Last Updated on March 22, 2023 Our Favorite Hiking Hats for Men, Women & Hikers of All Types   If you hit the trail without a proper hiking hat, what’s your plan? Will you trudge through the wilderness like a masochist as the sun beats down on your face without mercy? Are you going to squint, grimace, and shield your eyes from the harsh UV rays as you prey for the next stretch of shade? Of course you’re not. That’s why you’re here. You want the skinny on the best hiking hats of 2023, and we’re here to deliver. Whether you’re searching for wide-brim bucket hats, stylish baseball caps ..read more

Last Updated on March 8, 2023 Our Favorite Packable Travel Hats for Men in 2023   Heading out? Traveling in style is easy with with our 2023 guide to the best packable travel hats for men. We men carefully choose our headwear to block the sun, cover up our unkempt hair, or to make a fashion statement on the road. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of versatile hats and caps from trusted industry leaders like Melin, Scala, adidas, and more. Grab any one of these slick toppers and you’ll turn heads all the way from Auckland to Zurich. I’ve done my best to cover all the bases here, with e ..read more

Last Updated on March 7, 2023 Our Favorite Personal Item Bags for Underseat Carry On Travel in 2023   Sixty bucks to carry on my bag at the Milwaukee airport?! That’s the backstory for this list of 2023’s best carry-on bags for personal-sized items. I travel on the cheap and usually fly budget airlines like Spirit or Frontier. They’re mostly okay, but if you don’t watch the size of your luggage, they’ll hit you with nasty gate fees that will wipe out any savings from your ticket purchase. That day, I knew my carry-on bag was going to be a tight fit in the airline’s personal item sizing ..read more

Last Updated on February 15, 2023 Top Gifts for Minimalists in 2023: Practical Gift Ideas for Men & Women   It’s challenging to find perfect gifts for people who already have everything they want. I’m talking about those who choose to live with very few possessions. To keep your gift out of their white elephant dumpster, here are a few tips on 2023’s best gift ideas for men and women who identify as minimalists. Before we dive in, however, I’ve got a confession — I’m a minimalist myself, so it feels strange to be compiling a long list of things to give to people who don’t want a lot ..read more

Last Updated on February 3, 2023 The Top Titanium Water Bottles for Hiking, Travel, EDC & More   If you’re a minimalist traveler and ultralight backpacker like me, choosing the best titanium water bottle for your 2023 adventures is serious business. The vessel for your precious hydration must be lightweight, practical, and indestructible as it lugs your liquid from Point A to Point B and beyond. Though a touch pricier than a traditional stainless steel or aluminum water bottle, titanium products are significantly lighter and more durable than their counterparts. They also won’t mess ..read more

Last Updated on January 11, 2023 Our Favorite Dog Backpacks (Harnesses & Carriers) of 2023   “This dog needs to get a job,” I think as I look down at my lazy puppy curled up in a puddle of fur. She gets to go with me to all the places and do all the things. Yet, here she lays without a care in the world as I write this piece about the best dog backpacks for hiking in 2023. Someone has to bring home the bacon, but it’s also time she starts to pull her weight around here. Enough sniffin’ around for free, droolin’ on the upholstery, and playing keep-away with my missing sock. I’m ..read more

Last Updated on January 10, 2023 Our Favorite 0-Degree Sleeping Bags of 2023 for Cold-Weather Winter Conditions   Going camping this winter? If so, seriously consider packing a sleeping bag rated down to 0° Fahrenheit. Why? Two good reasons: 1) Plummeting temperatures often catch people off guard, with 500 Americans dying every year of hypothermia; and 2) Many thousands more survive freezing temperatures but shiver miserably through the night! Here are our picks for the best 0° sleeping bags of 2023, for those who like to sleep toasty-warm all night. That’s the club you want to join, ri ..read more

Last Updated on October 26, 2022 The Ideal Colorado Road Trip (Itineraries, Ideas, Costs & Map)   If I had to sit down and draw up my dream U.S. road trip itinerary, I’d have a hell of a hard time ever leaving my home state of Colorado. I’m a hopeless skiing, hiking, camping, and outdoor addict, and I simply can’t imagine a better setting to fire up my camper van and start exploring. Sure, I’ve spent most of my 30-something years here, and I’m definitely a bit biased, but that doesn’t change the cold hard facts: Colorado is packed with rich history, easy-to-find adventure, and excep ..read more

Last Updated on October 27, 2022 The Best Backpacking Tents of 2022: One through Six-Person Shelters for All Hikers   Picking out one of 2022’s best backpacking tents for your gear list is no small task. Because, in the wild and unforgiving backcountry, your shelter is the only thing protecting you from the wind, rain, and critters that await outside. That’s why we’ve carefully chosen the 11 best backpacking tents on the market and given you a detailed rundown of each. From budget to high-end, one-person to six-person, minimalist to full-featured, freestanding to trekking pole — our rec ..read more

Last Updated on October 26, 2022 How to Start a Travel Blog in 2022: Travel, Create (& Get Paid)   Back in 2017, I saved up a chunk of money, quit my job, and started traveling. I had the world at my fingertips and big, shiny plans for the future. That’s right, I was going to start a travel blog and make money while exploring the earth at my leisure! How’d that turn out, you ask? Well, the ‘exploring the earth at my leisure’ part was a success. Quite delightful, actually. But the ‘starting a travel blog and making money’ part? That part was a complete disaster. I had no idea what I ..read more