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If you're cold, you're doing it wrong.
Be Afraid
Does the slightest rustle outside your bivy cause you to recreate the tent scene from the Blair Witch Project? Find out more about what you should and should not fear next time you venture into the wild.
Employee Gear Closet - Jonathan Owens
Jonathan Owens has managed Backcountry.com’s retail space in Salt Lake City for the last six months. He grew up in Texas, but spent the last six-and-a-half years in Michigan, where he worked full time and studied Systematic Theology and Philosophy. He and his wife grew tired of spending all their vacation money on trips out West, so they decided to pack up everything and move to Utah.
Employee Gear Closet – Peter Barrett
Accessory-extraordinaire and self-professed shoe freak Peter Barrett gives us the lowdown on all those fancy duds in his closet
Plastic or Poison?
Should you be stoked on your plastic water bottle, or is there something to all that talk of toxin-leaching?
Employee Gear Closet: Eric Miller
Email maestro Eric Miller lets us take a glimpse at his trail running gear.
How to Keep Your Cool When the Buzzards are Circling
How to Keep Your Cool when the Buzzards are Circling, Backcountry.com, Backcountry
Employee Gear Closet - Charla Brown
Go hiking with our human resources guru and her little bambina.
Backcountry.com Presents: When Animals Attack!!!
Don’t become a bear burger—read our tips, watch our Oscar-winning videos, and learn how to deal with animal encounters in the backcountry.
The Chlorophyll Breakdown
Hike to see autumn's blaze
Guide to Summer Slacking
Summer’s here. While it’s the best season to gear up and get outside, it’s also the time of year to open the screen door, step into the backyard, and do absolutely nothing. Have a look at our summer picks for kicking back and being lazy.
Employee Gear Closet: Kate Showalter
After a trip with less-than-ideal gear, Kate puts together a Car Camping Wish List.
Employee Gear Closet – Brenda Leonard
Find out what backpacking addict and Backcountry.com employee Brenda Leonard won’t head into the backcountry without.
Employee Gear Closet: Robert Bethke
Finance Controller and avid backcountry skier/hiker/biker tells us about some of the gear he has amassed through six years with the company.
Summertime and the Giving is Easy
From Nepal to the Wasatch, Backcountry.com gets involved. See what we're doing to help conservation efforts and how you can contribute your time, effort, and love for the outdoors.
Employee Gear Closet: Greer Hitch
Backcountry.com, Backcountry,
Employee Gear Closet: Greer Hitch
Backcountry.com's Spring Catalog Cover Photo
Backcountry.com's Spring Catalog Cover Photo
Headlamp Goat Test: Look Like a Geek and Love It
Headlamps aren’t just for miners anymore. Around the campfire or over the barbeque, headlamps make our lives easier. Our testers racked their brains and devised a couple hair-brained methods to compare four of our most popular headlamps.
The Trekking Pole Advantage
There exists a myth that trekking poles belong solely in the hands of the geriatric population. But these seemingly simple walking sticks provide more energy, less fatigue, and less pain on the move for every generation of hiking enthusiast.
Car Camping “Essentials”
Even hardcore backpackers appreciate a little luxury car camping every now and then. It’s the perfect way to beat the heat without having to hike in it. Here is a list of things to take for lavish car camping.