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Test your knowledge of winter camping with this quiz

By Michael Freeman

Ready to build a quinzee? Are your snowshoes begging for a jaunt outside? Before you hit the snow, test your winter-camping skills with this quiz.

Trail Guide Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Explore coastal California’s Humboldt Redwoods State Park

By Scouting magazine

Experience the wonders of an ancient world in California’s Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

Heat up winter camping with tips from Northern Tier’s Okpik training

By Aaron Derr

When the temperature plummets, the fun begins at Northern Tier High Adventure Base. The Okpik Cold Weather Leader Program helps teach adults how to make fourth-season camping more accessible in their hometowns.

An expert’s tips for avoiding accidents in the wilderness

By Scouting magazine

Equip your Scouts with these expert-approved safety and accident-prevention tips before heading out into the wilderness.

Ten reasons why you should try hammock camping

By Aaron Derr

What is hammock camping all about, and should your troop really take it seriously? Author and hammock-camping enthusiast Derek Hansen shares his top 10 reason why you should try hammock camping.

Hats to keep you cool on the trail

By Scouting magazine

Put a lid on your head with hats designed to keep you more comfortable on the trail.

Camp in comfort using these handy tips

By Scouting magazine

Brush up on your camping strategies — what you pack, how you travel — to help create a more comfortable camping experience.

Backpacking advice from explorer Andrew Skurka

By Scouting magazine

Here’s what the world’s best-known long‑distance hiker, Andrew Skurka, can teach you about leading your Scouts on a day hike—or a 100-miler.

Six stoves to heat up your campout menus

By Scouting magazine

For today’s primitive adventures, namely camping or backpacking deep in the woods, a reliable camp stove can still be a dream—turn on the gas, touch a match to the burner, and a blue flame pops to life, a torrent of channeled energy ready to do your culinary deed.

Travel to East Texas’ Big Thicket National Preserve

By Scouting magazine

Deep in the eastern part of the Lone Star State, about 250 miles east of Austin, lies a vast, tangled quilt of pine and cypress forest, hardwood forest, meadow, bog, blackwater swamp, and arid sandhills appropriately called the Big Thicket.