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Solo Hiking Risks and Rewards

Solo Hiking Risks and Rewards

Brian Fryer

While I do enjoy hiking with others, I find myself planning many adventures without ever contemplating who I'm going to hike with. Whether it be a challenging day hike or...

Solo Hiking Risks and Rewards

Brian Fryer

While I do enjoy hiking with others, I find myself planning many adventures without ever contemplating who I'm going to hike with. Whether it be a challenging day hike or...

Easy Foot Care for Hiking

Brian Fryer

Sore feet and blisters can be a major problem for both beginning hikers and experienced backpackers. I had never seen so many gnarly blisters, blackened and falling off toenails, or...

Easy Foot Care for Hiking

Brian Fryer

Sore feet and blisters can be a major problem for both beginning hikers and experienced backpackers. I had never seen so many gnarly blisters, blackened and falling off toenails, or...

DIY Self-Tensioning Guylines

Brian Fryer

One of the popular fabrics for making lightweight tarps and shelters is silicon-impregnate ripstop nylon–silnylon or 'sil' for short. It is valued for its light weight, strength, and waterproofness (and...

DIY Self-Tensioning Guylines

Brian Fryer

One of the popular fabrics for making lightweight tarps and shelters is silicon-impregnate ripstop nylon–silnylon or 'sil' for short. It is valued for its light weight, strength, and waterproofness (and...

Simple DIY Mini Toilet Paper (WAG) Bags

Simple DIY Mini Toilet Paper (WAG) Bags

Brian Fryer

Technically speaking, a WAG bag is designed to collect human excrement (poop) and allow you to pack it out. In some locations, a WAG bag is required, such as on...

Simple DIY Mini Toilet Paper (WAG) Bags

Brian Fryer

Technically speaking, a WAG bag is designed to collect human excrement (poop) and allow you to pack it out. In some locations, a WAG bag is required, such as on...

Ode to my Trusty Alcohol Backpacking Stove

Ode to my Trusty Alcohol Backpacking Stove

Brian Fryer

Through snow, rain, wind and in the dry of the desert-you are always there for me. You never fail to perform your duties and ensure that I am warm and...

Ode to my Trusty Alcohol Backpacking Stove

Brian Fryer

Through snow, rain, wind and in the dry of the desert-you are always there for me. You never fail to perform your duties and ensure that I am warm and...

Courage to Go Backpacking Solo

Courage to Go Backpacking Solo

Brian Fryer

Love backpacking but have a hard time finding companions? You are not alone, and ultimately if you find yourself dreaming of trails, mountains, streams, wildlife, the smell of pine trees,...

Courage to Go Backpacking Solo

Brian Fryer

Love backpacking but have a hard time finding companions? You are not alone, and ultimately if you find yourself dreaming of trails, mountains, streams, wildlife, the smell of pine trees,...