Yesterday I got an e-mail from one of the folks at backcountry.com, asking if I’d add a link to their site on my rail down there at the left under “gear retailers.” The guy offered to sweeten the deal by…
Backpacking
Survival tip of the day:
by tmangan • February 28, 2006 • 0 Comments
Via Blackpacker: Prophylactic Water Bags: Yup, a condom can be used as a field expedient water bag, and many decent brands can hold a gallon or more. Make sure to buy the non-lubricated kind. Also see Blackpacker’s list of essential…
Blogs
More blogs to bookmark
by tmangan • February 28, 2006 • 0 Comments
The Mountain World is the work of outdoor writer and editor Dougald MacDonald. Here’s an excerpt from a recent post about the climber quotas on Denali in Alaska. Incidentally, the media have reported that one justification for the cap is…
Blogs
Catching up on some links
by tmangan • February 28, 2006 • 0 Comments
I’ve been busy getting ready for another snow-camping outing this weekend, which has distracted me from important blogging duties, but it’s been a bit quiet on the blogroll of late so the backlog isn’t too great. Without further ado: Those…
Sunol Regional Wilderness
Sunol, it’s good to know you
by tmangan • February 26, 2006 • 1 Comment
Another Sunday, another ramble with Mike and Kathy’s hiking club at Sunol Regional Wilderness. You can’t go wrong at Sunol, though we have tried, time and again. Mention Sunol to anybody who hikes in the Bay Area and wait for…
Hiking
Why we hike
by tmangan • February 24, 2006 • 5 Comments
A few reasons appear in this piece from the Raleigh News & Observer: Slowing the aging process, lowering blood pressure, keeping a healthy weight, preventing heart disease and a host of other benefits derived from hiking didn’t top most hikers’…
Blogs
A good ol’ blogroll
by tmangan • February 24, 2006 • 0 Comments
Catching up on a few links I’ve been fixing to get ready to post (please ignore the ones you’ve seen already because you cruise all the same sites I do): LittlePo reassures us she didn’t always trot up mountainsides with…
In the news
Your feet hate cotton socks
by tmangan • February 23, 2006 • 3 Comments
So says this research study claiming what we all knew: cotton socks are blister bait. Biological engineering students at the University of Missouri-Columbia tested 10 popular brands of athletic socks and separated the good from the bad with a device…
Hiking
Winter survival tips
by tmangan • February 22, 2006 • 0 Comments
Cyberhobo tells about the cheap stuff you need avoid an avalanche. Justin in Wisconsin is going winter camping and includes a link on how get a fire going. This is simply too cool for words: Starting a fire with a…