In addition to collecting field notes from a range of testers, which are both objective and subjective in nature, I also ran a series of controlled tests on the backpacking stoves we looked at. I ...

Bruins hoping to experience nature outside Westwood – from Big Sur to Joshua Tree and Yosemite – need look no further than the Backpacking Club at UCLA. The Backpacking Club is a group of UCLA ...

sunny hiking weather. Mother Nature is unpredictable; you never know when the sky might open up in a torrential downpour. However, you can’t just stuff any old rain jacket in your pack when you ...