Camping Gear
Cold-Weather Hammock Camping: Underquilts Explained
Hammocks are great until the temperature drops and your back freezes. Why that happens, how underquilts fix it, and the setup that keeps hammock campers warm into fall and winter.
Articles
Camping Gear
Sleeping Bag Temperature Ratings Explained
A '20-degree bag' doesn't mean you'll be comfortable at 20 degrees. What comfort, limit and extreme ratings really mean, how to pick a bag for fall and winter, and how to sleep…
Camping Tips
Car Camping for Beginners: A Simple Setup
Car camping is the easiest way to start: drive in, set up next to the car, and bring the comforts of home. A simple gear list, a first-trip plan, and mistakes to…
Camping Tips
Camping With Dogs: Rules and Gear
Dogs make great camping partners if you plan for them. Campground and park pet rules, gear to bring, keeping your dog warm on fall nights, and being a good neighbor.
Camping Gear
Portable Power Stations for Camping
A portable power station runs lights, phones, CPAP machines and small appliances at camp without a generator's noise. How to size one, what it can and can't run, and how to recharge…
Campgrounds
Recreation.gov Tips: Booking Windows and Getting the Site You Want
Popular campgrounds sell out the minute reservations open. How Recreation.gov booking windows work, how to prepare, and how to find sites when everything looks full.
Camp Cooking
10 Easy Fall Campfire Recipes
Warm, simple campfire food for crisp fall nights: foil packets, skillet breakfasts, chili, apples and more, with almost no dishes.
Camping Gear
Camp Stoves in the Cold: Canister vs. Liquid Fuel vs. Propane
Why your canister stove sputters on a frosty morning, which fuels work best in cold weather, and simple tricks to get coffee boiling when it's below freezing.
Camping Tips
Tent Heaters: What's Safe and What Isn't
Every year campers die from carbon monoxide trying to warm a tent. Which heaters are made for tents, the safety rules if you use one, and safer ways to stay warm without…
Camping Gear
Sleeping Pad R-Values Explained
The ground steals more heat than the air. What a sleeping pad's R-value means, the standard behind it, what number you need for each season, and how to stack pads.
RVs & Campers
Winterizing a Camper or RV, Step by Step
One hard freeze can crack an RV's water lines, pump and water heater. How to winterize a camper with RV antifreeze or compressed air, plus the battery, tires, seals and mice.
Camping Tips
Fall Camping: How to Stay Warm When Nights Drop Below 40
Fall is the best camping season, if you can sleep warm. How sleeping bag ratings really work, why your pad matters as much as your bag, and the small tricks that keep…