If you've traveled much in a land of lakes and rivers, you know the troubles that worry even the most seasoned wilderness trippers: overgrown portages, hungry bugs, storms or shorelines that force you ...

Under relentless wind and rain, Tony and Bernie scramble to set up tarp and tent on a mountain ridge. Between shivering fingers, wild gusts, and soaked layers, they test gear, get water from a tarn, ...

Valley Water will close Gilroy’s two largest homeless encampments next month. While officials cite safety concerns, the ...

RAIN WAS in the forecast, but I didn’t put a lot of thought into preparing camp for it. After all, there were spring turkeys to hunt. Just hours later, I was carving the breast meat off a gobbler when ...

Many backpackers are eschewing heavy rugged tents for lightweight tarps. If you normally carry a rain poncho you can kill two birds with one stone by adapting aluminum or fiberglass tent poles to fit ...