts. Rocky Mountain Editor Steve Howe gives you the tour.
Survival Skills: Get Un-Lost with GPS
Find your way using only a topo map and a GPS.
The CDT Project: Wildlife
Big and small, the Backpacker teams spotted a variety of wildlife along the CDT
The CDT Project: Team 43
Team 43 treks through Montana and Idaho for Backpacker's CDT Project
The CDT Project: Amazing Views
Join the Backpacker CDT Project along this picturesque trail