A couple nights before leaving on a backpacking trip, I decided to finally dig up a Trangia stove I’d received…
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To climb rocks: Use your feet. Despite what you may have seen in Cliffhanger, or depictions of climbing in energy…
For a quick getaway last weekend, my friends and I planned a three-night stay in nature. Nature is not listed…
Location, location, location! This one-bedroom is close to nothing. Step inside the 29-square-foot ripstop nylon palace and say hello to…
Nothing’s better than a brand-new sleeping bag, that miraculous cocoon of warmth that enables you to sleep under the stars.…
Every once in a while at a book signing or during an interview, someone asks me: What’s your favorite piece…
Earlier this year, my book The Great Outdoors: A User’s Guide came out, representing about 12 years’ worth of poking…
Did you hear that? What was that noise outside the tent? Some possibilities: A Bear That noise was a bear.…
Because we all deserve a little recognition for doing things well out there. —Brendan
That’s right, summer’s not over yet. Here are some tips to make the best out of your last few nights…
Bears don’t care about your problems. Call your mom, tell your Twitter followers, or take a Sharpie and write them…
One Friday this past March, I hiked a few miles down a trail and set up a tent in one…
Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working on for almost two years:…
You know what really brings a group of people together in the outdoors? No, not the person with all the…
It’s summer. Which means it’s camping season. Which means you’ve got a great opportunity to get into nature and meet…
Normally I use this space to talk about not buying a bunch of shiny new gear, to sarcastically review entire…
Every year since 2008, I’ve set a goal of sleeping outside for a month of each year. I don’t do…
Do you have trouble fitting that last item in your backpack, or struggle to hang a piece of clothing in…
Do you ever stare at a burning pile of logs and find yourself unable to stop futzing with it? Do…
Ever pull up next to someone at a campground and notice they brought way more stuff than you did? Or…