#Backpacking – Adventure Film School

Creating Lifestyle Content on Trail

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Most people would probably consider a backpacking trip an opportunity to shake off the duties of work and enjoy a little downtime with Mother Nature – cell phones turned off, computers powered down, and hammocks securely fastened. Other people know that time spent on trail offers the perfect chance to snap photos, shoot film, and engage in storytelling – in other words, create “content.”…
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Protecting Your Camera Gear While in the Backcountry

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Venturing into the outdoors with camera gear is both an exciting and terrifying proposition. Your creative mind is probably racing in overdrive at the thought of spending several days (or even weeks) in the wild, but your practical side might suffer visions of dust-splattered sensors, mud-smeared lenses, and roughhoused casings.…
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6 Must-Have Items for a Successful Backcountry Filmmaking Experience

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Anyone who’s ever car camped knows what happens whenever you begin packing for a trip – no matter your best intentions, you end up carting along half the house, even if you’re just going to be out for one night. Backpacking, however, is a different story.…
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More Than Just a Camping Tr

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“Death-by-lightning-strike statistics kept swirling through my head, causing me to push my 13-year-old daughter to the very limits of her physical ability. We were on her Trip,” writes Otto Gallaher. Today, we bring you the story of a rite-of-passage tradition in Otto’s family simply known as ‘The Trip’.…
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The Remotest

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We all know the feeling of remoteness. The stillness. The perspective. It’s part of what keeps drawing us outside. But what does it feel like to be standing, literally, in the most remote place in a state? In the country? And what might those places reveal about the fate of our country’s wild lands?…
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