First off, let me say I am a big fan of Les Stroud, and his no-fanfare version of survival documentary… that being said, it led me to purchase his knife, the Camillus Les Stroud SK Mountain Ultimate Survival Knife, especially when I first saw the arctic version of it on one of his 2012 “10 […]
Category Archives: Backpacking
Now that we’ve really had our first snow up here in New England, the time has come to swap out our 3-season trekking pole baskets for winter ones. If you do not do this, then you’re wasting resources and money with an additional set of poles for winter. Most trekking poles have the ability to […]
2nd post of 2013, on January 2nd, and it just so happens to deal with the number 2! And no, not that number 2. Have something in your pack that only has a single use? You should only have a few of those things floating around. An example, especially now that we are in winter […]
I thought I’d keep with the alcohol theme today, since, if you’re like me, you have it evaporating out of your pores still from last night, and share what I think is the best, and most economical trail flask. If by chance your pint of whatever you’re bringing out on the trail does not already […]
Or at least I hope it will be! Pat’s Backcountry Beverages has developed a technology to carbonate beer on the trail, using a beer concentrate, a carbonator, and water. The last update on their progress was on August 7, 2012, stating that they had obtained the proper required federal permits, and would begin brewing soon… […]
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