Want to spice up your morning hikes to discover what a trail is like at night? Then why don’t you try night hiking? It’s the perfect way for you to return to a familiar trail to rediscover how different nature is at night. Just like with any outdoor adventure, you’ll need to follow a few […]
Preparing the right gear and equipment before a hike is important. Firstly, these gears are essential for safety. Hiking poses different challenges and threats, and while a great hiking experience makes for an awesome adventure, negligence can easily lead to accidents and injuries that could’ve been prevented. The most common items you need to prepare […]
Do you always find your feet soaking wet after hiking through not-so-dry conditions? You are most likely using the wrong hiking footwear. Unless you love the feeling of water getting in between your toes, you should be wearing waterproof hiking boots. Not only will they keep your feet nice and dry, but they are the […]
Heading out for a hike is exciting. However, before you hike, you better suit up, and that means you need to have the right gear. From hiking footwear to outdoor clothes to camping gear, how prepared you are can contribute to the success of your adventure. Here are the basic hiking gear essentials: Layer Up […]
Exploring the great outdoors by hiking is one of the best ways to immerse yourself in nature with friends, family, or even by yourself. You can approach it in various ways – from taking on an adventurous walk deep into national forests or taking on the challenge of hiking up mountains. Of course, the equipment […]
Every trip has a checklist of the necessary equipment needed. The gear that you’ll need for cavern diving can be completely different from the gear you’ll need when climbing a mountain. Knowing when you should bring a piece of equipment is essential in keeping your expenses low and your backpack light. Walking sticks can be […]
It’s one matter to go hiking, and it’s another to do so during extremely hot weather. You’ll probably get exasperated by the scorching heat of the sun while climbing up a mountain summit or as simple as a hill. The least you would want to happen is for you to run out of breath or […]
Winter season is just over the horizon. Yet, for many people, they would prefer to curl up indoors and spend time on the couch watching their favorite TV shows. After all, winter days are cold, short, and dark, which is why not many people are too keen to layer up and go outside just to […]
Hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail, which begins on Georgia’s Springer Mountain and runs all the way north to Mount Katahdin in Maine, is certainly a hardcore adventure. But making it through the 100-Mile Wilderness in Maine—generally considered the wildest, most remote section—earns another level of bragging rights. Signs posted by the Maine Appalachian Trail Coalition […]
Building the perfect campfire: an indispensable skill for any outdoors enthusiast, given the life-saving properties of an emergency blaze—not to mention the fundamental bragging rights. (Take that too far, though, and you’ve got one of those arenas prone to obnoxious contests and condescending tutorials by insecure campers compelled to demonstrate their outdoorsy and macho bona […]