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A good night’s rest is one of the best ways to make your outdoor adventure not only more fun and energized, but relaxing and restorative. Waking up sore or on a deflated pad in the middle of the night? Not what we’re looking for. I’m going to walk you through this essential part of your camping experience —sleep! Like mattresses in general, these items are so personal, that’s why we recommend selling pads that weren’t a great fit for you here with Rerouted, because your “gear fail” may be the perfect fit for someone else! Here are the main kinds...

Here at Rerouted we talk tons about creating your own adventure. Our mission is to inspire people to play outside. We thought it was time to explain why. It’s because of Flow. It’s part pop psych and part kitsch but there is absolutely one universal truth about Flow. You know it when you’ve experienced it! Let’s start with the basics. For this, we turn to the ever-wise Wikipedia: Flow: a flow state, also known colloquially as being in the zone, is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized...

One thing that I know for sure about hiking is that taking care of your feet is absolutely crucial. Whether you are taking a short hike for the day or a longer backpacking trip you want to avoid dealing with blisters, wet feet or something more serious. As technology advances so do our options for taking care of ourselves. Of course this probably leaves you with more questions than answers. You might be wondering if your reliable hiking boots are a thing of the past? Or you might be curious as to why anyone would wear sandals on a backpacking...

No matter what the outdoor occasion is, backpacks are always essential to your comfort and safety during an outdoor excursion. I personally always carry a backpack wherever I go. It’s an essential packing element, and can set the tone of my entire outdoor trip. However, finding the best hiking backpacks can often depend on many various externalities such as the level of your hike, terrain, and weather, which can make it a headache to purchase a new backpack. Additionally, due to the combination of the vast number of backpacks on the market today and the marketing of the various outdoor...

14er’s can be massively challenging and push you to think about hiking differently, but intermediate and advanced hikers will reap the benefits of superior view, longer hikes, and more interesting locations. If you have graduated from shorter, less strenuous day-hikes and choose to take on that challenge, be wary that hiking past 14,000 feet is no easy feat. With prudent packing and planning, the grueling uphill can easily be managed; one foot at a time. There are ninety-six fourteeners in the United States, all of which are west of the Mississippi River. To find one near you, simply search up...