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• How to Pack a Backpacking Bag

  A correctly packed backpack will contribute to a more enjoyable trek and help you maintain your balance and agility on the trail. When preparing for a backpacking trip you will want to pack your backpack so that the items inside are ac… read more

• How to Cook Rice When Camping

  Rice mixes well with vegetables, beans or lentils for a filling and nutritious backpacking meal. According to Stacy Stukin in her article "Sacred Grains" published in "Yoga Journal," rice sustains more than half the world. Rice is also… read more

• Tips for Distributing Weight in a Backpack

  Proper weight distribution in a backpack is essential for comfort on the trail. Improper load arrangement can place uneven strain on your muscles, resulting in fatigue, strain and potentially serious injury. Check your backpack befor… read more

• How to Store White Gas

  White gas is a flammable liquid used to fuel many types of camping and backpacking stoves. Although the fuel isn't explosive, white gas is easily ignited and burns very hot, making it a serious fire hazard if used or stored incorrectly… read more

• How to Use a Camp Stove

  A camp stove is a must in the backcountry, allowing you to cook and even in a pinch generate some warmth with just a fraction of the time, weight and danger of a full campfire. While not every camp stove is compatible with pressured fu… read more

• How to Cook on a Camp Stove

  Cooking over a crackling fire loses appeal when you have to pack soot-blackened pots and pans to go home. Most habitual campers and virtually all backpackers buy a camp stove and often a special nesting pot set. The meals prepared have… read more

• About Alcohol Camping Stoves

  Alcohol camping stoves are by nature simpler, smaller and lighter than their butane-canister and white-gas-fueled cousins. While not as common in recreational outfitter stores as other stove types, it's surprisingly easy to make your o… read more

• How to Prepare Freeze Dried Foods for Camping

  Unlike dehydrated food, freeze dried foods are precooked. This means that all the seasonings and other food ingredients---spices, vegetables, and marinades---have been added. The entire meal is just waiting for you to add hot water to… read more

• How to Make an Alcohol Backpack Stove

  Backpackers, being a self-reliant lot, are usually imbued with a do-it-yourself spirit. One popular means of combining "homemade" with "lightweight" is the soda can stove. It might not be fuel-efficient or convenient to light, but it i… read more

• How Do Propane Camping Stoves Work?

  Propane camping stoves are easy to use and a reliable way to prepare food on a camping trip. Stoves fueled by white gas or liquid fuel are also common. Propane stoves are a good choice for most campers, but may not be the best for thos… read more

• Homemade Camping Stove

  Backcountry campers often are self-reliant people who like doing things for themselves. They might like making their own gear if they can. A camp stove is a lightweight piece of equipment that almost any camper can make on his own. Mos… read more

• Backpacking Cooking Stove Instructions

  Backpacking stoves come in a variety of sizes and designs. Non-pressurized stoves use a liquid fuel such as alcohol and pressurized stoves use a canister of fuel such as propane. When choosing a backpacking stove, consider its weight,… read more

• How to Pack a Kayak

  While some boaters prefer to surf in whitewater parks and practice rodeo tricks, taking long river trips, such as boating the Colorado River for three days, is more of what kayaking originally was about. It can be a very relaxing and e… read more

• Backpacking Cookware

  Backpacking inevitably means cooking in the field. However, the backpacker's field kitchen is far more spartan and demanding than that of the ordinary camper. Many a national forest or park bans campfires in the backcountry, necessitat… read more

• Why Is Methane Used to Cook Food When Camping?

  Though methane gas has become outmoded in recent years as a camp stove fuel in favor of more efficient and refined fuels (such as methanol, propane and butane), the gas used to be a common cooking fuel for backpacking chefs for a numbe… read more

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