Rock Climbing Unraveled: The Gear You Need to Get Started
Rock climbing is booming right now, and why not? It’s great exercise, fun, and social. Here’s the beginner rock climbing gear you need to get started.
Knife Blades: Common Steels Explained
We looked at common steels used by popular knife brands to help you select the right material for your blade.
How to Prepare for Your First Mountain Hunt
Visions of rut-crazed bull elk and majestic mule deer fill many a hunter’s dreams. And with a little planning and some discipline, you too can hunt the mountainous icons of the American West.
The Best Men’s Base Layers of 2020
Base layers, ultralight to heavyweight, are critical pieces in your winter kit. We sifted through the heap to find 27 to find the best men’s base layers for every budget.
How Not to Drive in Snow
Want to know how to drive in snow? It’s easy — just don’t do these boneheaded things. Instead, drive slowly, don’t make sudden lane changes or slam on the brakes, and definitely don’t check your phone.
How to Choose the Best Trail-Running Shoes: A No-Bull Guide
Check out our quick guide on how to buy and choose the best trail-running shoes for you. It’s got lots of info, few words, and no marketing jargon.
10 Essentials: Gear to Climb Colorado’s 14ers
Climbing 14,000-foot peaks, known as 14ers, is a popular activity for burgeoning climbers and serious mountaineers alike. Be ready when you head up with this must-have gear list.
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How to Choose a Tent: An Explainer
With camping season upon us, we’re here to help you find the best tent for your outdoor pursuits. From tent features to sleeping capacity, we cover it all.
Camp for Free on Public Land: ‘Dispersed Camping’ 101
No campground, just a spot on the side of the road on public land, dispersed camping is free, fun, and easier than you might expect.
Jack Wolfskin: A Quest to Build True ‘Eco’ Jacket
Recycled fabrics, PFC-free treatments, and an innovative production process for its jacket membranes make this outerwear line unique.
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Two Avalanches, One Leatherman: The Ultimate Tool Tale
Ken Jones survived two avalanches, a broken pelvis, and shattered femur while mountaineering in Transylvania. He credits his survival partially on a Leatherman multitool.
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Inspiring! Film Documents Bikers’ Trip to ‘Leave It Better’
This short film, ‘Leave It Better,’ documents the inspiring efforts of Seth Orme and Abby Taylor on a 5-month bike trip across America.
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Bike Tour For Better: ‘Packing It Out’ 2017 Film Trailer
Check out the teaser to our Packing It Out film ‘Leave It Better’ coming Oct. 25.
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Bikes that Haul: REI Co-op Rigs Put to 4,700-Mile Test
What gear do you use on a cross-country cycling and trash cleaning tour? In this video, the Packing it Out team show the rigs they rode for the past 5 months.
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Bike Across America: Looking Back on 5,000 Miles
‘For me, these uninsulated life experiences are vital ingredients in the making of a fulfilled life.’
How To Wash A Down Sleeping Bag
‘How long have you had this sleeping bag.’ My wife’s query was innocent enough. But I should have seen where it was going. Follow these tips to wash your down sleeping bag.
How to Spot the Perfect Campsite
We are a tribe in constant pursuit of the next real-life screensaver — that lakeside shimmer, a skyline pierced with granite peaks, ready to sponge up the last of the evening light. These tips will help you find that perfect camp spot.
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5,000 Miles To Now: Staying Present Amid Epic Adventure
When you ride a bike across America, it’s easy to daydream. But this is why adventure is best savored in the present, one ‘unrepeatable minute’ at a time.
All Or Nothing: Woman Tackles 5,000 Miles By Bike
Abby Taylor joined the Packing It Out movement on a whim. Now, she’s biked more than 3,000 miles across the United States by bicycle “off the couch.”
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Rocky Mountain Highs (and Lows): Bike-Touring CO To WY
Near Grand Teton National Park, 3,500 miles from where I started, reflecting on the winding roads of the Rockies behind.
3,000 Miles Across America: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Despite media coverage that has America divided and at each other’s throats, in 3,000 miles of cycling across mostly rural areas, we’ve found that most people are delightful to talk to and itching to help.
Meet The Skin-On-Frame Canoe Cleaning Midwestern Rivers
With a thin, translucent skin and weighing barely more than a loaded backpack, the Wilderness Traveler exemplifies what it meant to ‘be out on the water.’
Tips: How To Stay Comfortable Sleeping Outdoors
Don’t drop thousands of dollars on a sleeping bag for every temperature range. Read our tips to help boost your bag’s effective range.
When All Goes Wrong: How Flexibility Can Save Your Trip
When things don’t go as planned, a flexible state of mind boosts the odds of a positive experience.
Trash Talk: Learnings From Cross-Country Cycling Tour
Seth Orme and Abby Taylor have pedaled 2/3 of the way across the U.S. in search of trash this year. With the miles rolling by and the trash piling up, they stopped to share a few things they’ve learned along the way.
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Urban Wastelands: ‘Packing It Out’ Mentality Works In Cities
Born in the wilderness, this summer ‘Packing It Out’ has gone urban with 20+ trash cleanups in cities across America.
The Torturous Touring Of America’s ‘Roads Less Traveled’
These remote, inhospitable environments will test you. It will take all the strength you have, but then show you that you have a little bit more.
Miracle Escape: The Leatherman That Set Me Free
Dazed, upside-down, and choking on smoke, Keith was less concerned about his mangled campervan than the rabid flames surrounding him and the ruined seatbelt that refused to let him go.
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River Yields ‘100 Pounds Of Trash Per Day’
A DIY conservation effort, this summer two men embody the ‘packing it out’ ethos by bagging and hauling debris each day.
#Vanlife Essentials: 13 Products To Improve Life On The Road
Want to live the Vanlife in comfort? These 13 items will help make the road less traveled a little more luxurious.
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Cleanup By Canoe: 300 Miles, 1,000 Pounds Of Litter
With 300 miles paddled of a 1,200-mile journey, a team of canoe paddlers have already collected 1,000 pounds of trash along a rural Minnesota waterway.
