In early September of last year, I set out for a 1 night solo hike over Mt. Moosilauke (4802 ft) on the Appalachian Trail. Moosilauke is the most western of the New Hampshire 4000 footers and on a clear day you can see the mountains of Vermont and the New York Adirondacks from the summit. […]

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It seems like every outdoor clothing manufacturer or retailer on the planet has their own branded wicking layer. Picking between them is a complete crap shoot and I recommend that you try out a few of the brands available on the trail in order to figure out what properties feel best for you. For example, […]

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While our nation is focused on the Wisconsin Democratic Primary this evening, I’ve been catching up on the Wild Camping Petition in the U.K.  At stake is the right for British hikers to camp legally on wild lands that are privately owned.
The text of the petition reads as follows:
Currently without the landowners concent it is […]

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The Ursalite bear back system is only available at the BackPackingLight.com store. It weighs just under 3 oz and I tried it out on an Autumn hike last fall in the Pharoh Lakes section of the Adirondacks.
The Ursalite system (shown above) is unrelated the kevlar Ursack I reviewed a few weeks ago. It includes a […]

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If you’ve done any backpacking, you should be familiar with the practice of layering your clothing. Layering is the foundation of lightweight thermoregulation: you take layers of clothing off when you get too hot and start to sweat and you put them back on again when you start to get cold. Layering lets the sweat […]

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