AtoZ Blog

Planning a camping trip? These expert-approved golden rules cover everything from Leave No Trace principles to fire safety, gear prep, and respectful wildlife encounters—ensuring your outdoor adventure is safe, fun, and eco-friendly.

A composting toilet with urine diversion is cleaner, more sustainable and less odorous than a traditional pit toilet. Whether you're new to camp sanitation or just need a refresher, this guide covers exactly how to use, maintain and dispose of waste from a urine-diverting composting toilet in the field.

Discover dispersed camping tips, trends, and regulations for free camping adventures on public lands.

Skip the lighter fluid and learn the right way to light charcoal. A chimney starter gets your briquettes ready faster, burns more evenly and produces better heat for camp cooking. Here's how to use one properly every time.

Arizona's monsoon season brings spectacular lightning — and real danger on exposed trails and ridgelines. Many common beliefs about lightning safety are outdated or flat-out wrong. Here's what the latest guidance actually says about staying safe during an Arizona storm.

If you've ever stumbled around camp in the dark or killed your night vision with a bright white headlamp, red light mode is about to change your camping nights. Here's why switching to red light after dark makes your time under the stars significantly better.

Picking the right campsite makes or breaks your outdoor experience. From shade and drainage to proximity to water and fire rings — knowing what to look for before you set up your tent saves time, improves sleep and keeps you safer. A practical guide for first-time and beginner campers.

Pack it in, pack it out — it sounds simple but trash management at camp takes a little planning to do right. From food waste and packaging to dealing with no-service campgrounds that have no trash bins, here's how to keep your campsite clean and protect the places you love.