Warm cold feet through inertia by forcefully swinging your leg back and forth, like a pendulum, to rush blood to your toes.

In mountainous areas, thunderstorms typically develop in the early afternoon. To avoid this, plan your hike in the morning and be off the mountain by noon.

To figure out what food is best to bring on a multi-day backpacking trip, calculate each food’s caloric density, or its calorie-to-ounce ratio.

Use alcohol prep pads from your first aid kit for a quick fire starter with flint and steel. It burns for a minute with no mess to clean up.

Potato chips, Fritos corn chips, and other greasy snack foods can serve as quick and easy fire starters.

Organizing your gear in color-coded stuff sacks makes packing easier and helps you locate supplies quickly on the hiking trail.