Cooking in the backcountry is a delicate balance of luxury and weight-savings. Will a plastic, $5 spork suffice? Probably, but we'd rather dine in style. We gorged on cozy pasta dinners, sipped canned ...

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When you're used to cooking in a kitchen stocked with anything and everything you could ever need to make healthy meals, trying to figure out how to eat well in the great outdoors can be daunting. But ...

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Adam Roy is the executive editor of Backpacker. He lives in Colorado’s Front Range, where he spends his free time hiking, climbing, and running his home mountains. I’m a former professional chef and ...

Whether it’s making your morning coffee or cooking a warm evening meal, a backpacking stove is an important part of your backcountry kitchen. To figure out which model provides the best performance ...

Lately, I’ve spent a lot of time deeply reflecting on the important things in life. Like whether or not I should buy one bottle of biodynamic wine or two. Or whether or not I should be talking to a ...

Yeti, Stanley, and more top brands are majorly discounted at REI’s 2025 holiday sale. Shop more camping essentials before ...

Ben manages Outside's affiliate marketing program. While he spends far too much time in front of a computer, he prefers to be mountain biking, running, or skiing. Originally from the East Coast, he ...