camping

Few seasons excite me as much as autumn. The evil tag-team duo of sweltering heat and thick humidity depart for the southern hemisphere, and in their place come pleasantly cool, drier air…

As for charging, the permanently attached plug slots into any AC outlet, and there is an XT60 port for connecting solar panels and an XT150 for connecting the add-on battery. EcoFlow sent me…

What are these sleeping pads you speak of? When I was young, all hiking was uphill both ways and everyone slept on the ground in sleeping bags with only a half-inch of thin closed-cell foam…

At a campground last week I watched someone set up what looked like an old-school canvas tent, complete with a wood-burning stove in it (it is winter), and I thought: See, you don't really…

It's that time of year again. Retailers are having blowouts to clear out winter gear as temperatures prepare to climb. That doesn't mean the sales are all on cold-weather apparel though. If…

Have you met Big Agnes? Maybe you’ve seen it perched high on a shelf at REI or lounging at a local campground. Not ringing a bell? It could be that you’re not enough of an ultralight camping…

This is a great time of year to stock up on outdoor gear. Online retailers are clearing out last year's stock and discounting this year's items to lure customers in. Either way, it's a good…

Lynn, who remains active on social media, thinks lack of education is a big issue. “Some people don't even know that it's not legal to use other people's photos,” she said. “Most people say,…

I am a wine slob. That is not a typo; I enjoy wine in only the most chaotic, uncivilized of settings.The problem is that I have never been much of a wine person. The posh decorum associated…

Nothing says “celebrate Labor Day” like choosing to labor around the wilderness. We at WIRED might be absorbed by our gadgets, but many of us take every chance we get to head into the great…