Backpacker's Pantry Blog

Storms are common in the mountains, especially during the summer. If you ever get caught in a lightning storm, here's how to increase your chances of survival.

Ultralight gear provides major benefits for some, while it's a needless expense for others. We'll weigh the pros and cons to help make the right gear choices.

Protect your skin with sunblock and insect repellent. From choosing an environmentally friendly option to selecting the right SPF, here's what you need to know.

Recent events highlight the importance of keeping emergency supplies. Here's how to store your canned goods, dehydrated food, and other emergency food essentials.

In this month's Pro Series, John Huston shares 5 ways to create and catch those little moments of awe that can become experiential mental postcards!

If you are a thru-hiker, it probably makes you think of your trail name and those long weeks of hard but blissful days when all that mattered was what lay around the next turn of the trail. If you’re not (yet) a thru-hiker, you may wonder what it would take to join this somewhat illustrious, and grungy and smelly group of backpacking hardcorists.