Steve at the WildeBeat has the scoop. Much of the credit for the current bear canister industry hinges on the fact that a guy named Garcia had a machine shop. Oh, and the fact that a hungry bear is a…
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Check out the Trout Underground
by tmangan • August 24, 2006 • 0 Comments
Tom Chandler sent me a note about his blog, which recently included a writeup encouraging fisherpeople to walk deeper into the country to find new and interesting lakes, streams and rivers where the fish refuse to bite. Fishing answers the…
Well, if you’re packing out your poop…
by tmangan • August 24, 2006 • 6 Comments
… then, surely, you must be drinking your dishwater. Andrew at Washington Trail Association wonders: Do you drink your dishwater? Camp cookingI’ve just recently learned of this practice. A coworker told me about a trip she’d taken on the Hoh…
Just five more to go
by tmangan • August 23, 2006 • 0 Comments
Conductor, at Mile 2160.9 on the Appalachian Trail: In reality it’s just a climb, only five miles, over in mid afternoon. In our dreams it is the finale, the place we have hiked so far to reach. After all, it’s…
The family that backpacks together…
by tmangan • August 23, 2006 • 2 Comments
A correspondent from a small-town paper in Tennessee shares reflections of family members who spent five days on the Appalachian Trial in Maryland. It’s 6:30 and I am wrapping another layer of duct tape around my feet to keep my…
Gettin’ down in the outdoors
by tmangan • August 23, 2006 • 0 Comments
An AskMetaFilter thread shares advice on campsite coitus. A good summary: Actually, you can spend a very comfortable and sexy weekend in a tent, especially if you’ve got a little camping experience. Depending on how hardcore you are about pack…
Some nice Zion and Bryce pictures
by tmangan • August 22, 2006 • 0 Comments
J. Chu just returned from a five-day trip to Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks. Pictures here. (The Bryce pictures are especially good, but they’re toward the end of his gallery so be patient and check ’em all out).
For beginning backpackers
by tmangan • August 22, 2006 • 0 Comments
Somebody posted a question at Google Groups about what stuff to get when just starting out. Hilarity ensued. Well, not exactly but at least a flame war didn’t break out, despite this provocation to the ultralight crowd: While Ultralighting seems…
When to put your cellphone in the fridge
by tmangan • August 21, 2006 • 0 Comments
Outdoorhacks says 24 hours in a refrigerator might help dehumidify an electronic device that’s been under water. The trick is to make sure you remove the battery as soon as possible to prevent the combination of moisture and current from…