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Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Gear Reviews, Outdoor Gear on Oct 15th, 2010
I have had an old REI Mummy Bag for years now and don’t, for the life of me, remember what happened to the original stuff sack it came with. Over the years, I have been using misc. methods of compressing my sleeping bag to suit how I have my backpack organized. Last June I broke [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Outdoor Gear on Oct 11th, 2010
I own one of these MSR Pocket Rocket stoves and have used it out on the trail several times now. I have to say, so far so good. I love it! I used to have a MSR Whisperlite which I thought was great and since its mysterious disappearance I’ve always assumed I’d just get another [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Outdoor Gear on Oct 7th, 2010
Purifying System: Carbon, glass fiber
Weight: 8 oz
Volume: 24 oz
I have been backpacking for around 20 years now and over the years have used several different methods for packing water. The longer I do it the lighter I want my pack. If you are bit of a minimalist like myself the Katadyn MyBottle Microfilter Bottle is [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hikes, Outdoor Gear on Dec 19th, 2009
The weather was a little rough this past weekend. Near freezing temperatures and of course more rain, even freezing rain at higher elevations. A friend and I had planned to go backpacking on the Appalachian Trail with the intention of completing the last section in Georgia before moving on to North Carolina.
Despite the weather [...]
