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Targeted at people who prioritize backpack weight over sleeping comfort and weather protection, ultralight tarps and…

The next generation of ultralight backpacking tents is adopting vertical walls and square shapes to maximize living…

The next generation of ultralight backpacking tents is adopting vertical walls and square shapes to maximize living…

Do you get wet when it rains? Can you feel the weight saving on your back? Are the tiny interior proportions worth a…

Replacing their rigid predecessors, inflatable poles offer advantages like ease of setup — you just pump them up —…

How can you compare the interior volume and shape between two or more tents without setting them up side-by-side?…

Is there anything more synonymous with camping than the tent? Whether you're just getting started or looking to…

If you're sleeping out in the woods, and suitably far enough from civilization that you wake up in complete…

Tents are wonderfully effective, but also large, heavy and fragile. Can you really go camping without one? Turns…

Want to go car camping with a crossover that won't go off-road? Sounds a little tricky, but this matching tent will…

This tent takes car camping to the next level. Its inflatable structure can stand by itself, but it can also be…

Shifting some of the structure off the poles and into the fabric, new tents from San Francisco-based Boreas are…

The snow melt is running into rivers, giving the grass its first glimpse of sunlight in months. It's warm enough to…

A comfy air mattress can make roughing it feel a little less rough, although wrangling one inside a tent that's a…

There's nothing quite like roasting a meal you just caught while you're braving the great outdoors. It's an…

It seems like every day brings a new "revelation" about Allied nations spying on other Allied nations. But while…

It's still not exactly 'roughing it', but this remarkably modular camping trailer provides many of the comforts of…

As paddleboarding surges in popularity, it looks like it could soon replace the canoe as the defacto mode of…

Camping used to be all about getting away from the clutter of our increasingly connected lives. But then electronic…