The most frequent question I get asked by people I meet on the trail or who read my blog is how do they get started with lightweight backpacking? Usually they’ve read some articles online, seen some gear reviews in a magazine, or hiked with someone who had a much lighter pack they theirs. They’re typically… Continue reading An Introduction to Lightweight Backpacking
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Building a Wilderness Survival Shelter with the Heatsheets Emergency Blanket
While the definition of Wilderness Survival means many different things to many different people, today I’m using it in the context of a recent Boy Scout Campout I went on with my son and his troop. Each year our troop, which my son has officially been part of for just about a year, holds an… Continue reading Building a Wilderness Survival Shelter with the Heatsheets Emergency Blanket