Hiker Deals links to attractive prices on Katadyn water filters, both the Hiker and the higher-capacity Guide. Without straying into the fray over whether to filter or to purify (or both, or neither), I can say I’ve had great luck…
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Map mavens, rejoice!
by tmangan • August 29, 2006 • 0 Comments
Two-Heel Drive reader Erik Cox directed me to the site of a guy who has collected all 56,000 U.S. Geographical Survey maps and intends to make them available to the public. He’s already collected $1,600 to defray his costs and…
A Kilimanjaro survivor’s tale
by tmangan • August 28, 2006 • 0 Comments
A writer for the Honolulu Advertiser recounts: At 18,000 feet, the altitude ambushed me. I could barely breathe, and my water bottles were frozen solid. My head pulsed, my legs wobbled like a newborn calf’s and I saw things that…
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…
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…
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…
A blind man could do this
by tmangan • August 17, 2006 • 0 Comments
Here’s the proof: Tom Gryder is not your average hiker. Gryder is legally blind, and Friday he finished a six-day hike through Glacier National Park’s backcountry. With the help of Shadow, his guide dog of three years, along with a…
An extra-compact survival kit
by tmangan • August 16, 2006 • 0 Comments
Field and Stream shows how to fit one into an Altoids tin. Link via Outdoor Hacks.
Now this is why we need an Internet
by tmangan • August 15, 2006 • 0 Comments
So we can learn 31 ways to tie our shoes! (Link via Outdoor Hacks).