Good gear is imperative for any outdoor activity and Adventure Picnicking is no different.
However, we want to focus on affordable gear that offers quality and durability needed for more rugged use. You deserve good gear!
Whether it is a titanium cookset, liquid fuel camp stove, or hydration bladder, you will also need to know how to use it and maintain it, so we’ll cover that too.
We’ll also share some cool DIY projects you can do to save money or take your adventure picnicking to a new level!
- Dry Bag Backpacks: The Best Dry Bags for Canoeing and Adventure TripsWhen it comes to choosing dry bags for overnight and multiday canoe trips, the criteria is very much like choosing gear bags for adventure trips in wet destinations: the bags need to be waterproof, durable, and hold a lot of gear. But another important factor…
- Awesome Gift Ideas for an Adventurous Outdoorsy PersonAs active outdoors people we thought it would be a great idea to share our experiences in both giving and receiving gifts. If you’re not into the outdoors yourself, buying a gift for an active camper, hiker, paddler, cyclist, or other outdoors enthusiast can be…
- How to Clean Burnt and Sooty Titanium Camping CookwareWhen it comes to ultralight outdoor cookware, titanium is hard to beat. Despite weighing a fraction of what a stainless pot would weigh, titanium is strong enough to handle the rigors of the outdoors. But if you’ve ever cooked in a thin-walled titanium backpacking pot…
- The Ultimate Pocket Twig Stove: The Bushbox Ultralight FireboxI don’t consider myself a survivalist by any means, but if I had to choose one of my many camp stoves for the zombie apocalypse, it would without a doubt be my Bushbox Ultralight Outdoor Pocket Stove. This cleverly-designed little firebox stove has all the…
- The Outdoor Blanket: A Picnic Blanket that Fits in Your PocketWhen you think of the term “picnic blanket” it’s easy to envision a romanticized scene where you and your significant other are laying out on a thick, comfy blanket made of cotton or wool. On one corner of the blanket, an assortment of carefully prepared…
- Ditch the Paper Picnic Plates for Fozzils Folding Dishware“Are you eating out of a dog bowl?” I’ve been asked this question numerous times over the years and you may be surprised to hear that the answer is yes. Sort of. A long time ago I was at a discount gear sale at an…
- Simple Tarp Setups for Backpacking, Car Camping, and Paddle TripsThe first time you go camping with a tarp can be a game changer – especially if you are caught in the rain or are baking under an intense sun. But a lot of otherwise gung ho outdoors people never bother with a tarp because…
- DIY: How to Make an Inexpensive Ultralight Camping Poop ShovelWhether you call it a catholer, deuce digger, or turd trowel, a small shovel is an invaluable piece of gear if you head out into the wild for any length of time. We all joke about what the bear does in the woods, but there…
- The Best Picnic Blanket for Outdoor Concerts and Music FestivalsPicnic blankets have come along way in the past few years with the invention of the pocket blanket. These clever ultralight blankets more closely resemble small tarps and provide a waterproof, sandproof barrier between you and the ground. Because of their ultralight construction, pocket blankets…
- The Sea to Summit X Cup: Solving an Adventure Picnicking Conundrum
Sometimes you buy a piece of outdoor gear with a bit of trepidation, reluctance, or pessimism. You don’t think it will actually fit its intended purpose, but you throw caution to the wind and buy it anyway, thinking that you can always give it away… - Ultralight Adventure Picnicking: How to Pack and What to BringAdventure picnicking is not always about creating a lavish meal with fresh ingredients out on the trail. Sometimes you just want to take some time out while on a long hike, paddle, or bike ride to heat up a freeze dried meal and make a…
- The Gerber Big Rock: Is this Budget Camp Knife Really a Bargain?Four years ago, while looking for a new general purpose camping and food prep knife to take along on paddle trips and car camping weekends, I came across the the Gerber Big Rock Camp Knife. I like knives with wide blades and ergonomic handles and…
- 10 Summer Beach Tips Every Local Knows that Will Surprise YouNot sure what to bring with you for a day at the beach? Wondering how to avoid the annoying crowds of vacationers? Dreading having to search for beach parking? Does the heat get to you when you finally find your place in the sun? If…
- Thoughts on the BRS-3000T Ultra-Light Titanium Camp StoveI bought the BRS-3000T over a year ago mainly for adventure picnicking, but since then it’s been along on quite a few backpacking and kayak camping trips. So far it has never failed me or caused any issues, and every time I pull it out of…
- Adventure Picnicking: A Healthy, Fun and Affordable New Sport
Caught in a rut and looking for a fun, new activity to help you or your family get outside more? Maybe you’ve been dying to take up a new hobby but have been a bit tight on either money or time? Or maybe you’ve been… - Lightening Your Load with TOAKS Titanium CookwareIf there is one piece of gear that matters the most in Adventure Picnicking, it’s the lowly cookware set. Not only must it stand up to the sooty flames of camp cooking hell, but also the intense scrubbing needed to remove that blackened Alfredo frittata…
- DIY Refrigerator Magnet Band Name Generator“What are we going to call our band?” It’s an important question. The Talking Heads, New Order, The B-52’s, The Pixies, Neutral Milk Hotel, even The Beatles… they’ve all asked it. If you are having trouble tapping into that wellspring of band-naming creativity the Elephant…
- Forever Alone in the Eureka Midori SoloLooking for an inexpensive, rugged, and compact tent for solo journeys? The Midori Solo offers a surprising amount of bang for the buck.
- Packing for the Bike Ride Across GeorgiaIf you’ve ever found yourself sitting in a baseball dugout in the rain, sipping a cheap can of beer and cracking rude jokes with friends, while days worth of damp, smelly cycling clothes hang from the chain link fence around you, then you’ve most likely been on the Bike Ride…
