This will be a on going list I will add to regularly.  If you have tips to add, by all means please send them to us.  It is not meant to be a all inclusive list but hopefully it will help you on your next adventure, whether it be camping, hiking, trekking, bike touring, mountain biking climbing, paddle or whatever [...]

It’s been a long year. One in which I put in a lot more time and energy than I expected into the BNC, but with that said I’m happy to announce we have a winner. In the end it only came down to a few nights but with 108 bag nights, Jill Hueckman is our winner. Ryan Davies was a [...]

Round #6 has come to a close and we have a winner.  Justin Bayne is our winner with 3 nights.  As the winner of Round #6 of the BNC Justin won custom Fuel headlamp.  I want to thank the good people at Princeton Tec for their support of the BNC.   Scatman Get out there! Wondering how you can support [...]

For a long time now I have laughed, scratched my head, smiled, and at times been dumbfouned by some of the search terms people enter into my websites search feature. I decided to start documenting them. Some times I will make fun of them, other times I will offer help on the subject and some times I will ask “What [...]

    Round #6 of the Bag Night Challenge is brought to us by Princeton Tec.  They’re offering up a Custom Fuel Headlamp.  So let’s get out there and show the good people at Princeton Tec we mean business and start racking up those Bag Nights. (You’ll also get a All in One Kit from Action Wipes) Round #6 goes from Nov. [...]

Round #5 has come to a close and we have a winner.  Nicholas Carman is our winner with 27 nights!  As the winner of Round #5 of the BNC Nicolas won his choice of a Osprey Viper or Verve Pack.  I want to thank the good people at Osprey for their support of the BNC.   Round #6, the final round started Nov. 1 [...]

  Round #5 of the Bag Night Challenge is brought to us by Osprey Packs.  They are offering up either a Viper or Verve hydration pack, your choice.  So let’s get out there and show the good people at Osprey we mean business and start racking up those Bag Nights. Round #5 goes from Sept. 1 until Oct. 31st.  Only those who haven’t [...]

  Sponsored by       A long time ago Backpacker Magazine had a contest of the same name, the “Bag Night Challenge”.  I love the concept of the contest and thought I would do my own.  I waited ten years, that’s enough time, isn’t it?  The idea is simple, track the number of nights you spend outside in your [...]

    Ted E. Canyon Lands Round #1 winner Jill Hueckman sporting her new Outdoor Research Virtouso puffy jacket.  Jill spent 17 nights outside so far this year!   Alec M. Pic: Caught in a blizzard above treeline in the Snowy Range of Wyoming, I set up my bivy in the alcove of an outhouse, and proceeded to get covered [...]

I can’t believe it’s already March!  This means two things:  number one is that spring is coming fast and number two, we have our first winners of the Bag Night Challenge.  This round/bi-monthly segment was sponsored by: The winners are Ryan Davies and Jill Hueckman.  Ryan currently has 20 bag nights and Jill is our women’s leader with 14.  Let’s have [...]