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Backpacking Tips for Your First Wilderness Camping Adventure
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How to Make Outdoorsy Friends
I moved away from my family when I headed to college at age 18. Since then I’ve lived in a different time zone than my brother and parents. Over time, when you live away from home, your friends become your new family. A little over a year ago, I realized that my lifestyle, hobbies and […]
Step Up Your Trail Grub: DIY Backpacking Meals and More
Trail food can make a lot of people pull their hair out. Pre-packaged meals are often expensive and can cost hundreds of dollars for what is essentially a salt bomb. It is quite simple to make your own backpacking meals. Trail food doesn’t need to be complicated. Here are a few DIY dehydrated backpacking meals, […]
6 Simple DIY Ways to Upgrade Your Travel Trailer, Camper or Van
Look, my life is not a Pinterest spread. Sure, I’m handy, but when it comes to being “cutesy” I truly suck. Despite this lack in womanly arts, these DIY travel trailer, RV and campervan accessories are super simple to make and do a lot to bring comfort to your travel trailer experience. Get into #vanlife […]
How to Build a DIY Outdoor Gear Room for $120
I never thought I’d be that person who had more than one sleeping bag, a backpack for any occasion, and 2 snowboard setups. But alas, it happened and hey, I’m pretty happy about it. However epically awesome “gear mountain” may become, there comes a time where plastic bins just don’t cut it anymore. That time for me was when I was packing for an impromptu backpacking trip and couldn’t find my headlamp. So what did I do? Waited six months until the weather got crappy and got to work fitting out some unfinished space in my basement to show off all my gear by building a DIY gear room. In the end I had one bitching backcountry closet that didn’t break the bank.