Editorials
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Do You Get Too Many Outdoor Marketing Emails?
No one wants to be bombarded by emails from the same company all week long or even a few times…
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How Will AI Impact Niche Outdoor Websites?
A lot of my friends are asking me how I think AI will impact our lives and niche outdoor websites…
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Learning to Draw the Outdoors
I am teaching myself to draw with graphite pencils and it is one of the most challenging skills I’ve attempted…
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Hiking Lists: Good or Bad?
There are many good things about hiking lists including peakbagging lists, high point lists, trail lists, and some bad things.…
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A Good Walking Stick
There’s nothing like a good wooden walking stick, is there? It’s a completely different feeling from using a pair of…
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Bio: How I Started Backpacking
Backpackers aren’t born that way and it’s not an easy hobby for most people to stick with over time. But…
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Backpacking During the Pandemic? Is that a Good Idea?
Many backpackers think that “the trail” is probably the best place to avoid the coronavirus pandemic and they’re heading for…
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Please Add Model Years to Backpacking Gear Product Names
How do you know that the piece of backpacking gear or clothing you’re about to purchase is the latest updated…
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Trekking Pole Tent Reliability and Risks
Trekking pole tents use hiking poles for setup instead of dedicated tent poles. While this saves weight, it also introduces…
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National Forest Firewood Harvesting Permits
Most US National Forests allow people to harvest firewood for personal use, but you must have a Forest Service-issued permit and you must follow specific…
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The Trail Magic Dollmaker: Arlette Laan’s Fiber Arts
Arlette Laan or ‘Apple Pie’ as she’s known in New Hampshire’s close-knit White Mountain hiking community, is one of the region’s…
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Go Light – Ditch Your Nalgene Bottles
Whenever I see a backpacker carrying wide-mouth Nalgene bottles, I cringe, because I know that three of them add 15…
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My Independence Day
I quit my corporate job six years ago today. Up till then I’d told myself that I could put up with…
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Mouse Mobiles
When I was a kid, my mom got me interested in making mobiles, you know, kinetic hanging art. To this…
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