Hundred Mile Wilderness
I've spent the past two weeks, heads down, planning my section hikes for this year starting in late April and running through November. This year, I'll be shooting to finish the remaining 400 miles of the Appalachian...
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No Backpacking Stove Fuel
I've had my eye on wood gas stoves for a while because I Iike the idea of having a stove where you don't have to carry fuel. If you're going to be out for 4 or 5 days the amount of denatured alcohol or isobutane...
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Backpacking Packing System
Stuff sacks are a important part of any hiker's or backpacker's packing system. They come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, fabrics, and weights. Some have very specialized purposes and some are not stuff sacks...
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I'm a skeptic by nature and have always questioned authority, standard operating procedures, gut feel, the status quo, and institutional knowledge. In work and at play, I often put these truths to the test by doing experiments or establishing quantifiable...
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Peakbagging in the White Mountains
On Sunday I climbed Welch Mountain (2,605 ft) and Dickey Mountain (2,734 ft) with a meetup.com group I just joined called the New England Hiking and Adventurer's Group. This is a very active group of hikers, climbers...
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Soft Shell Jacket
The REI Momentum Jacket is a very basic soft shell jacket designed for cross-country skiers and trail runners that can be worn over a base layer and is wind resistant to 25 miles an hour. Contrary to its name, it is not made...
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Backpack Rain Covers
Over the holidays, my wife gave me an ultralight cuben fiber backpack cover from Zpacks.com. Weighing 1 oz, it replaces a silnylon Equinox pack cover I've been using the past few years that weighs 3.2 oz.
A backpack cover is...
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