How to Identify 6 Animals You Might Encounter on the Trail
Animal tracks

How to Identify 6 Animals You Might Encounter on the Trail

As you hike, you spy animal tracks in the soft mud along the trail. Having no idea if these belong to a harmless dog or something more worrisome like a cougar or bear, you fret inwardly as you cont...
#HikerChat : What is it? Your Guide to the Digital Outdoors.
#hikerchat

#HikerChat : What is it? Your Guide to the Digital Outdoors.

#HikerChat : What is it? Your Guide to the Digital Outdoors. As many of you may know here at TETON Sports, we co-host the biggest outdoor chat on Twitter every Friday at noon (EST) along with our ...
How to Pack a Backpack
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How to Pack a Backpack

Backpacks are a different creature today—especially if you compare the new internal frame packs to the external frame packs of yesteryear. Top or side loading, you’ll be a happier camper if you kno...
How to Wash Your Sleeping Bag
Backpacking / Hiking

How to Wash Your Sleeping Bag

Washing your sleeping bag can be a bit of a controversial subject for some campers and particularly for gear manufacturers. Many companies consider warranties void if you’ve thrown your bag through...
How to Wash Your Backpack
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How to Wash Your Backpack

Maybe you feel the need for a good hike. You look to the space where you keep your beloved backpack. Sweat stains and grime have reached an unacceptable level and you realize the day has arrived to...
How to Choose the Right Backpack for the Adventure
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How to Choose the Right Backpack for the Adventure

One of the most rewarding adventuring experiences is backpacking. You carry your own gear and hike through the wilderness for some quality time with the great outdoors. At TETON, we want you to enj...
How Your Sleeping Bag Keeps You Warm
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How Your Sleeping Bag Keeps You Warm

When roughing it what we really want is a chance to be one with nature while awake. But when we sleep, we need to rejuvenate for more roughing it the next day. A sleeping bag needs to keep us warm ...