How you can make your own stoves and hike lighter, hike better, hike simpler, have lots of fun in the woods, either alone or with friends (if you have any), and generally have a better time than you probably could have imagined possible unless you are naturally very, very clever. Featuring step by step instructions to make some of the lightest and [Read More]

Meals on the trail can be as delicious and varied as meals prepared at home. You can create meals to suit your tastes or diet--vegetarian, low fat, Asian, Italian. Meals prepared and dehydrated at home are compact and lightweight, perfect for the backpacker, and safer than packing perishable foods. The author shows how to prepare the meals so that [Read More]

Wilderness medicine expert and Backpacker magazine columnist Buck Tilton covers every step needed for the best hiking and backpacking experience.