In our 30 years of designing and testing camping gear, we've spent countless hours in ultralight backpacking tents. And we've seen them change a lot over that time. Backpacking tents seem to get lighter and lighter every year - but not necessarily better. Of course, the phrase ultralight backpacking tent...
Because maybe you could be sleeping better in the outdoors. When pack space is at a premium, camping gear needs to earn its place on your next adventure. It needs to do exactly what you need it to do for a packed size and weight that you can live with....
Food is one of the most important elements of a backpacking trip. It fuels your body and keeps you hiking day after day. Packing the right backpacking food, and the right amount, can be the difference between having an amazing hike and wishing it was over already. LEARNING THE ART...
This article was originally published on We Leaf’s website. Before starting our winter adventure, we had no experience with backcountry skiing or cold-weather camping. We weren’t concerned about skiing but camping at -40°F made us shiver in our boots. We remembered the freezing cold nights on the salt flats of Bolivia...
The first time I went camping solo I was terrified. That’s why I wanted to do it though—the more I get out of my comfort zone, the bigger the adventure becomes. I shoved a $15 tent into my little yellow hatchback, along with a foam yoga mat I found in...
The Ask Baz team fields quite a few questions on ‘going ultralight’ – often from end-users contemplating their first longer ‘thru-hike’. We have an article about packing for an ultralight backpacking trip on the blog, What to Pack for an Ultra-Lightweight Backpacking Trip, and this would certainly be a good...