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How To Stay Warm Backpacking |
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Stay warm or die. That's what it comes down to at the extremes. More people die in the wilderness of exposure than from any other cause. Staying warm, of course, also means more comfort, and for... |
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Lightweight Backpacking |
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You aren't lightweight backpacking if you are carrying twenty-five pounds for a summer weekend. I invent these standards, but I try to be reasonable. I backpack with less than fifteen pounds total... |
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Lightweight Backpacking: An Example |
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I was in the Weminuche Wilderness Area when the snow came. It was my second day out of Silverton, where the locals told me it rains or snows every day in August. I made a note to myself to do... |
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Lightweight Backpacking Techniques |
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These lightweight backpacking tips and techniques are options or ideas, not recommendations. I tend towards the extreme side of ultralight backpacking, and if you don't know yourself or your skills,... |
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Making Clothes For Backpacking |
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Making clothes? If you enjoy backpacking AND sewing, go for it.
As for myself, I started buying gear again after the first
hundred tedious hours of sewing . Then I discovered that there
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Seven Solo Backpacking Tips |
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Solo backpacking means peace and quiet. No one to talk to means no words are put between you and the beauty around you. The miles just flow. It's entirely up to you to say when you eat or take a... |
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Sleeping Pads For Lightweight Backpacking |
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Ultralight backpackers want to give up weight, not comfort. Sleeping pads are pretty much a necessity for backpacking comfort, but who wants to carry those monstrous old inflatables down the trail?... |
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Solo Backpacking : Alone In The Mountains |
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Have you ever gone solo backpacking? If you have, you'll probably agree that it isn't a matter of it being better or worse than backpacking with friends. It's just a different activity altogether.
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