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 […]
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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 […]
TOASTY! While at REI today, doing some early shopping for my next backpacking trip – this one being in the winter – and needing to dry my boots off at night most likely from hiking in the snow all day, I saw these and thought they’d be perfect. Man was I right. I will follow-up […]
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