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Explorer Ops / Exploring Gear

Fun camping and backpacking gear.

Pathfinder Tool™ Metal Detector™Binoculars

Out on the trail you need the best equipment, with the best features possible.

Explorer Ops gear is designed for kids and families who love camping, backpacking, getting out on the trail, or even exploring their own backyard!

Camping gear for kids that really works.

All of the Explorer Ops products feature the stuff that you'll need when you're out exploring.

Each product on the site has a set of icons next to it. Use our key to easily see the hiking and camping features included!

Product Icon Key:

Clock / Watch		Compass		Flashlight
Magnifying Lens		Signal Mirror		Telescope
Tweezers

Explorer Ops Gear

• Pathfinder Tool™
• Survival Watch™
• Metal Detector™
• Explorer's Gloves™
• Trek Pak™
• Water Pack™
• Trail Light™
• Binoculars

Learn About Exploring

• Backpacking
• Guide to Hiking
• Food and Water
• Hiking Trails in the USA
• Hiking Equipment

Exploration Stories

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• Keep a Nature Journal

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The Golden Rule

Leave No Trace. To have beautiful and clean places for everyone to enjoy, help make them beautiful and clean. And never make them worse.

Skills and Safety

This site and these articles are not intended to be a complete guide to outdoor safety. Everyone who backpacks should learn the basics of survival skills, navigation, distress signaling, and first aid.