Backpacking Skills
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Hillsound Super Armadillo Nano Gaiters Review
Hillsound Super Armadillo Nano Gaiters are made with an armored material called SuperFabric. It’s covered with small epoxy circles that…
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53 Bushwhacking Tips for Off-Trail Navigation
Bushwhacking is a form of off-trail navigation through forested areas, so-called because the trees and ground vegetation whack back when…
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Freezer Bag Cooking: A Classic Backpacking Cookbook
Freezer Bag Cooking is a great way to reduce your pack weight and helps eliminate the need to wash your…
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MSR Revo Explore Snowshoe Review
The MSR Revo Explore Snowshoe is a recreational snowshoe that features the new Hyperlink ratchet binding system (also available on the MSR…
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Over-Pronation for Hikers and Trail Runners
< Over-Pronation Defined Pronation occurs when the foot rolls inwards and the arch compresses as part of your normal walking…
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Wool Baselayers vs Synthetic Baselayers: How to Choose
Wool vs synthetic baselayers: which is better? Wool baselayer garments feel warmer than synthetic baselayers, but synthetic baselayers dry more…
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Grazing on Winter Hiking Food
Winter hiking burns a lot more calories than hiking the rest of the year because your body has to work…
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Dirtbag Crampon Bag Hack
Here is a crampon bag hack I’ve been using for the past few years to protect the front mesh pocket…
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Is it Better to Buy a Sleeping Bag with a Gore-Tex Shell or to Use a Bivy Sack?
Is it better to buy a winter sleeping bag with a waterproof/breathable shell fabric or to just use a waterproof/breathable bivy sack instead?…
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Ultralight Cooking without a Stove
How would you like to eliminate the weight of your backpacking stove and the fuel container (canister, liquid fuel bottle,…
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Wilderness Navigation and Route Planning
Wilderness navigation requires planning routes across terrain that doesn’t have pre-defined trails or roads to follow. While following a route using…
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Lighten Up Your Backpack: Gear Compactness
A few years ago, I wrote a series of posts on how to lighten your backpack, that outlined the basic…
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Grabber Hand Warmers Review
Last winter, my wife bought me some Grabber Hand Warmers to heat up my sleeping bag in cold weather. I didn’t…
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10 Backpacking Gear Maintenance Tasks for November
Here are 10 hiking and backpacking gear maintenance tasks to put on your to-do list this November. With the three-season…
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