Shaw's Lodging in Monson, Maine has had over 50,000 hikers as guests, mostly Appalachian Trail thru-hikers or section hikers. I've always heard great things about it from other hikers and I wasn't disappointed when I started my 100...
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When Chris and I were hiking in Zealand Notch a few weeks ago, we crossed a stream that had red water in it, and since then I've seen a lot of others like it in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I figured that the red tint was probably linked...
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Benefits of Dehydration
I’ve really gotten into dehydrating my own backpacking meals this summer. It’s a great way to add variety to your backpacking menu, save money, and eat a healthy diet.
But those benefits aside, I’ve found...
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This post is literally about the inside of the Squall 2 single-walled tarp tent (34 oz). It is a very spacious and well ventilated tent. I've decided to bring it on my next extended backpacking trip to Maine because it's cool enough for a hot...
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I do a lot of solo backpacking in some out of the way places and my wife, understandably, worries about my safety. This year she asked me to bring along a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) on my more remote trips where a serious injury, like a broken femur...
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