National Trails Day is just around the corner on June 1st. What is it? Taken from the American Hiking Society’s website: American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day® (NTD) is a celebration of America’s magnificent Trail System, occurring annually on the first Saturday in June. NTD features a series of outdoor activities, designed to promote and […]
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Today, you my friends, get a bonus infographic. Today’s comes to you from a source I have culled a few infographics from so far, ScoutmasterCG.com, and the topic is the Constrictor Knot. As someone who has trouble remembering how to properly tie his shoes, infographics like these are helpful to me!
Per my recent post, I am planning to begin logging and section hiking (mostly day-hiking) the Appalachian Trail in MA, and then continue on through other states. While beginning my research on that, I am discovering some excellent resources for hiking the AT – section hiking, thru-hiking, and general information. With that, I decided to […]
Ah, I see what they did there. Funny! I’m LOLing all over the place. Srsly. ROTFL. NEways… back to the infographic at hand this week, which comes to us from the British outfit – Outdoor World Direct, who not only sell camping gear, but also attend church every once in a while as well. Hey, […]
If you’re not using compression sacks in your pack, you are missing out… on a lot of extra usable space in your pack! With most sleeping bags, as a gear example, you get a stuff sack. Yes, it definitely compresses your bag down to a manageable size, rather than straight-up stuffing it into your pack […]
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