How do you start backpacking when you don't know anybody else who backpacks?  For me and many others, the answer was, and is, to go backpacking alone. In fact, even many people who have a lot...

Backpackers need water and a lot of it.  In some cases, this is as easy as packing enough water for your trip.  In other instances, it's as easy as using the right water filtration...

People often wonder whether or not they should use hiking poles.  Before I really got into hiking, I often wondered the same thing.  As a result, I ended up doing a ton of research and spent many...

Buying gifts for snowshoe enthusiasts can be hard to do, especially if you don't snowshoe yourself.  Let us make things easier for you with these 7 gift ideas for snowshoers. [ez-toc] A Heavy Duty...

Snowshoeing is a great hobby that gets people outdoors even when it's cold outside.  I love it and try to do as much of it as I can each year.  Not only does it get me out in nature but it also...

There is an extraordinary amount of gear and clothing that you can buy to go snowshoeing with.  But how much of this gear do you actually need?  What kind of clothes do you really have to wear when...