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Bear Grylls has spent a lot of time on islands throughout his career as a survivalist and adventurer, filming in remote locations such as the Pacific Ring of Fire. Remember that famous video clip where he hangs off the skids of a helicopter above a tiny island in the Pacific, then jumps 10,000 feet into [...]

You may have asked ChatGPT for dating advice, how to understand physics, or to diagnose you based on medical symptoms you suddenly have, but have you used ChatGPT to help you with your outdoor adventures? ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) language model developed by OpenAI designed to generate human-like text responses to users’ questions. [...]

During a recent trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, my travel companions and I spotted smoke as we were driving through Kaibab National Forest along AZ-89. We pulled over, concerned it might be a campfire that hadn’t been extinguished properly. In reality, it was a prescribed burn.  Prescribed burns are important for [...]

Whether you’re new to car camping or an expert, these 10 insider tips will help make your car camping experience seamless.

Tent pegs are one of the smallest and sometimes most overlooked pieces of camping equipment that is vital to the entire operation. A tent will not stay up by itself, after all. It needs to be securely attached to the ground, and it must also have secure guy ropes. The ropes hold up the tent, [...]

Would you wear a dress for an outdoor adventure? This dress fit the bill for a seasoned hiker, and yes, it has pockets.

Finding an inexpensive kayak is easy to find. With a few quick upgrades and additional pieces of gear, you could have a pro-approved kayak.

There was a time, not long ago, that you wouldn’t be caught dead in a pair of Crocs (unless you were a child, and most often they were used as water shoes). They were considered to be a fashion nightmare and were ridiculed as mercilessly as a mullet. Somewhere in the last decade, however, Crocs [...]

Taking to the water for a camping trip offers an incredible way to experience the outdoors in a different element. But while an overnight adventure with your stand up paddleboard (SUP) will bear some similarities to a traditional camping trip, there will undoubtedly be some new challenges that come along with water-based adventures—like packing for [...]