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.

Editor in Chief Jon Dorn teaches you how to fix a ripped sleeping pad in this skills video.

Editor in Chief Jon Dorn showcases this award winner at the 2008 Outdoor Retailer Show.

Editor-in-Chief Jon Dorn shows you how to get a fire going with nothing but your cellphone, a piece of steel wool, and some tinder.

A profile of Melissa McQueen, who was trapped overnight on a fourteener and lost eight toes from frostbite.

Keep all your gear organized with this multi-pocket design from REI.,Deputy editor Anthony Cerretani shows off the attributes of this load-hauler.

Take an abandoned wagon road near Boulder's Flatirons with Backpacker editors Jon Dorn and Anthony Cerretani in this trail profile.

After 8 years, this tent is still the best deal out there. Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Dorn shows you why.