The time has come to pack your backpack, hit the trail, and sleep in the dirt. Backpacking is an adventure combining hiking with backcountry camping, so be ready for a...
Field Notes
Shredding the Stigma with Go4Graham
Will Stingley started Go4Graham with a simple mission to honor his brother by normalizing conversations about mental health in the outdoors.
Turning Back: Prioritizing Mental Health
After I moved out of the Midwest, I never believed adventures would work its way back into my life. Yet I was getting out weekly. I woke up ready to crank and ready to...
Wilderness is My Teacher
George Nakashima, a mid-century modern furniture maker, consummate craftsman and my dad’s boss, recommended to my father that the best place to raise his young family was in the wilderness, at the headwaters of a clean flowing river.
The Lasting Friendships of Thru-Hiking
My first thru-hiking experience was the Appalachian Trail in 2011. I was 24, and high on fumes for the first three weeks, consumed by my learning experience. What was ...
Leave No Trace With The Big Agnes Trash Can
Like many of our best ideas, the Trash Can was born on the trail. With trail litter stuffed in his jacket pockets and camp trash crammed into his pack, Big Agnes co-fo...
2022 Bob Swanson Grant Winner Update
Sometimes things don’t go according to plan. After our 2022 Bob Swanson Memorial Exploration Grant winner Jean Marie Gossard was called on to fight wildfires for this summer, she chose to give up her nomination and 7,000 mile thru-hike on the Great Western Loop.
From Development to Dirt: Big Agnes Backpacks
We’ve spent the last 20 years dreaming up ideas of how to sleep more comfortably in the dirt. We won some awards, introduced industry-leading tent designs and manufact...
How to Fit a Backpacking Pack
Whether heading out on a short overnight or a multi-day backpacking trip, you want your backpack to fit just right. We put together a helpful guide to help you find th...
Big Agnes and Jake Lah – an Award-Winning Partnership
The new addition to the Copper Spur series, the Copper Spur Long. Photo: Noah Wetzel When we first introduced the Copper Spur series of tents in 2008, we wanted to mak...
Partner Spotlight: Outdoor Afro
What started as a kitchen table blog by Founder and CEO Rue Mapp in 2009 is now the nation’s leading organization that celebrates and inspires Black connections and le...
Climbing in The Grand Canyon
30 miles, one sketchy summit, and the joy of a shared meal while climbing in the Grand Canyon. As we started down the half icy, half muddy trail that led to the bott...
From Development to Dirt: 3N1 Sleeping Bags
Over 20 years ago Big Agnes started with the idea there is a better way to sleep in the backcountry. Now we are introducing our latest evolution of this concept with o...
Backpacking Santa Rosa Island
Over a mile of solitude and white sand stretched in front of us as we settled on a place atop the sand dunes to eat lunch. My wife and I asked each other, “How is this...
3 Reasons You Need a Tent Footprint
When shopping for a tent, you may come across messages like this: Most modern tents don’t come with a footprint by default. Why? To save ounces and keep weights lo...
Taking the time to be in the moment: A Winter Excursion
As we rolled up to the parking area, I shivered a little bit. I have this habit of leaving my house in sandals – we are in California after all. My toes were already c...