Get the basics dialed. Our Editor in Chief shows you how to put together the perfect homemade survival kit.,Get packing basics dialed. Our Editor in Chief shows you how to put together the perfect homemade survival kit.

Get ready for the hike of a lifetime as our editors take you up the best trail in the Alps.,Get ready for the hike of a lifetime as our editors take you up the best trail in the Alps. (Download the tracklog for this hike here!)

Our resident gear expert looks at down vs. synthetic, mummy vs. rectangular, zipper options, and more.,Our resident gear expert looks at down vs. synthetic, mummy vs. rectangular, zipper options, and more.

Editors Tracy and Kristin share tips to make winter camping just as cozy as any other season

Join associate editor Shannon Davis as he hikes and paddles through Channel Islands.

Join the BACKPACKER editors on a trek through Tasmania.

Tackle that big mountain with tips from our in-house mountain guide,Tackle that big mountain with tips from our in-house mountain guide

Rocky Mountain Editor Steve Howe dispels a few camping myths and drops some dirtbagging tips in this primer.