Backpacking can be a dirty business. Dusty trails, long sweaty hikes, setting up camp -- it can leave you in need of a clean up. Plus,...

Some women have no trouble here. They put their hair in a couple of cute braids and look fine, even five days from their last shower....

Pretty early on, I figured out that I could happily backpack indefinitely, as long as I could keep away the sense of accumulating grime....

Right off the bat, kicking this blog off with a question many newbie backpackers have: How do you go to the bathroom out there? First and...