As the leaves turn golden and the air gets crisp, there’s no better way to embrace the great outdoors than with a fall ...

Break out those tent stakes, y'all. With Memorial Day's arrival comes camping season, and the many great parks of Texas will soon fill with outdoor amateurs and experts alike. My camping experience is ...

Once the fire is going and camp chairs are settled, dinner works better when nobody has to keep running back and forth.

I didn't grow up camping; it's my partner, Jeff, who is the outdoorsman. But I've joined him on more than a decade's worth of camping trips now, from a weekend of car camping on a beach tent site to a ...

When it comes to food, most of us at Backpacker prefer to keep it simple: oatmeal for breakfast, tortillas and peanut butter for lunch, something freeze-dried for dinner, and bars or gas-station ...

Cold mornings at camp call for more than a mug of coffee, especially when the day ahead involves hiking, driving, or setting up gear.

Baked goods are a gourmet backpacker’s white whale: They don’t pack well and become stale after just a day or two, and making them on the trail can be time-consuming and tough. But that doesn’t mean ...

Meal planning is essential for a successful camping trip. The perfect campfire dinner can be prepared ahead, requires minimal cleanup, and tastes as good as something cooked over a stove. Foil packet ...

Break out those tent stakes, y'all. With Memorial Day's arrival comes camping season, and the many great parks of Texas will soon fill with outdoor amateurs and experts alike. My camping experience is ...

If you haven’t guessed, I’m talking about the Dutch oven, and you’ve at least heard of it at some point. But have you used ...