Backpacking 101: Essential Gear for Your Outdoor Adventures
Embarking on a backpacking adventure into the great outdoors is an exhilarating experience. The promise of breathtaking vistas, solitude in nature, and memorable moments awaits. However, to make the…
Choosing the Right Campsite for Your Trekking Pole Tent
Imagine you’re deep in the wilderness, surrounded by nature’s wonders, and the sun is setting. It’s time to set up camp. Selecting the perfect campsite for your trekking pole…
Your Ultimate Guide to Trail Stability
Hey there, fellow adventurers! If you’re the kind of backpacker who craves the thrill of the great outdoors, then you’ve come to the right place. Let’s explore the unsung…
Product Review: the adaptable Trekker Tent 1
We’ve asked customers what they like about the Trekker Tent 1 and their top responses were first, how easy it is to set up and second, the fact that…
Product Review: the airy Trekker Tent 2.2
We’ve asked our customers what they like about the airy Trekker Tent 2.2, and their top two responses were first, how easy it is to set up, and second,…
Product Review: the roomy Trekker Tent 2V
We’ve asked our customers what they enjoy about the roomy Trekker Tent 2V, and, like the Trekker Tent 1V the top three things were the removable rainfly, the large…
Product Review: the enjoyable Trekker Tent 1V
We’ve asked our customers what they enjoy about the Trekker Tent 1V, and the top three things were the removable rainfly, the large vestibule, and the large amount of…
How to camp in a tropical paradise
If you’re like me, your experience with camping has been mainly in the mountains and not in a tropical paradise. In fact, before reading this post, it’s possible that…
Hiking in California’s volatile weather
Let’s be clear about this: the hiking weather in California is not only volatile right now, it’s absolutely bonkers. For those of you who may be missing it, California…
Hiking the highest point in your state
Hiking the highest point in your state is not for everyone. In fact, some people say that it takes the fun out of hiking. To be fair, hiking the…
Product Review: the one and only Trekker Palace
The one and only Trekker Palace is the ultimate two-Person two-Layer silnylon (aka ultralight) trekking pole tent for all of your outdoor adventures. Ok, maybe not all, but it…
River Country Products hits the Big Time
Take a listen as River Country Products founder Ned Stratton, along with his partner Brian Anderson, discusses the origin of LifePack, the ultimate survival and adventure pack, with Nick…
The more the merrier: another backpack just makes sense
The first step to finding the optimal backpack is understanding that when it comes to gearing up, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. In fact, just like anything else of…
The magic you’ll find in River Country
If you do an online search about the importance of rivers to human civilization, your search results will likely include the following five main reasons: fresh water, transportation, food,…
Explore the best tent fabrics for your next backpacking adventure
There are so many fabrics out there, it’s hard to decide which one will be best for your next backpacking adventure. We’re going to help make that easier for…
Product review: amazing sleeping bag combo!
River Country Products’ best-selling sleeping bag is a three-season bag designed for use in spring, summer, and fall. It is usually sold with a pad and pillow as part…
A new venture with Life in a Pack
We’re pleased to announced a new joint venture with Life in a Pack, the creator of LifePack™, an all-in-one survival pack, bug-out bag, backpacking kit, and adventure pack as…
How to seam seal a Trekker Tent
We’ve been asked many times how to seam seal our tents, so here are our recommendations and the process we usually follow. Our tents come with taped seams, meaning…
2 new ultralight backpacking poles
We are excited to announce two new, ultralight, carbon fiber backpacking poles. We designed these trekking poles to be comfortable to use, lightweight and versatile. They are a great…
Top 4 reasons to use a hammock
While Hammocks aren’t for everyone, here are Our Top Four Reasons to use a River Country Products Hammock on your next backpacking trip: Hammocks can make it easier to…
Trekker Tent 2.2 Update
We are excited to release the newest iteration of our Trekker Tent 2.2! The updated tent is now for sale on our website. We have worked hard to improve…
Hammock + Tree Straps = The Perfect Pair
Although a seemingly small change, the addition of two 10 foot tree straps to our backpacking hammock makes a huge difference in set up time and convenience. These hammock…
Trekker Tent 1V – A Fully Featured One Person Tent
The Trekker Tent 1V is a great one person backpacking tent. We took some of our favorite features of our other Trekker Tents and combined them into one fully…
RCP Backpacking Pack
We recently added a backpacking pack to our ever growing collection of backpacking gear, and we are very happy with it. The backpack is large, 65 liters, and quite…
Trekker Tent 3, Our Best 4-Man Backpacking Tent Yet
After designing and testing this tent out ourselves we are excited to introduce you to our new favorite 4 man backpacking tent, the Trekker Tent 3. Despite being a…
$50 tent vs $600 tent
A couple of weeks ago, backpacking expert and outdoor adventurer Jessica “Dixie” Mills spotlighted the Trekker Tent 2 and compared it to the ZPacks Duplex, a similar ultralight trekking…
Trekker Tent 1A, our lightest one person trekking pole tent.
We are excited to announce our lightest tent yet. 2 lbs and 7.5 feet long so you can fit with your gear, includes an awning. On sale for the…
Tips and Tricks for reducing tent condensation.
How to Reduce Tent Condensation: While most tents are waterproof, all tents can have condensation. In the worst conditions condensation can be so bad that you may think your…
How to Fold a Backpacking Tent to smaller than a kids football in under 2 minutes.
“How do you roll your backpacking tent so small it is smaller than a kids football in under 2 minutes”? Well, after being asked many times, we finally decided…
Winter Camping in our trekking pole backpacking tent
Brandyn from Denver Used our trekking pole backpacking tent this last weekend camping in the Rockies and sent us some photos and posted this review: “I just wanted to…
Hammock Rain Fly on Columbia River
Some pictures taken by a family who loves our Hammock rain fly and ultra backpacking tent. They set it up last weekend at two rivers park where the Columbia…
Hiking in the Eagle Caps
One of our customers sent us some pictures of our tents in the Eagle Caps in Oregon. Thank you much for the photos! These images of our 2 person…