That other outdoors columnist named Tom says a device to help the ladies go pee-pee in the wilderness is taking a trade show by storm. At first, the new “Shewee” looked like a gimmick, advertised as the “ultimate portable urinating…
Gear
Katadyn Hiker filter
by tmangan • June 26, 2007 • 3 Comments
I can’t remember the last time I wrote about a piece of gear, so here goes: Lightweight backpackers have a point when they complain about these heavy, ungainly filters. Using a bandana and chemical purification is the far lighter alternative,…
Backpacking
What sleeping in the outdoors is like
by tmangan • June 26, 2007 • 3 Comments
A writer for the Rocky Mountain News recounts an overnighter gone wrong in just about every way possible. 4 a.m.: I’ve looked at my watch six times by now, waking every hour or so to lie there, cold, slightly damp,…
Blogs
Blogging for nickels
by tmangan • June 26, 2007 • 2 Comments
OK, so the Google Ads Experiment of 2007 is a couple days old. Average revenue per day: couple bucks and change. I could live well in the Black Hole of Calcutta on those wages. To pay my current living expenses,…
Mangan's memoirs
RSS feed fixed
by tmangan • June 25, 2007 • 0 Comments
NEW INFO: it seems to be back up and running now. Drop me a note if you’re having issues. Old info: It stopped showing updates this morning — I switched to a service last week called feedburner to handle all…
Hiking
Laws of Boy Scout Summer Camp
by tmangan • June 25, 2007 • 3 Comments
Lone Star Scouter lists 21. Among the highlights: 2. The distance to a given camp site is constant as twilight approaches. 3. Any stone in a hiking boot will migrate to the point of maximum pressure. 5. Universally, all foods…
In the news
Major fire at South Lake Tahoe
by tmangan • June 25, 2007 • 0 Comments
So far, at least 220 buildings have been destroyed. Thousands of people were forced to flee as winds as high as 35 mph pushed the flames toward hundreds more homes on the outskirts of this resort city. Overnight, the wind…
Blogs
Catra’s hiking partner
by tmangan • June 25, 2007 • 0 Comments
Many are the men, apparently, who think they can keep pace with Catra — here’s the blog of the guy hiking with her at the moment. They’re at Kennedy Meadows all day today if you want to bop up there…
Wildlife
Learning to shoot
by tmangan • June 25, 2007 • 0 Comments
TrailDivas.com reports on a trip to a gun-safety course taught in Washington state. There is nothing though like taking classes to learn safety, to gain confidence handling them and realize that going to the range can be a fun activity.…