What’s the difference between hiking and backpacking? The latter entails at least one night spent in the outside, and probably a lot more miles and plenty more gear. Backpacking is a practice in ...

TAYLOR GEE: Hi, my name is Taylor Gee. I'm an editorial fellow here at Outside Magazine. And last summer, I through-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. So today what I wanted to show you was how I packed ...

If you’ve ever found yourself unpacking half your kit in a hurry—to find your rain cover during a squall, mosquito repellent in early evening, first aid kit after a nasty fall—then you understand why ...

When traveling with children, packing smart is just as important as choosing the right destination. Anyone who has explored a new city, hiked a mountain trail, or camped under the stars with a child ...

I’d consider myself a pretty experienced backpacker—last summer, I spent more than three months backpacking 1,000 miles. But it was only two years before that I went on my first backpacking trip. It ...

This article is a part of CNN Underscored’s Summer Travel Week, a weeklong focus on how to travel smarter and save money during one of the busiest travel seasons of the year. Luckily, many airlines ...

As hiking packs get larger they seem to become more daunting and ever more technical, and while large backpacking backpacks do incorporate more features than your small daypack, the principle remains ...

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