Shoulder Season Hiking: How the Three-Layer System Keeps You Warm, Dry and Moving
How to dress for shoulder season hikes: the three-layer system, why cotton fails, and the start-cold rule that...
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What's in a hiker's pockets? Backpacker's editors spill their everyday trail carry
Backpacker's editors reveal the hiking everyday-carry gear they never leave home without — from flip phones an...
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Rab's SilTarp Plus Solo Weighs Less Than a Power Bar — and It's on Sale for $85
The Rab SilTarp Plus Solo weighs just 8.8 ounces and is on sale for $85 — a cheap way into ultralight tarp cam...
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Day 13 on the Superior Hiking Trail: Split Rock, Silent Campmates and Pine-Needle Campsites
Trail diary from day 13 on Minnesota's Superior Hiking Trail: Split Rock River crossings, water planning and a...
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Alpha Direct fleece: miracle ultralight fabric or fragile hype? A four-year verdict
Four years of real-world use: why Alpha Direct fleece is brilliantly breathable and featherweight — but fragil...
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Rocky Miles and a Bad Fantasy Football Week: A Thru-Hiker's Rough Day on New York's Appalachian Trail
A thru-hiker's tough 21.9-mile day on New York's rocky Appalachian Trail: Lake Tiorati's hiker amenities, Buch...
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Gossamer Gear's The Free: An Ultralight Freestanding Tent That Weighs Under Two Pounds — But Is It Comfortable Enough?
Hands-on review of Gossamer Gear's The Free tent: 29.8 oz, freestanding, double-wall, $400. Tested on the CDT...
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Seven Days Across Utah's Rooftop: Thru-Hiking the 103-Mile Uinta Highline Trail
A week on Utah's Uinta Highline Trail: 103 miles at 11,000 feet, elk at night, snow in September and total sol...
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What Six PCT Thru-Hikers Are Actually Carrying in 2026 — and What's Holding Up
Six PCT thru-hikers share the packs, tents and favorite gear that survived 1,800 miles — honest verdicts on Du...
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Lemon Squeezers and Wrong Turns: A Day on the Appalachian Trail in New York's Harriman State Park
A day on the Appalachian Trail in New York: Fitzgerald Falls, the Lemon Squeezer rock scramble and why Harrima...
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Hiking the Trans-Catalina Trail: A 40-Mile Island Walk Off the California Coast
The Trans-Catalina Trail: a 40-mile, 3-4 day island hike off Southern California with ocean views, island foxe...
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Gift guide: the kit a gap-year traveller actually needs before wheels-up
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