Best backpacking gear for 2026 includes ultralight tents, reliable water filters, and comfort-focused sleep systems tested ...

Food is often the number one topic on any backpacker’s mind. Alex Roddie taste tests mouth-watering backpacking meals. The post We taste test the best backpacking meals 2026 appeared first on TGO ...

When you’re going on a camping hike, you’ll want to have the right food with you that is both portable and sustaining. Maytal Agasi, employee at Guidestone Colorado, began dehydrating her own food for ...

Louise Barton remembers the exact backpacking moment when her career path changed. “I’m a botanist by training. I started working for the Forest Service and we were in Yellowstone doing huge off-trail ...

Gardens grow flush in Oregon’s warmer harvest months; meanwhile, preserved food can be enjoyed anytime. Volunteers in an Oregon State University program offer helpful tips for those looking to ...

Food dehydrators are an investment up front, but if you want to save money on grocery bills (and who doesn’t?), you may find they are well worth it. Whether you want to reduce food waste, make healthy ...

Five meals are for sale online and in 35 brick and mortar stores The Durango-based company that makes dehydrated backpacking meals recently landed a contract with REI. Five of its meals – its green ...

Before there was lightweight backpacking food, there were Girl Scouts climbing mountains with canned goods. Troop leader Anne Benedict watched their struggle, and in 1951 began selling dehydrated just ...