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Editorials

Philip WernerMarch 4, 2016
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Backpacking Together as a Couple with Susan and Ralph Alcorn
How long have you been a couple? Ralph and I met in 1987 on a Sierra Club car camping trip…
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Philip WernerFebruary 29, 2016
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Backpacking as a Couple by Beardoh and SweetPea
How long have you been a couple? We first met in 1995 when we both joined the Peace Corps in…
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Philip WernerJanuary 13, 2016
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The History of Section Hiker
I started writing Section Hiker in 2007 because blogging helps me learn and retain new skills and information. At the…
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Philip WernerOctober 22, 2015
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Bitten By the Car Camping Bug
I didn’t see it coming. My girlfriend and I have been bitten by the car camping bug. It all started…
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Philip WernerAugust 20, 2015
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A Note on SectionHiker’s Product Reviews, Gear Raffles and Reader Polls
I like reviewing backpacking gear, in part because it gives me an excellent excuse to go backpacking and day hiking…
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Philip WernerJuly 7, 2015
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Permethrin Pre-treated Camping Tents
The outdoor gear company, Wenzel, has started making family camping tents pre-treated with Permethrin, which repels and kill mosquitos and…
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Philip WernerMay 28, 2015
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Backpacking Boom or Bust?
“Backpacking and camping gear is flying off the shelves this year”, said a store manager I know who works at a major…
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Philip WernerMay 24, 2015
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Hikers’ Stories from the Appalachian Trail
What do all of these hikers have in common? Beside hiking the AT, we all contributed chapters to a new…
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Philip WernerDecember 5, 2014
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Hobos and Hikers
When I was growing up, being a homeless hobo had a certain romantic appeal to it. Hobos are wandering itinerant…
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Philip WernerNovember 7, 2014
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Northeast Peakbaggers Gift Guide
The most popular form of hiking in the northeastern United States is peakbagging, usually done as days hikes, where hikers…
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Philip WernerJune 17, 2014
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AMC HutMan Diet Plan
This is a spoof….. The Appalachian Mountain Club has just announced a breakthrough diet and exercise plan guaranteed to help…
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Philip WernerApril 11, 2014
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A Batch-Loaded, Inverted Down-Draft Gassifier Stove by Dave Sailer
Cooking with wood gas If you’ve always wanted a jet engine to cook marshmallows with, this baby might be for…
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Philip WernerMay 28, 2013
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Interview: A Campfire Chat with Guthook
I haven’t seen you in a few months, what do you look like these days? Beard, no beard, dreadlocks, puff-ball…
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Philip WernerDecember 6, 2012
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Are You a Risk?
“Are you driven to answer the beckoning call of nature –to totally immerse yourself into it, forgoing the comforts of…
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