Field Notes

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...

Outside Our Own Front Door

Photo by: Aedan O’Donnell. Krystle Wright prepares dinner at the back of her SUV. As an adventure photographer, I’ve spent the majority of the past 10 years constantl...

How It All Started

This year, Big Agnes is celebrating its 20-year anniversary, or as we like to say #20yearsinthedirt.  Founded by Bill Gamber back in 2001 and based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Big Agnes has grown into a successful, sustainability-focused, global leader in the outdoor industry.

Think Globally, Act Locally

Justin Reiter – BA Ambassador and Steward of the Land Public lands are like family and for me, they play those same archetypal roles. From the wise grandparents that e...

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Tent

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.

Big Agnes Supports Conservation Organizations with New Nature Print Chair Collection

The new collection includes “Brown Trout”, “Lichen” and “Elevation” prints, and a portion of sales will go to support the Yampa River Fund and the Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC).

Winter Camping Like a Pro

Winter camping isn’t as treacherous as you might imagine. If you pack the right gear and sustenance, and understand the basics of staking out a tent in the snow, you’l...

The Story Behind the Story

How do you share your adventure stories with friends? Blogs, social media, good old fashioned around-the-campfire storytelling? When our friend Patrice La Vigne wrote and published her first travel memoir, Between Each Step: A Married Couple’s Thru Hike on New Zealand’s Te Araroa, we knew we had to get the story behind the story.

Love in the Backcountry

Little did we know, our wedding would be the last event many of our friends would attend before a year of social distancing kept us from our usual recreation schedule. Being quarantined as newlyweds for all those months felt similar to living in our Copper Spur on the AT all over again.

Building a Youth Mentorship Program During a Pandemic

Yazzie’s adventure company focuses on sustainable tourism to generate revenue, but includes a mission to build a bikepacking community on the Navajo reservation, starting with getting the Navajo youth involved.

Big Agnes Introduces Solution Dyed Fabric Tents and Sugarcane-Based Sleeping Pad

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (January 26, 2020) – Big Agnes, the award-winning outdoor equipment brand, recently announced multiple new products made from sustainably sour...

Meet the Neighbors: Bluebird Backcountry

If you’ve ever wanted to ski the backcountry, but didn’t know where to start, Bluebird Backcountry is the perfect place.

Bikepacking with the New Copper Spur HV UL Bikepack Tent

The Road to the Unknown We had just been dropped off with our bikes and all of our gear, the starting point of our bikepacking trip on the Idaho Hot Springs Route. My...