Being a Weekend Warrior
Over the course of my hiking "career", I've been blessed with being able to hike weeks or even months at a time. I've...
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Making Small Things Smaller to Save Weight and Space
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Planning: Appalachian Trail Section Hike
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Tripp Clark When I set out to hike my first section of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia in October 2000, I had no as...
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Using Backpacking Stoves in Fire Danger
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Want to take your backpacking stove out in high fire danger conditions? Take a few things under consideration. It's d...
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Using a Jar for Stoveless Backpacking
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I never thought I'd explore the many uses of a peanut butter jar until last summer on the Continental Divide Trail, w...
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Should Trekking Poles Count in Base Weight?
I hiked the first 700 miles of the PCT without trekking poles. I'd read that they were heavy, unnecessary things, lik...
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Acceptable Backpack Weight
I've been lurking on various Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail web communities for the past few months, watch...
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Paul's John Muir Trail Hike
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My John Muir Trail Adventure You know you've married the right girl when she says, "go for it, this'll probably be yo...
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Off Trail Hiking Tips
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Many of Gossamer Gear's Trail Ambassadors like hiking off trail. It's actually quite easy to get hooked once you try ...
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Ideas for No Cook Backpacking Meals
I tried backpacking with no-cook foods rather than the usual cooked fare on a two week trip this summer. It's not cle...
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Family Backpacking with Lightweight Gear
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If you ask hikers why they got into lightweight or ultra-lightweight backpacking, you'll get many answers. My reason ...
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Hiking Discussion in Minimalist Footwear
Head honcho Grant Sible posted this question on Facebook the other day: Q: Working on natural walking today. Here are...
