Once again, I woke and swept my hand across the ceiling of the Assault 2, pushing the heavy snow off the tent. Winds battered the walls, and snow fell ferociously. Concerned about how the nearby cook ...

Trying to get a decent night's sleep out in the Afghan bush can be pretty tough. It's hot as Hades in the day, and bone chillingly cold at night. You're rocking and rolling -- literally on rocks and ...

Tent manufacturers have become so obsessed with cutting weight that we have US$1,800 tents that weigh little more than a bottle of beer. Backpackers that really want to cut weight to near-zero would ...

I ve always hated bivy bags as anything but an emergency shelter, or for use on a climb when weight and space for a tent is at an absolute premium. I hate them even more now that tents are so light, ...