GSI Outdoors Bugaboo Frypan Best Backpacking Fry Pan It was a tough decision because there are so many fantastic backpacking frying pans, but we chose the GSI Bugaboo as the best overall because this product has a lot to offer backpackers. For starters, it comes in four different sizes. None of the other frying pans … Read more
Photo by Alex Ford / CC BY 2.0 Overall Winner: Best Wheeled Cooler Igloo Glide Pro 110 Out of all the options on our list, none of them can compare to the all-around performance of the Igloo Glide Pro 110. This claim is not to suggest that this wheeled cooler has the best specs across … Read more
OVERALL WINNER: Best Camping Utensils Esbit Ultra-Lightweight Titanium 3-Piece Cutlery Set The Esbit titanium utensils earned the title of best overall because it has all the qualities you need in a camping utensil. Because this set is made of titanium, it’s very lightweight, much harder than other types of camping utensils, and the knife is … Read more
Best Camping Tableware Set Barbeqa Camping Dinner Set While on the surface, the Barbeqa might not seem like the obvious option for all camping situations, it can be pared down to almost whatever type of camping you want to do. However, the main reason that it earns our Overall Winner spot is that it has … Read more
The Best Collapsible Water Container Gowithwind Collapsible Water Container When you’re considering a plastic water cube, you want one that is durable, safe, and leak-proof. You get all three of these qualities in the Gowithwind Collapsible water cube. Best of all, it won’t break your wallet. Add convenience to the lineup of qualities, and it’s … Read more
The Best Wood Burning Camp Stove Lixada Camping Stove When you have a simplistic product that provides one of the best performances without all the extra gimmicky features, you know it’s a top-quality choice. The Lixada Camping Stove combines practicality with tradition, and elevates it with the highest quality craftsmanship and material to produce a … Read more
Winterial Camping Cookware and Pot Set Best Camping Cookware The Winterial camping cookware set checks off so many boxes for such a wide variety of different camping situations that it is difficult to see any other option taking this spot. For one, this camping cookware comes with ten different pieces, but it even includes dishware … Read more
When it comes to chow time, a messkit goes a long way to simplifying mealtimes. Check out our reviews of the best backpacking mess kits on the market.
The Best Backpacking Stoves for While cooking your trail food over fires might seem like a good idea to a Tenderfoot, they generally wreak havoc on the environment and are often prohibited in popular camping areas. The solution is a backpacker’s stove. For most backpacking units, the main decision will be between two stove categories: … Read more
Water. It’s the source of all life. It makes up around 60% of the average adult human body, and without it, our life expectancy dwindles to a meager three or four days. In short, staying hydrated is crucial to human survival. This is never truer than when we’re out adventuring in the backcountry, where the … Read more
Backpacking Food Backpacking food has changed a lot since the days when Scouts bought chili and beef stew for their 50 milers and cooked dinner by setting the cans in the fire. Just in the past decade, a large number of suppliers have introduced a variety of tasty, nutritious dehydrated meals that eliminate a lot … Read more
On the way to the outing, Scouts stopped at the grocery store and loaded up on enough canned chili and beef stew for the entire trip. At dinnertime, partially opened cans were set directly onto the coals of a camp fire. After a few minutes, we wrapped a dirty shirt around our hand and grabbed the bubbling food out of the fire, then took metal spoons and ate right out of the can. Later the cans were smashed, and buried away from the campsite. Today we have moved beyond cans to freeze-dried meals. Learn how to prepare them correctly. (Forward this to your backpacking friends.)