Two things you should always have at the campsite are a lighter and duct tape. Because you’re always looking to save space, you can wrap some duct tape around your lighter, and you’ll always have a some handy. When you’re out on a day hike you probably don’t want to carry around a full roll of [...]

Who knew that a pencil sharpener would be so handy in the woods? We all know, when you’re starting a fire – tinder is key. Great tinder burns easily, and if you’re lucky, is easy to source. Carrying a pencil sharpener will allow you to kick out a lot of excellent tinder for making fires. You [...]