Everyone likes free gear, right? Almost as good as free beer. Well, if you didn’t know, Backpacker Magazine has a weekly giveaway. Now, by the URL they have for it, you would think it expired a long time ago: http://www.backpacker.com/2010-gear-guide-gear-sweepstakes/articles/13771 See the “2010 Gear Guide Gear Giveaway” in there? Well, they just keep re-using it. […]
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While I am not a rock climber by any means… I do love a good infographic. I came across this one today and wanted to share – from JustRopes.com.
This GORP is not the trail mix kind, no… although a lot of folks think we are a bit nuts for the things we love (like backpacking in the freezing cold winter, to name an example…). This GORP is from the AMC and stands for Great Outdoors Resource Pack, and, as you may have guessed, […]
Found this great resource for getting outside with your kids at Hearts and Trees. They have some free printable PDF resources for taking walks, and doing scavenger hunts through all of the seasons, as well as some other fun things to do. I am going to print some up today to start doing with my […]
I just stumbled across this thing… I do not own one, so this is less of a review, and more of a “COOL! LOOK WHAT I JUST FOUND ON THE INTERNETS!” post. The Crovel Extreme Ultimate Survival Multi-tool. This site has a hilarious review of it. By judging from their site, they’ve had a few […]
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