'Cheap' Post Category

If all you want to do is take the family out for a bit of recreational camping then cheap family tents will more than get the job. Often, these are not going to be the tents that you want to be carrying for any significant amount of time, because ...

When it comes to putting together a collection of gear for going backpacking, there are a few expensive items that you will need to get your hands on, and a good backpack is one of them. Cheap backpacking backpacks are not so hard to come by, prov...

You can easily spend hundreds of dollars on a good rain jacket. Which is quite a lot of money, but then staying dry when you’re outdoors, especially when it’s cold out, is important. Still, it’s more than possible to find a cheap rain jacket that ...

A sleeping pad might not seem like a terribly expensive piece of gear, but you can easily spend hundreds of dollars on some of the higher end sleeping pads that are out there. But a cheap sleeping pad will keep you comfortable at night just fine. ...

Trekking poles are a great piece of equipment to have with you when you’re hiking or backpacking, but they can also get fairly expensive, in to the hundreds of dollars, for some of the better trekking poles. But finding cheap trekking poles that a...

Gaiters come at all different price points, and while they’re usually less than $100, that can be more than some people want to spend on gaiters. Fortunately, it’s possible to find a good pair of cheap gaiters, provided that you know what you’re l...

One of the not so great things about camping tents is that they can get rather expensive rather quickly. Even a higher quality 1 man tent can cost hundreds of dollars, and that only goes up when you start looking at bigger tents with more capacity...

By going with hiking shoes instead of hiking boots you are already saving yourself quite a bit of money. But if you want to save even more, it’s entirely possible to find a good pair of cheap hiking shoes that wont empty out your wallet but will k...

A tent is a critical piece of equipment for a wide variety of activities such as camping, hiking or backpacking. But tents can also get expensive, especially when you want a good one, and so looking for a cheap tent is a good idea if you want to h...

A fleece jacket can be a very useful piece of gear, but the better ones that come loaded with all the best features can cost hundreds of dollars, which might be more than you’re willing to spend on a fleece jacket. A sale is the obvious solution, ...