Making your own backpacking equipment is fun. It’s also the one sure way to acquire gear that fits your body and its needs. Everybody, with or without previous sewing experience, can make stuffsacks, ...

Whether you're an avid camper or you're putting together a winter emergency kit, DIYer Charlie Nourse explains how to make a single-can backpacking stove on the cheap with a soda can, knife, ...

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Backpackers spend most of the day on their feet and most do not carry the extra weight of a folding camp chair. YouTube user Econo Challenge came up with a portable lightweight design for a ...

IT MIGHT BE TRUE that everything tastes better in the woods, but some foods are arguably better than others. Last summer, when my family was preparing for a backpacking trip in the Sawtooths, I had a ...

Turn your ordinary charcoal chimney into a versatile multi-fuel stove! Learn how to modify it safely to burn wood, biomass, ...

i spent the weekend trying to come up with a design for a cheap, portable espresso machine. what i ended up with was a caulk gun actuated pvc tube contraption. you can read all about it over at ...

Like backpacking, sewing stresses individual resourcefulness and self-sufficiency. For those who have more time than money, sew-it-yourself is the answer for quality gear at moderate prices. It also ...