Outdoors

We’ve all had that disheartening moment when we’re traveling or out on the trail or setting up camp for the night and the dark clouds roll in. It’s not a …

Any savvy individual who knows anything about natural cleaners and home remedies knows what a multi-functional powerhouse baking soda can be. It’ll clean just about everything, it deodorizes, keeps bugs …

If it wasn’t for my dad, who knows if I would enjoy the outdoors as much as I do! My parents took me and my sister camping, backpacking, and hiking …

When most people head to their local outdoor store to stock up on socks, one thing you’ll see everywhere is wool, which is a no-go for vegan hikers who eschew animal by-products on an ethical, environmental, or animal welfare basis (check out our post on why we avoid wool). But synthetic hiking socks can be trickier to locate. Fortunately, we found 9 vegan hiking socks made entirely without wool so you can explore blister free.

We love gear. Especially ultralight gear. Because who wants to clomp around in the backcountry with 50 pounds on their back? Not us. Certainly not I, whose pack weight maxes …

If you’ve spent any amount of time in the outdoors, you’ve hopefully heard those three ubiquitous words: Leave No Trace. It’s the motto of outdoor lovers, travelers, and adventurers everywhere. …

Every outdoorsy man and woman needs a good backpack. Also a daypack, but that’s a post for another day. For multi-day backpacking trips, we don’t think anything out there rivals …

Most of the time when we set out to enjoy the outdoors, we are fully and 100% prepared. Sure, there are those times when we’ve forgotten trekking poles or didn’t …

Have you always wondered what’s in our backpacks when we hit the trail? Have you read our backpacking checklist and post about the uncommon essentials we take with us when …

Just 35 minutes west of Portland, Oregon is a zip line adventure that’ll take you as high as 120 feet and send you flying through the trees. And if you’re …