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Los Padres National Forest; Dick Smith Wilderness
“Sh!t… That’s a lot of wind…” I said to myself as I looked up the weather forecast for the Ventura County mountains where I had planned to do a quick overnight shuttle...
Best one week hike in lower 48
James just to clarify things for you. As a rule of thumb National Parks tend to get the most visitors and generally require permits and you may have to camp in designated...
35 Days in New South Wales, Australia
Trip Report: New South Wales, Australia Between September 14 and October 23, 2011, we (Amy and Jim) spent five weeks backpacking in southeastern Australia between Newcastle, New South Wales and Mallacoota, Victoria.Summary:...
The doldrums
3 season backpacking is coming to a close, gun season has been keeping me out of the North Woods for the past two weeks, and the occasional flurries we've been seeing just...
New England-area GTG #2: Winter Wonderland
Awesome. This is getting better by the day. Tommy D, if we don't end up doing Southern VT for the group gathering, I'm still hoping to do at least one or two...
Home on the Highway - San Francisco to Ushuaia, Argentina in an 87 4Runner
It has been a while since we have done an update, We ended up spending the past 2 months in Guatemala soaking up the culture, slowing down our pace, and doing some...
beaked tarps: a reasonable solution for muliple environments?
The BPL search function won't work for me, tried it with 2 different browsers on 2 computers. I am in the market for a 2-person cuben shelter and I want to keep...
The Alaska search and rescue thin line
2 interesting articles on SAR and the neat gadgets we use to cry for help ... interesting that the bear mauling rescue earlier was possibly delayed because someone triggered a device when...
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Done with stoves, no more
Now before I get a lot of people telling me about how it's bad, let me give some background. I grew up way back in the backwoods of the mountains in northern...
Winter AT thru-hike advice and gear wanted.
OK, so I've got an acquaintance that has decided to South-North thru-hike the AT, starting Oct. 15. He's ex-military with plenty of survival training, but very little backpacking experience. I have failed...
Whats the low down on Bugs, Bears, Snakes and all the rest
Hi folks, I currently spend most of my Mountain time hiking and Wild camping in Ireland and the UK where the worst insects I have to deal with are MidgesWaps and ticks...
Seeking new trip ideas in Sierras
I'm looking for some ideas for a four or five day trip in the Sierras. I'm in the San Francisco East Bay area and don't want to spend an entire day driving...
Sleeping with your food in the Wind River Range
I'm planning a trip there soon. We're planning on camping above treeline several times, so we didn't want to count on being able to hang food. My hiking partners are both in...
need gps advice
Hmmm. Some receivers have a pointer that shows you the average direction that you are moving. However, that is averaged over what period or what distance? Some receivers have a pointer that...
What would Frodo do? : New Zealand Spring/ Summer
I'm planning a quest to middle-earth (NZ) with a friend to retrieve the Ring, and I'm curious about the weather conditions in the alps in November and December. So far The Google...
Sierras - Early Sept
A friend and I are going to the Sierras in early September. We are driving up from Las Vegas and will be parking at Kearsarge Pass. We are doing Rae Lakes Loop...
New England ultralight weekend!
First, Konrad, I work at Hilton's Tent City. Maybe you've been there. It's a great, great job. Only cuben in the store though are granite gear drysacks. I'm pretty psyched to be...
New England ultralight weekend!
While I did do some organizing for this trip I'm certainly not the leader. I just tried to keep it moving along. I'm not familiar with the area, and have been studying...
Keeping it light for 5 night trek -- advice
Hello all. I think this may be my first post. Looking forward to your help and advice. I am leading a group of scouts and other adults on a 5 night back...
