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Multi-Use Survival Items
When it comes to prepping your backpack or survival kit, including multi-use items is a game changer for the weight of your pack. You can maintain the same weight while adding other necessities you’d like to include.Our founder, Kent Hering, has a great example of a versatile tool he uses on his backpacking trips: his [...]
New Year, New Adventures
The start of the new year is a time for goals, resolutions, and our favorite, planning this year’s outdoor adventures! Where will 2022 take you and your travel crew? Whether you’re traveling with family, friends, or by yourself, we have a few suggestions for your next trip! These should definitely be on your bucket list [...]
Dashing Through the Snow with Your Littlbug
We love the holiday season! The air is crisp, and the picturesque, frozen scenery take your breath away. Not to mention, it’s a wonderful time to spend time with your family. We’re feeling extra festive this holiday season, so we created our own special version of jingle bells. So bear with us and we hope [...]
Thanksgiving Backcountry with Family and Friends
Every year around Thanksgiving, we take some extra time to reflect on our many blessings and everything we’re thankful for. Family and friends is one of the biggest blessings in life. We’re grateful for all the moments we get to share with them and the cherished memories we create. Now that we’re getting into the [...]
Are You a Hiker? Easily Create a Disaster Kit with Your Trail Essentials
When we pack for a hiking trip to the backcountry, we’re sure to include all the necessities, while keeping our packs light. This is a great strategy to carry over to your disaster preparedness kit. Ultralight supplies make your disaster kit lighter and easier to transport if you ever need to be on the move. [...]
Are You Relatively New to Backpacking?
Are you new to backpacking? Still testing the waters a bit? We completely understand! Backpacking is serious business and if you are not well prepared, you could be sabotaging your experience. We’ve all had to learn from mistakes, or maybe we’ve just become wiser with experience and age, or maybe we’ve figured out a few [...]
Rain, Rain Go Away or Don't. Top 6 Favorites to Combat Rain on a Backpacking Trip
Are you feeling the tug of Mother Nature to get outside? Are you looking to have the best experience enjoying the outdoors this year? There are many different ways to enjoy nature during every season: winter, spring, summer or fall. We also recognize there are specific items that every backpacker needs to enjoy the outdoors [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]