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I’ve been camping since I was a kid, and the experiences sparked my adventurous lifestyle. Soon after college, I moved out West to live in the mountains full-time. Today, my family spends our free ...

With some of the country's most beautiful landscapes and ecological variety, it's no surprise that America's national parks are also home to many of the nation's top camping destinations. Most of the ...

A couple of decades ago, choosing between a one-person tent and a bivy sack was pretty easy. The differences between the two types of solo shelters were more extreme than they are now. Early bivy ...