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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Book Review: 46 Days (Keeping up with Jennifer Pharr Davis on the Appalachian Trail)
In a recent book order that my wife and I placed, I picked up this book 46 Days (Keeping up with Jennifer Pharr Davis on the Appalachian Trail). I have my own desire to thru hike the Appalachian Trail someday, … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged 46 Days, Andrew Thompson, Appalachian Trail, Backpacking, Becoming Odyssa, Book Review, Books, Hiking, Jennifer Pharr Davis, Love, Speed Record, Thru Hike
4 Comments
I am the Trail Groove Contest Winner!
The Trail Groove web site is a number of things. It is an online magazine, a blog and a forum that is open to the public which was created “to provide a unique online media experience for the backpacking, hiking, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Cook Kits, Gear, Gear Reviews, Gear Stores, Give Aways, Stoves
Tagged 1.3L Pot, alcohol stoves, Backpacking, Caldera Cone, cook pot, Cooking, Esbit Stoves, Evernew, forums, Gear Review, Giveaway, Gram Cracker Stove, Hiking, Inferno, Online Magazine, Sidewinder Ti-Tri, Solid Fuel Stoves, stoves, Tax Day, titanium, Trail Designs, Trail Groove, Ultralight, Ultralight cook pot, Wood Stoves
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Survival Bracelets By COBRABRAID
Every since I got into backpacking I have noticed that a fair amount of people in this sport tend to wear “survival bracelets,” both on the trail and not. However, I never really considered wearing one simply because I already … Continue reading
Posted in Cord/Rope, Gear Reviews, Gear Stores
Tagged Backpacking, COBRABRAID, Cord, Dyneema IronWire, Hiking, Paracord, Slick Dyneema Cord, Survival Bracelets
18 Comments
Are You A Camper Or A Hiker?
Andrew Skurka has written The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide “from the perspective of an unapologetic Ultimate Hiker” which he defines as a “backpacker who simply loves to walk.” And while he has written this book to be targeted at hikers … Continue reading
Fare-The-Well, Original NeoAir…
Out with the old, and in with the new… This is what Therm-A-Rest has recently done with the popular NeoAir series of pads. A few years ago it started with the original NeoAir (as seen in the picture above) and … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Sleeping Pads
Tagged Air Pad, All Season, Backpacking, Backpacking pad, Cascade Designs, Gossamer Gear, Hiking, Light-weight, Mummy-Cut, NeoAir, REI, sleeping pad, Therm-A-Rest, ThinLight pad, Trekker, XLite, XTherm
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Snow Leopard Original Cooking System by Flat Cat Gear
I first came across the Flat Cat alcohol stove a number of months ago thanks to a blog post by Jason Klass. When I watched the video that Jason included in the entry, I thought that the Flat Cat was … Continue reading
Posted in Cook Kits, Gear, Gear Reviews, Gear Stores, Pack Towels, Stoves
Tagged Backpacking, Bobcat Cooking System, Boiling Water, Cooking Stoves, Denatured Alcohol, DIY, Epicurean Stove, Evernew Cook Pot, Flat Cat Gear, Heat Shield, HEET, Hiking, IMUSA, ISO-Clean Stove, Lightload Towel, MYOG, Pot Stand, reflectix cozy, REI Ti-Ware, Snow Leopard Jr, Snow Leopard Original, Snow Leopard Sr, Solid Fuel, Sparkie, Stove Systems, Ultralight, Wind Screen
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