I recently returned from a camping trip with pockets bursting with single-use snack wrappers.

When Big Agnes employees talk about comfort in the outdoors, you can sense their excitement—they live to create rad gear.

Bring your friends, your dog and that extra-large sleeping pad you’re not sure you’ll actually need. This tent’s got space in spades.

Then darkness fell, and I did something I’d do at home: I turned on the lights—the built-in LED lights of my Big Agnes.

We were looking in closets to learn what people use and what they don’t use,” says Nasahn Sheppard, divisional vice president of product design for REI.

Answer the call of the wild without backpacking: Check out REI Signature Camping! Not convinced? Read on to see if comfort in the great outdoors fits your adventure lifestyle.

Taking as few as five minutes in the morning at camp can make the different between enjoying a healthy, active weekend or spending the next two months icing your back.

In making the film and getting to know these five women, we learned that it’s important to stop along one’s venturous trail and take in the view.