From Development to Dirt: Big Agnes Backpacks

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From Development to Dirt: Big Agnes Backpacks

Big Agnes backpacks include an entire collection from day hikes to multiday excursions with ultralight sustainable materials and comfort in mind. Our design team had one goal: create the “Copper Spur of backpacks”

From Development to Dirt: 3N1 Sleeping Bags

Over 20 years ago Big Agnes started with the idea there is a better way to sleep in the backcountry. Now we are introducing our latest evolution of this concept with ...

Lessons from Bikerafting the Continental Divide

When I hear someone say, “Time is like a river.” I sense the analogy is based in an idea that time is linear and so is a river. The more time I spend on earth and on ...

Five Jaw-Dropping Camping Spots Along Highway 395

Highway 395, the scenic road which gives you access to the Eastern Sierra, stretches from Palm Springs to Mount Shasta. This old trade route has now become the land o...

5 Easy Steps To Make Ceviche While Beach Camping

Heading to the beach to escape the cold, in search of the best mix of surf swells, or for all around fun? I’ve been heading down to Baja during the winter for most my ...

How To Pack For Backpacking

The time has come to pack your backpack, hit the trail, and sleep in the dirt. Backpacking is an adventure combining hiking with backcountry camping, so be ready for a...

Shredding the Stigma with Go4Graham

Will Stingley started Go4Graham with a simple mission to honor his brother by normalizing conversations about mental health in the outdoors.

Turning Back: Prioritizing Mental Health

After I moved out of the Midwest, I never believed adventures would work its way back into my life. Yet I was getting out weekly. I woke up ready to crank and ready to...

Wilderness is My Teacher

George Nakashima, a mid-century modern furniture maker, consummate craftsman and my dad’s boss, recommended to my father that the best place to raise his young family was in the wilderness, at the headwaters of a clean flowing river.

The Lasting Friendships of Thru-Hiking

My first thru-hiking experience was the Appalachian Trail in 2011. I was 24, and high on fumes for the first three weeks, consumed by my learning experience. What was ...

Leave No Trace With The Big Agnes Trash Can

Like many of our best ideas, the Trash Can was born on the trail. With trail litter stuffed in his jacket pockets and camp trash crammed into his pack, Big Agnes co-fo...

2022 Bob Swanson Grant Winner Update

Sometimes things don’t go according to plan. After our 2022 Bob Swanson Memorial Exploration Grant winner Jean Marie Gossard was called on to fight wildfires for this summer, she chose to give up her nomination and 7,000 mile thru-hike on the Great Western Loop.

From Development to Dirt: Big Agnes Backpacks

We’ve spent the last 20 years dreaming up ideas of how to sleep more comfortably in the dirt. We won some awards, introduced industry-leading tent designs and manufact...

How to Fit a Backpacking Pack

Whether heading out on a short overnight or a multi-day backpacking trip, you want your backpack to fit just right. We put together a helpful guide to help you find th...

Big Agnes and Jake Lah – an Award-Winning Partnership

The new addition to the Copper Spur series, the Copper Spur Long. Photo: Noah Wetzel When we first introduced the Copper Spur series of tents in 2008, we wanted to mak...

Partner Spotlight: Outdoor Afro

What started as a kitchen table blog by Founder and CEO Rue Mapp in 2009 is now the nation’s leading organization that celebrates and inspires Black connections and le...