This from EMS, a special infographic for you today! For two reasons – first, the story which this appeared with on the EMS blog happened pretty close to home. And two, well, I have the next few weeks taken care of for my regularly scheduled, and informal “Just Your Average Infographic Wednesdays” (I am still […]
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In the first post on the subject, I suggested a way to help get your trekking poles on if it is a tough fit. I guess I spoke too soon in professing my love for my Komperdell Savannah poles, as a week ago, I suffered a loss in my hiking gear family. When checking my […]
This is a checklist for what to do when camping in the winter to ensure you have just as comfortable of a night’s sleep as you would any other time of year out in the sticks… Hot Water About an hour before going to bed, boil up some hot water, and put it in a […]
Good day fellow travellers of the interwebs and the great outdoors! I am pleased to announce that a project that I have been working on for a couple of months, has now come to fruition here at Just Your Average Hiker – my own line of products for the out-of-doors enthusiasts! Starting with Bottle Stickers […]
Above: me layering up while taking a snack break on the Stratton Pond Trail. If you watched The Karate Kid (the original!), you may remember this scene – “Paint the Fence”. UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! It’s repetitive. And it is the […]
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