A couple of decades ago, choosing between a one-person tent and a bivy sack was pretty easy. The differences between the two types of solo shelters were more extreme than they are now. Early bivy ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A shelter is a critical component of anyone’s outdoor adventure gear list. While a standard backpacking ...

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 ...