So You're Going Into The Wilderness! Know About Your Backpacking Gear
Backpacking Gear to lighten your load including Tips, Backpacks, Tents, Sleeping Bags, Food, Recipe Ideas, Backpacking Stoves, Cookware and more...!
50+ Years of Experience – About Me
Come...Sit around my camp fire and warm yourself. Have a cup of coffee and some peach cobbler as we talk about what we have learned over 50 years about backpacking gear.
Backpacking Tips
We will cover backpacking tips that will discuss equipment that you need and some that is nice to have for a weekend outing. Do you know how to fit a backpack? And, the correct way to pack it?
Backpacks
What would a backpacking trip be without a proper fitting backpacking backpack? Why it would be a regular heavy impact campout surrounded by hundreds of other campers. The backpack is the most important piece of gear that you will own. You will find all your questions answered here at Fossil Backpacking Gear.
Tents, Tarps and Hammocks
Have you ever been on a campout when it rained? We'll discuss the proper backpacking tent and tarps that will fit your needs perfectly. You will also find information on rain gear.
Sleeping Bags and Ground Pads
After a day of hiking, a good meal and a fun camp fire, what is it that you want to do next? You're right...Go to bed. That's where a proper backpacking sleeping bag and ground pad comes in handy. Let’s go check them out together…
Food
Probably, and I might get a little argument from some folks, FOOD is the most important part of any backpacking trip. You can tolerate cold, heat, even being a little wet, but you do not want to go hungry. Know what I mean? So, we will be seeing different backpacking food ideas, recipes and meals that are filling and nutritious for backpacking trips. Do you have a favorite recipe? I'd like to see it. Go to Contact Me.
Backpacking Stoves
Do you have a backpacking stove that takes hours to heat up water? Or, does it break down and you can't repair it in the field? You will learn about backpacking stoves and where I can, give an evaluation.
Outdoor Cooking Equipment
It's rather obvious that a stove is not much use if you don't have the proper outdoor cooking equipment. What's that you say? All you need is a spork, a cup and a bowl? You will see that with the minimum amount of gear, how easy you can make a great meal.
Backpacking Accessories
There are plenty of backpacking accessories that are available to you...They make your life easier and lighten your load.
It's all about your personal preference.
Backpacking Tips To Make Your Hiking and Camping Easier Backpacking tips that covers a Free Backpacking Checklist, How to Fit a Backpack, How to Pack a Backpack, What to do about Insects and Bugs, Poisonous Snakes, First Aid and much more...
Poisonous Snakes Identification Poisonous snakes identification is important when you go backpacking? Learn which snakes are dangerous.
Backpacking Tents To Lighten Your Load Backpacking tents keep your pack lightweight, you and your gear dry and can be reasonably priced. Checkout the best backpacking tents, hammocks and tarps now...
Excellent Backpacking Food and Freeze Dried Food Is your Backpacking Food as nutritious, light weight, space saving, easy and delicious as it can be? If you're looking to improve your wilderness diet, here are some good ideas.
Backpacking Stoves …To Make Life Better There are many different types of backpacking stoves and it can be confusing to decide which one is right for you. Inside we will look at the different types available...
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Have a cup of coffee and some peach cobbler as we talk about what we have learned over 50 years about backpacking gear.
We'll discuss the proper backpacking tent and tarps that will fit your needs perfectly. You will also find information on rain gear.
is the most important part of any backpacking trip. You can tolerate cold, heat, even being a little wet, but you do not want to go hungry. Know what I mean? So, we will be seeing different backpacking food ideas, recipes and meals that are filling and nutritious for backpacking trips. Do you have a favorite recipe? I'd like to see it. Go to Contact Me.
