Dehydrating fruit is a great way to create tasty snacks for traveling and outdoor adventures. We love to bring dehydrated fruit on our hiking and backpacking trips because dried fruit is so delicious, doesn’t weight much, and can be a great nutritious snack on the trail or an addition to our breakfast oatmeal when camping. …
Going on a road trip is one of the best ways to travel around. I still remember our first long term road trip when the choices seemed so endless with the open road in front of us. Since then we’ve taken lots of road trips in various cars, from our Honda Element SUV to our …
Going on your first backpacking trip can feel overwhelming and I still remember ours like it was yesterday. I was excited, nervous and we didn’t really know what to expect. Naturally we over packed and under prepared. We hiked for 3 days through the Sierra Mountains in California and came back exhausted, dirty, sweaty and …
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I’ll always remember our first backpacking tent – a lightweight but cheaply made tent from Big 5 that we bought a few days before our first backpacking trip. While it did its job at giving us a place to sleep, it was pretty lousy at it – it leaked, it was fragile, it was cramped, …
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is “what camera do you use?” and “what camera should I buy as a beginner?” Daily we see so many amazing pictures on Instagram and other social media platforms and more than ever people are investing in camera gear and learning how to take better photos. …
Almost daily I get questions on my Instagram account asking what type of camera gear I use for my photos, what my favorite brands are for clothing and other similar questions on items that I use for my trips. For this post, I wanted to share with you all of my favorite travel items and …
