Hiking is a great way to get away from it all. It's also a great way to exercise and enjoy the rewards of nature at its finest.
Hiking Hints, Tips and Info
If you are looking to get into hiking, then this is the section for you.
Find useful hints and tips, helpful advice from food and water to fitness, bear safety, and some tips to help beginners start enjoying the sport of hiking.
Hiking Tips
The best hiking tips and advice for anyone looking to hike past their local park onto neighborhood trail.
Hiking Fitness
Learn how to get fit for hiking. Find out what exercises you should do and which tips will help you prepare your body for a long hike in the woods.
Food & Water for Hiking
Useful tips and advice for cooking and eating on the trail, plus where to find and purify water.
Hiking Safety Tips
Learn how to stay safe hiking and have the best outdoor adventure of your life. We cover everything from first aid kits, navigation tips, and preparing for rain.
Hiking FAQs
If you’re new to hiking and planning a hike in the wilderness, you’ll properly have one or two questions that could benefit from an answer.
Latest Posts
Hiking Checklist – Must-Have Kit for your Day Hike
Time invested in prep and the right hiking supplies can have a significant impact on the success or failure of a planned trip in the wilderness.
Read more >>
Hydration While Hiking: How to Find Alternative Sources of Water
Hydration while hiking is essential and cannot be underestimated.
We look at some sources of water if the worst happens and you run out. Read More >>
6 Home Made Jerky Recipes for Hiking and Camping Energy!
Get your butt some energy when on the hiking trail or camping with this DIY jerky how-to and our home made jerky recipes.
Find out more here >>
What Is The Best Camping & Backpacking Water Filter in 2023?
The best backpacking water filters are easy-to-use, lightweight, and gets you drinkable water on the go.
See our choice of the best of the breed here >>
Best hydration bladder for hiking in 2023
Narrowing down your search for the best hydration bladder can be daunting as the market is literally flooded with options!
These are our picks >>
How To Use Leukotape For Blisters – Treatment & Prevention
Leukotape tape is a high tensile adhesive bandage impregnated with zinc oxide that can be used to prevent and treat blisters.
Find out more >>
How to Prepare for a Successful Thru-Hike
Hiking the Appalachian Trail or the Pacific Crest can take months, but it will be one of the biggest achievements in your life.
But How Should You Prepare?
Hiking & Backpacking Lunch Ideas – What food for a day hike?
When preparing your hiking food, don’t overcomplicate things.
Here are some nutritious ideas that will survive the trail. Find Out More >>
How Many Calories Are Burned Hiking And How Can You Burn More?
The ability to burn calories on a hike varies in relation to the terrain, speed, intensity, and pack weight.
So let’s see how they affect the calorie burn
Tips and Gear for Safe Mountain Hiking
Mountain hiking offers beauty and adventure, but the difficult terrain means greater risk.
So read our tips and take time to prepare and soak it all in!
Beginner Backpacker Tips & Advice To Get You Safely On The Trails
Backpacking for the first time? A little nervous? Feel like there are things that you should know or do but you just can’t imagine what it is?
Then Read On
Osprey Packs Hydraulics LT Reservoir Review
I recently put the Osprey Packs Hydraulics LT Reservoir through its paces.
First impressions were good, but how did it fare out on the trails? Find Out Here