Every year, a group of my friends like to head out to the North Carolina coast and end the summer camping on the beach. It’s hot and sandy, but always a lot of fun. In order to sleep well, I’ve been looking for a good portable, folding hammock to take […]

It’s tempting to forego a good set of stakes when getting all your camping gear together. It’s often one of the last things people think about when getting their sleep system together, and they end up with stakes that are too heavy or cumbersome. Ultralight backpacking tent stakes will help […]

In my opinion, good backpacking pillows are also just good camping pillow. Unless you really want to bring your bedroom pillow with you car camping, it’s good to have a nice backpacking pillow that’s lightweight and small, but is also super comfortable. I’m guilty of using a sweatshirt or jacket […]

This post is the product of me getting way too in the weeds on my camp gear research. It might be true that I’m the only person asking about the differenced in silnylon vs silpoly is. As it turns out, it might make a difference in the type of rainfly […]

Another foray into my camping gear shopping experience is an item that is often overlooked: the hip flask. Hip flasks are easy to come by, but they aren’t all made equally. Here’s a quick buying guide for the best hip flask, in a couple different categories. TIP: These are all […]