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Monthly Archives: March 2019
How I pack by backpack. Every single time.
I’m taking a short break to the series to give some more details. I had an earlier post about packing my backpack and thought it needed a more in-depth entry. I will start with my backpack fully loaded and unpack … Continue reading
What I wished I knew before I starting backpacking and hiking, but didn’t…. Part 6: Tools/ miscellaneous
This is the sixth part of a series. Please read the other sections. I labeled this section as miscellaneous because it doesn’t fit any of my other categories. There could be pages upon pages written about each individual topic as … Continue reading
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What I wished I knew before I starting backpacking and hiking, but didn’t…. Part 5: Cook system
This is the fifth part of a series. The fourth item on the “Big Four” is your cooking system. When it comes to cooking, the choices are nearly endless but break down into several categories. You can cook over a … Continue reading
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What I wished I knew before I started hiking and backpacking, but didn’t…. Part 4: Shelter
This is the fourth part of a series. The second “Big Four” item is shelter. You should NOT go build yourself a shelter out of tree branches except in survival situations. It devastates the environment, is time consuming, and takes … Continue reading
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ANYONE can go hiking
While I am an experienced hiker/backpacker, I also enjoy introducing others to my hobbies. Like many of you, I enjoy watching YouTube. If you haven’t heard, there is an individual attempting to thru hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) which … Continue reading
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What I wish I knew when I started hiking and backpacking, but didn’t…. Part 3: Backpack
This is the third part of a series. If you have been out of backpacking or hiking for several years, when you think of a backpack, you probably think of the ones with the external metal frame. Times have drastically … Continue reading
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