What to pack to eat on any trip: day hikes, car camping, and multi-day backpacking, plus the emergency rations to keep in your pack for the day that goes sideways.

How to deal with solid human waste responsibly in the wild: choosing a method, digging a clean cathole, building a group latrine, packing it out where required, and handling toilet paper and urine.

The seven principles of Leave No Trace, explained and made practical — how to plan, travel, camp, handle waste, build fires, and respect wildlife so the wild places stay wild. Our complete guide to the outdoor ethic.

Take the screens away and kids get inventive. Dozens of screen-free ways to keep children of every age happily busy at camp — scavenger hunts, campfire games, forts, whittling, wildlife watching, stargazing, rainy-day fallbacks, and a simple activity kit.

The thing most likely to cut a trip short isn’t a bear; it’s dirty hands or bad water. How to stay healthy in the field: hands, water, food, waste, feet, and rest.

A cold night can be dangerous, not just miserable. Insulate from the ground, dial in your sleep system, and use the field tricks that keep you warm well below freezing.

Where you pitch decides how warm you sleep and whether you wake up in a puddle. Hazard scanning, cold-air pooling, pitching for wind and rain, and camp layout.