It’s officially picnic season, and in New York City, where I live, that means heading outdoors to one of many glorious parks to soak in a bit of sunshine and nature and escape the concrete jungle.

I’ve taken my chair car camping, backpacking, to sporting events, concerts, crags, and beaches. When my sleeping pad developed a leak somewhere between putting it in my backpack and inflating it in my ...

Backpackers are famous for trading comfort at night in camp for speed and efficiency during the day on the trail. As such, sleeping pads are trimmed to save weight, freeze-dried food stands in for ...

Hex's new lightweight chair for backpackers - weighing only 1 lb. 5 oz - warrants consideration for trail-weary bones. Hard-core backpackers tend to dismiss the idea of carrying an ultralight chair ...