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We have learned a lot over many miles about how to make a trip work, even when not all of us want to be there 100 percent of the time. Read on for tips about hiking with kids.
Kids Hiking Safety Safety is always number one when hiking with little ones. These essential items easily fit into any backpack to help keep your whole family secure on and off the trails.
How to backpack in Rocky Mountain National Park with toddlers and young kids Take your fitness level and your kids’ enthusiasm for hiking into account when making plans Megan Schrader, The ...
Other backpacking essentials include: hiking shoes or boots— Vasque makes footwear for diverse ages, headlamps, rain gear, sunblock, insect repellent, a multi-tool, a fire starter, backpacks ...
Investing in some high-quality basics can get kids excited about camping out—and help you avoid a mid-trip detour to the nearest big-box store.
A backpack-style child carrier is a great way to introduce your kids to the outdoors. And you won't hurt your back in the process, because the newest models are comfortable for both you and your ...
Backpacking Packs Adults with short torsos—not necessarily even petite people—would benefit from a kids’ backpacking pack (for me, adult small and even extra-small packs are sometimes too long).
Author Jeff Alt didn't have to look far for inspiration for his book about hiking with children. He has two kids and started hiking with daughter Madison, 8, "right out of the gate." Son William ...
A hiking baby carrier, similar in structure to a framed backpacking pack, is made for parents and caregivers who want to hike or walk longer distances with their little ones—whether up a ...
Our kids went on their first backpacking trip at 3 and 5 years old, a ¾-mile forested hike to a beach on the Olympic Peninsula where we pitched tents on the sand and spent days hiking the ...