In This Issue

• Hiking with Young Children
• Recent Headlines
• Blog Hits
• Recent User Reviews
• Sales and Specials
• Forum Highlights

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Hiking and Backpacking with Young Children

Hiking and backpacking with kids of any age can be a fun and rewarding experience for everyone. Not only will you enjoy passing on backcountry skills and making outdoor memories together, but children who spend regular time outdoors also tend to be healthier, more creative, and respectful of the environment, themselves, and others.

We've pulled together some tips for hiking and backpacking with kids to start you out on the right foot.

Just remember that like their parents, kids need appropriate outdoor gear for their safety and comfort. Here are a few things to consider when getting kids geared up for outside.

Other Recent Headlines

Great American Backyard Campout, June 23

Green(er) Casual Shoes and Bags

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Recent User Reviews

Lgiusto goes to extremes in the Mountain Hardwear UltraLamina 32 sleeping bag. STW deconstructs the Lowa AL-X 22 Lo Mesh trail shoe. High Guy climbs high with the Sierra Designs Lightning three-season tent. Owen Branson tests the Katadyn Vario Microfilter in the Boundary Waters. Fenris sizes up the Big Agnes Sarvis SL1 three-season tent. Rosh reviews his Montrail Continental Divide trail runners.

Montrail Continental Divide   Osprey Aether 70

ZekeandJesse looks long and light and finds the Black Diamond Mesa tent. Hugh Everett tests the Outdoor Research MicroNight Bivy on a 44-miler in the Cascades. Glen Davis compares the GoLite Hut 2 and Trig 2 shelters. VentureTree sips from the Snow Peak Titanium Double Wall 600 Cup. LizzieB reviews the Osprey Aether 70 internal frame backpack. Browse all user reviews by date, type, or brand.

Do you have a favorite -- or least favorite -- piece of gear? Write a review.

Forum Highlights

Clove hitch for tie-ins

Footwear for hiking thru deeper water

Sleeping pads for women

Experience with dog booties

Join the conversation: all this and much more in the Trailspace forums

Trailspace Blog Hits

Hiking Icon Colin Fletcher Dies at 85

Anker and Houlding Free Climb Second Step

Ode to a Pack

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Sales and Specials

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