Long-distance AT hikers love to obsess over pack weight and gear choices. Eventually any extended or thru-hike planning effort will come to a decision on what stove to bring. For me, this was quickly remedied by the statistics on what kind of stove successful...
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Dehydrating your own food for backpacking and camping is a great way to save money, reduce your pack weight, and eat much more interesting food on the trail. There was a time when I never, ever thought I'd be interested in this, but with all of the...
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One of the things that Sarah Kirkconnell, author of Freezer Bag Cooking, has taught me, is not to deprive yourself on the trail. In your quest to lighten your food bag, don't make the mistake I made, which is to package up meals that are nutritional,...
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Here's a must have for the backpacking gourmet: an ultralight mini grater (available on ebay) for grating and adding fresh cheese, ginger, cinnamon, or chocolate shavings to your freezer bag meals and drinks. Weighing only 0.6 oz, this 4 sided box...
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Titanium Camping Pots
I bought a new Evernew Titanium Pot (1.3 L) (sold under the REI brand in the US) this winter that is a little larger than the Snow Peak Titanium 700 that I normally use for 3 season hiking, at least when I bother to bring...
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Lightweight Backpacking Series
This is the last article in a four part series that provides backpackers with a set of easy to follow recommendations to reduce the weight of their backpacks.
The first article in the series, Lighten Up your Backpack:...
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