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How to Buy a Backpack for Your Next Adventure! - Next Adventure

How to Buy a Backpack for Your Next Adventure

Day pack, backpacking pack, or travel pack? How to choose pack type, volume, and suspension, and why a professional pack fitting matters. ...

Ben Ferguson
The 10 Essentials for Summer Hiking - Next Adventure

The 10 Essentials for Summer Hiking

The Ten Essentials for summer hiking: navigation, light, sun protection, first aid, knife and repair kit, fire, shelter, extra food, extra water and extra clothes,...

Jamie Oliver
Buying Guide: Water Filters - Next Adventure

Water Filter Buying Guide: Filters vs. Purifiers for Backpacking and Travel

How to choose a backpacking water filter or purifier: what each removes, squeeze vs. gravity vs. pump vs. straw, and how to care for your...

Ben Ferguson
A Comprehensive Guide to Climbing Helmets: Differences, Sizing, and Proper Wear - Next Adventure

Climbing Helmets Guide: Types, Sizing and Proper Fit

Hardshell, hybrid or foam? How climbing helmet types differ, how to size and fit one, and when to replace it. ...

Epou Oden Brentmar
How to Choose a Sleeping Bag - Next Adventure

How to Choose a Sleeping Bag for Camping and Backpacking

How to pick a sleeping bag: temperature ratings, down vs. synthetic fill, shapes and sizing, the sleeping pad that goes with it, and how to...

Ka'elo Lindsey
Buying Guide: Knives, Axes, and Tools - Next Adventure

Buying Guide: Knives, Axes, and Multi-Tools

How to choose a knife, axe, hatchet, or multi-tool: blade steels, tang, folding mechanisms, axe size, and staff favorites from Pacific Northwest brands. ...

Ben Ferguson
Buying Guide: Headlamps - Next Adventure

Buying Guide: How to Choose a Headlamp

How to choose a headlamp: match lumens to your activity, then compare beam type, light colors, battery life, power source and waterproofing. ...

Ben Ferguson
How to Choose a Backpacking Tent - Next Adventure

How to Choose a Backpacking Tent

How to choose a backpacking tent: capacity and weight, three- vs. four-season ratings, freestanding vs. non-freestanding designs, and materials that last. ...

Ka'elo Lindsey
Essential Gear List for Rock Climbing - Next Adventure

Essential Gear List for Rock Climbing

A complete rock climbing gear checklist covering starter gear, top roping, sport, trad, bouldering, mountaineering, and glacier travel. ...

Jami Riener
a man pointing at a snowcapped mountain

Essential Gear for Mountaineering: A Complete Guide

A complete mountaineering gear checklist: layered apparel, boots and crampons, ice axe, rope and harness, snow protection, and the safety essentials to carry on every...

Connor Carroll

man looking out on mountains with backpack

How to Buy a Backpacking Pack

How to buy a backpacking pack: choose the right capacity for your trip length, get fitted to your torso and hips, then weigh features, ventilation,...

Ka'elo Lindsey
Basic Guide to Climbing Shoes & How They Fit - Next Adventure

Climbing Shoes Guide: Types and How They Should Fit

Neutral, moderate or aggressive? How each climbing shoe type performs, which climbing it suits, and how a climbing shoe should fit. ...

Epou Brentmar
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