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I did what you were thinking, found some packs that were very adjustable. One was a North Face, one an Osprey. Nothing worse than buying over and over for kids because they outgrow it. I liked getting packs that were way more volume than they needed (or could carry anyway) at that age, then...

Sounds good to me. Calling Hayduke....

Really amazing photos in here everyone.

This caught my eye as I was looking for spring trip ideas. I'm sad to see folks gagging and using the word perv about being naked outdoors or hiking naked. Too bad our own bodies creep us out so much. I've hiked, biked, boated (much of Labyrinth and Stillwater in fact), even skied without any...

I've never worried about it if I'm at least a mile or two from a road, and have never had a problem. At least by humans. Packrats (the rodent kind) like shiny stuff! And of course food. Are you talking about backpacking only? In a campground, or somewhere near accessible by road I'd put...

That's pretty cool. We have a 15 year old too, and though he's still up for adventures, the lure of friends is getting stronger. Hope we can stick with it a little longer!

Lot of really good ideas here, good thread! I'm not great at getting our kids out but have done pretty well. We've tried to do at least one backpack a summer since they were about 5. They got used to pooping in the woods on day hikes very young, wasn't any big deal at all. @Nick linked the...

Ditto, I'd love it. Just a little pricey to outfit the family in them. Great trip report. How old is your son? He looks likes he's a pretty capable adventure partner!

This sums it up for me too. When we come 1000 miles down to Utah for a trip on limited time, it's nice to know we have campsites in some places. But there are SO many cool places there and in the western US where you don't have to worry about it, like here in Montana. As I'm sure everybody...

That surprises me too. Kinda funny that you need that in the Needles, but it isn't required in grizzly filled Glacier Nat'l Park. I guess it's a little harder to find a place tall enough to hang food in the desert though. Still. And those aggressive squirrels, gotta make sure you protect the...

Cool pics Randy. That last one is the road I took the school bus down every day for 5 years. One time the bus quit running at the top, she just put it in gear and coasted all the way down. Never seemed to phase her driving it in the winter. We got to see those cloud layers you captured so well...

That's an awesome tip, @Udink, thanks. I love that style of stake, and love finding the version where the price isn't astronomical just because it's outdoor related. I'll have to go grab some of those for extras.

Yeah, have to admire his abilities and nerve! I'd agree, it's hard not to like him listening to interviews. Just hope he retires before he pushes it too far.

You sure have a ton of cool trip reports. I grew up for several years right above you at the Monument where my dad worked, so a lot of yours bring back memories of trips we did. Thanks! This is an area my brother and I were just talking about wanting to explore.

@Laura, that's the age of our boys now. Course you have to look at a screen to see through their eyes at that age, hehe. That sounds like a good plan, they'll love it. My boys loved exploring Blue John Canyon, and all the cracks around The Dollhouse in the Maze. Mountain biking is another good...

Yeah, I keep wondering when we'll hear he finally made that one final mistake. What gets me is how weather dependent that is, starts raining, you die. Unless maybe the guy filming throws you a rope then.

Two of our backpacking buddies.

Thanks Laura, that made my day. :D It's funny, we had this spot we went to a lot with the boys when they were younger that we called Rock City. The little rock spires were just 1 - 2 feet tall, and only a half mile to hike there. I tell adults about this cool spot we go to, now when we get...

I've got a Nikon DSLR, D90, and love the quality and control of it, but have never carried it backpacking because of the volume, weight and abuse it'd take. We have an earlier edition of the waterproof Panasonic you originally listed, our is DMC-TS2. We've taken video snorkeling in salt water...

I'd never want to discourage anybody from getting kids out in the woods. But I'd agree, no matter how biodegradable, animals will dig up any of that stuff. What a disgusting mess. I still can't believe how often I see TP just left on the ground. I do think there's ways to make it work, like you...