I was going through my hiking bookshelves the other day and I came across Trekking The Southern Appalachians published by Backpacker Magazine. I don't remember every buying it and anything published by Backpacker Magazine is, well, suspect. Boy,...
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It's 91 (F) degrees outside and I'm sweating in front of my office air conditioner. So, let's talk about winter camping. It my favorite time of year for sleeping outdoors.
One very important skill you need in winter is how to stake out a...
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I got a new water purifier a few weeks ago from Seychelle.com that works with a screw top bottle. The filter element qualifies as a purifier because it is EPA approved to remove viruses and bacteria to 99.9999%, and other biologicals like Giardia and...
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I was writing a post over the weekend on Valandre Sleeping Bags, which you can now buy in the states.These are awesomely engineered sleeping bags that are designed to cocoon you without collapsing on themselves and diminishing their loft. They're...
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Dan Doan. There's a name I haven't heard in a long time. I came across a few of his hiking guides on Sunday as I was going through my bookshelves, weeding out books I haven't used in a long time, for donation to our local library.
When I...
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