Backpacking Skills
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What is an Ultralight Backpack?
Ultralight backpacks tend to be a lot lighter than more mainstream backpacks with internal or external frames and generally fall…
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Lightweight Backpacking with Multi-function Gear
This article’s focus is on helping you further reduce your pack weight by selecting backpacking gear that can be used…
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Winter Backpacking Gear List
I don’t believe in the idea of ultralight winter backpacking and I’d be hesitant to set an upper bound on…
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What luxury items do you bring on backpacking trips?
Here are the 10 most popular items that Section Hiker readers bring along on trips: Zeiss Binoculars Frisbeee Hip Flask…
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MYOG: A Gravity-fed Water Filtration System using the Sawyer Mini Water Filter by Nathan Taylor
I have used hand-pump water filters like the First Need or the Katadyn for years, believing them to be the only “real” option…
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What is a 4 Season Tent?
“What is the difference between a four-season tent and a three-season tent?” It’s a good question because the distinction…
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Tips and Tricks: How to Pack a Food Bag
One of the secrets of successful backpacking is learning how to become extremely organized and to stay organized throughout your…
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Twelve Ultralight Tents and Shelters: Part 2
This is a continuation of Monday’s post about the dozen ultralight tents and shelters I’ve owned over the past six…
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Damp Management Skills on Longer Backpacking Trips
One of the biggest differences between a single night backpacking trip and going out for a couple of consecutive days…
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Lighten Up your Backpack: Weighing your Gear
If you’re interested in reducing the weight of your backpacking gear, the most important thing you can do is to…
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What is Height of Land?
The navigation term Height of Land is a phrase you’ll often encounter when reading hiking trip reports, trail descriptions, or…
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What’s in My Gear Repair Kit?
I had a reader ask, “what’s in your gear repair kit?” after I went through all of the gear repair supplies I…
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Aiming Off – A Compass Navigation Technique
Aiming off is a cross-country navigation technique for finding a destination like a shelter or a landmark that is located…
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Pitching a Winter Tent on Snow
If you’re properly prepared, camping in winter is a lot of fun. But pitching a tent in winter, particularly on…
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