Advice Column

Is Every Season Tick Season?

Advice for preventing tick bites

Jun 18 •

Don't Be the Last to Relax

Advice for quickly setting up and tearing down camp

Jun 4 •

Stifled by the Silence

Advice for extroverts on solo trips

May 21 •

More Than S'mores

Advice for cooking over a campfire

May 7 •

Are the 10 Essentials Actually Essential?

Advice for what to carry on a day hike

Apr 23 •

How Do I Make Friends Outdoors?

Advice for finding hiking and camping companions

Apr 9 •

Batteries vs. Brightness

Advice on low waste ways to keep your headlamp charged

Mar 26 •

Help, I Can't Sleep in the Woods!

Advice for how to ignore the creepy sounds outside your tent

Mar 12 •

Between a Mossy Rock and a Hard Place

Introducing an outdoorsy advice column + etiquette for photos at crowded overlooks

Feb 26 •

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