It’s the twilight challenge that makes even emphatic backpackers yearn for the mattress back home: Bedtime beckons, but you can’t find a level piece of earth to foster sleep. The ground is too steep, ...

Unless camping out in a bell tent, trailer tent, or yurt, we tend to sacrifice comfort when we go camping. When I’m scrimping on weight, I use a rolled-up sweater inside my sleeping bag pouch as a ...