Shedding weight is less a packing problem and more a state of mind. Let WIRED show you how to keep warm and fed in the ...

Hunched over trekking poles, head down, shoulder and neck muscles burning, and thinking about what could make life any less miserable is part of the backpacking learning curve. I'm still on that curve ...

Taking weight off your back is a good thing, but not at the expense of comfort, capability or preparedness. Here’s how to ultralight backpack in style. When venturing out into the wilderness on foot, ...

If there's one thing liable to ruin the backpacking experience, it's being weighed down by too much baggage. The problem is there are several things considered essential for the serious backpacker who ...

Targeted at people who prioritize backpack weight over sleeping comfort and weather protection, ultralight tarps and the tiny companies that hand make them were, until now, pretty rare. But this one ...

If you’re in the market for a best backpacking tent for all your three-season adventures, the MSR Hubba Hubba NX 2-person ...

Fourteen-thousand miles on the trail. Up mountains and over rivers. For weeks at a time. And all of it out of a backpack that weighs less than a gallon of milk. That’s right, Clint “Lint” Bunting is ...

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When you’re logging miles on the trail by day, a backpacking tent is your priceless refuge by night. It’s the shelter that will keep you warm, dry and away from bugs, where you’ll snooze, change ...