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Introducing Art of the Trek
We’re pleased and excited to announce a partnership with our friends at Art of the Trek. Let Art of the Trek Plan Your Next Adventure! Art of the Trek is a community-based outdoor trip-planning app that enables you to research and plan successful adventures all in one place. Historically, they’ve provided tools so you can plan your own custom routes. The good news [...]
The Perfect Gift for Your Outdoor Enthusiast
The holidays can be stressful trying to find the perfect gift for the outdoor enthusiast in your life. Whether you’re looking for a gift for an adventurous car camper to an ounce counting thru hiker, Littlbug stoves and accessories hold the key to a one stop, stress free shopping season. Cozy Comforts: Car camping [...]
Your Outdoor Skills: Fire and Smoke
There's a lot of hype on the internet about wood burning backpacking stoves that rely on secondary combustion to reduce smoke. If you believe the hype, you'll end up purchasing a stove that's heavier, bulkier and more expensive than what you really need. The complexity of secondary combustion technology in a stove is unnecessary for reducing smoke. If [...]
Lady Business in the Backcountry
Ladies, we all know the struggle of doing our business in the backcountry. Whether popping a squat, dealing with our monthly cycle, or keeping infections “down there” away, it can be intimidating wandering into the backcountry and trying to figure out the best way to manage when “nature calls”. It may even keep [...]
The Best Boundary Waters Experience
Covering over 1 million acres and hugging 120 miles of Minnesota’s international border, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness(BWCAW) offers adventures 12 hiking trails and 1,200 miles of canoe routes (National Forest Service). The BWCAW has become quite the area of discussion in recent months due to the imminent threat of sulfide-ore copper mining. [...]
Adventure by Water
Exploring by land has its own sense of adventure. However, going by water is a whole new experience. Whether floating leisurely down a river, navigating through rapids, or taking to the lakes, adventuring by water is an experience of its own. The views captured on the water are breathtaking and ones you’ll remember [...]
Stop Reading This and Go Backpacking
We’re serious. Stop reading, and go backpacking. Well, you don’t have to backpack, but find a way to get outside and enjoy it. Why, you might ask, would we want to tear you away from our website? Because we ultimately want you to enjoy the outdoors. And you enjoying the outdoors doesn’t involve [...]
How to Escape the Crowds
Getting outside, seeing beautiful landscapes has been growing in popularity. A large part of the joy of being in the wild is the solitude it offers. You may find that your favorite camping spot, hiking trail, or backcountry route are congested with others trying to enjoy the same view and solitude as you. [...]
Bringing Your Best Furry Friend on the Trail
Dogs make great companions and great adventure buddies. Getting your dog out on the trail not only lets you share your adventures with them, it also gives them great exercise. We’ve gathered some tips and tricks to make sure that you, your dog, the wildlife, and other trail users can together enjoy the best [...]
Trail Etiquette 101
Those on the trail typically have a common goal: to enjoy being outside doing something we love. There are rules in place for trail uses to help us enjoy the trail together. Sometimes you may share the trail with single-use users, and other trails may be designated multi-use trails where you share with various [...]
