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- Top Stories
- Woman Plans Five Year Trek Walking the Americas
- Sunset on the Trail
- Author Writes Book on Her Pacific Crest Trail Transformation
- Beginner Trail in Zion
- REI Skips Black Friday Mayhem With #OptOutside
- Dog-Friendly Backpacking Trail Near Seattle.
- Expeditions
- Man Crosses Scotland by Foot
- Girl Completes One-Year Backpacking Journey Across Latin America
- Friends Reunite for 8-day Trip in Arctic Circle
- 16 Trips to Add to Your Bucket List
- Outfitters Hard at Work in Denali National Park
- Photo of the Month
- Skills
- Ingredients for Planning an Expedition
- 10 Ways to Go Lighter
- 5 Tips to Seeing More Wildlife on Your Thru-Hike
- 10 Beginner Tenkara Tips
- How to Budget to Travel the World
- Gear
- Andrew Skurka Completes Long-Term Review of Third Generation SPOT
- A Geek's Guide to Ultralight Backpacking
- Gear Comparison Table Simplifies Trip Logistics
- Are Trekking Poles Needed?
- Deuter Fox 30 Backpack Review Works Well for Kid's Backpacking Trips
- People
- With His Wife as His Support Team 74-Year-Old Man Hikes the Appalachian Trail
- Hendrik Morkel Enjoying the Via Dinarica Trail
- A Man and Woman meet on the Pacific Crest Trail and Marry
- 88-Year-Old Women AT Hiker Offers Advice from 40 Years of Trail Hiking
- The Six Characteristics of Successful Thru-Hikers
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Companion forum thread to: Lightweight Backpacking News: Digest No. 26
Of course REI will be open Saturday and Sunday. So much for a four day weekend.
Can I offer some constructive criticism? I feel like these digests have been getting longer and longer, and a lot of it is just linking to mediocre articles from around the web. Much of this isn't "news," it's just blogspam. There's some good stuff in there (trip reports, in particular), but none of us need another "10 steps to Ultralight" article reminding us to cut the big three and take less stuff. My advice: stick to original, interesting content, and be a little harsher about cutting the rest. Quality over quantity.
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