Infographic: How to Identify Poison Ivy

Now this one is less humor, and a bit more itchy. Be sure to pack your hydrocortisone for this infographic kids! This one comes to us from Treks in the Wild – and, is useful enough to print out, laminate (or print on weatherproof paper), and pack along with you.  Or, you can pick up […]

Rate this:

Infographic: Signs and Blazes for the Modern Outdoorsman

The infographic this week, while not imposing much in the way of statistics, does impose some humor, which we call can benefit from. From visual.ly – “Signs and Blazes for the Modern Outdoorsman”. Enjoy! My favorites have to be “Take facebook profile photo” and “tree”.  

Rate this:

Get a Grip!

About 2 weeks ago, I wrote a post on Waterproofing Your Backpack. In that post, I mentioned Rust-Oleum Leak Seal Flexible Rubber Sealant to waterproof the bottom of the pack. In this post, I am going to show you another way I put this miracle stuff to use… Midway through the winter season, I dropped […]

Rate this:

New Bottle Stickers!

I am pleased to announce 2 new Bottle Stickers added to the Just Your Average Hiker product lineup! In addition to The “Big Three” Poisonous Plants and Liquid Conversion Chart Bottle Stickers, I have added two additional stickers (details below). Please let me know what you think of these in the comments section below – […]

Rate this:

My Kitchen

I alluded to a post about my “kitchen” in my post yesterday about “Food on the Trail”. That inspired me to actually write this post, as I have been planning to for some time now. This is my “kitchen” for a 1-person backpacking/hiking trip. If I go hiking with my kids and we cook on […]

Rate this: