Quick answer: for a typical evening campfire of 3–4 hours, plan on roughly 2–4 standard firewood bundles. Add more for cooking, cold nights or bigger fires. Buy wood locally (or certified heat-treated wood) rather than bringing it from home, because moving firewood spreads tree pests. Running out of firewood halfway through the evening is a
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Quick answer: most hiking boots last roughly 500–1,000 miles (800–1,600 km) of hiking, or several years for occasional hikers. Lightweight synthetic boots wear out sooner; well-cared-for leather boots last longest and can often be resoled. Worn-out boots lose grip, support and waterproofing, which raises the risk of slips and sore feet. Here’s how to tell
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Quick answer: a collapsible wood-burning backpacking stove folds flat and burns twigs, pine cones and small sticks you collect at camp, so you don’t need to carry fuel canisters. It’s light and cheap to run, but it’s slower than gas, leaves soot on your pot and can’t be used during fire bans. Wood-burning stoves are
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Quick answer: the easiest ways to shower while camping are a solar shower bag hung from a tree, a portable battery or pump shower, or the campground’s facilities. Use a privacy shelter, a small amount of biodegradable soap, and shower at least 200 feet (60 m) from lakes and streams. On short trips, wet wipes
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Quick answer: the easiest homemade backpacking gear projects are an alcohol “cat can” stove, a windscreen from foil, a foam sleeping pad, a pot cozy, stuff sacks and a camping quilt. They cost little, save weight, and teach you how your gear works. Leave safety-critical gear such as shelters for mountains and climbing equipment to
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Quick answer: the simplest DIY sleeping pad is closed-cell foam (such as camping or yoga foam) cut to size, optionally layered or folded for extra thickness. For more comfort you can make an inflatable or air-mattress-style pad, but they’re harder to get airtight. Insulation from the cold ground matters as much as cushioning. A sleeping
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The Yukon Outfitters Trail Pro 25L backpack is a high-performance backpack. This backpack has many of the same features that the other Yukon Outfitters series has, but it also has some extra features. This backpack can be used for hiking and climbing, has a roomy interior to carry all of your camping gear, and still
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Quick answer: you can get free or cheap camping gear through community “buy nothing” groups, free-to-collect listings, borrowing from friends and gear libraries, outdoor club swaps, retailer trade-in and used-gear programmes, end-of-season sales and by testing products for brands. Always inspect second-hand gear before relying on it. Camping doesn’t have to be expensive. Here are
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Quick answer: the best make-ahead camping meals are ones you cook or prep at home, then cool, pack and simply reheat at camp: chilli, curries, pasta sauces, burritos, breakfast egg wraps, marinated meats and pre-chopped foil-packet dinners. Freeze them flat in bags so they double as ice packs in your cooler. Prepping meals before your
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Quick answer: a camping shower shelter (privacy tent) is a tall, pop-up or pole-supported enclosure that gives you a private space to shower, change or use a portable toilet at camp. Look for enough height to stand, a sturdy frame, a hanging point for a shower bag, a floor or drainage option and good guy-lines
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