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Backpacking Spice Kit Ingredients

AT Maildrop Resupply Box

The biggest challenge I face on most backpacking trips is eating enough. The problem is that the food I bring or resupply in towns is boring and doesn’t have that much variety. Ramen noodles, rice sides, couscous, pasta, mashed potatoes, refried beans – …

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Mountainsmith Haze 50 Backpack Review

Mountainsmith Haze 50 Backpack

You could say that Mountainsmith ‘has seen the light’ with the introduction of the Haze 50, a minimalist top loading backpack which weighs just under 2 pounds. With just over 3000 cubic inches / 50 L of storage capacity, the Haze 50 is …

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Mountainsmith Mayhem 35L Backpack Review

Mountainsmith Mayhem 35L Winter Backpack

The Mountainsmith Mayhem 35L backpack is a great winter and climbing backpack, well-suited for day-long hikes that require carrying heavy winter gear such as snowshoes, skis, a snowboard, an ice axe, and avalanche shovel. A top-loading pack, it has numerous external attachment …

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Greeley Ponds Snowshoe Adventure

Upper Greeley Pond (frozen) in Mad River Notch

While I haven’t completely given up on hiking 4,000 footers since finishing the White Mountain 4000 footers (in winter) last year, the main reason I hike the higher peaks is social, to hang out with my friends who are working on their …

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