Here you’ll find articles exploring historic outdoor equipment, the people and companies behind it, and the ways backpacking gear and outdoor recreation have changed over time. The site also serves as a home for the growing Backpacking Museum and for occasional lessons and reflections inspired by the outdoors.
Outdoor Lessons has evolved over the years. Its earlier focus included devotional object lessons, leadership resources, and activities for outdoor facilitators. That material remains available as part of the site's history and continues to reflect the broader idea behind its name: there is always something to learn from the outdoors.
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David Garner is an outdoor educator, historical researcher, and collector with a degree in Outdoor Recreation and more than fifteen years of experience leading wilderness excursions. Through the Backpacking Museum, I document the history of backpacking, camping, outdoor gear, and wilderness travel through original research, historical artifacts, and educational writing. OutdoorLessons.org also provides other tools for outdoor facilitators. Have a look around.
All material posted on this website, including but not limited to, all photos, all articles, poems, or other material authored by David F. Garner or other individuals are copyrighted and are not to be used in any commercial manor. Furthermore, all works not authored by David F. Garner should not be used except under fair use without express permission from that author. Please submit any questions to dg.outdoorlessons@gmail.com.
All photos are property of their credited author and are used by permission.