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  • Ten Backpacking Trip Essentials
    Ten Backpacking Trip Essentials by Steve Gillman I've had backpacking trips that included rain, snow, lightning, rockslides, altitude sickness, and twenty-mile days - all in a summer weekend....

  • A Lightweight Backpacking Adventure
    A Lightweight Backpacking Adventure by Steve Gillman I was in the Weminuche Wilderness Area when the snow came. It was my second day out of Silverton, where the locals told me it rains or snows every...

  • Backpacking Food - What To Pack
    Backpacking Food - What To Pack by Steve Gillman Weight is always a concern with backpacking food youll be carrying everything on your back. Some will tell you to find your weight savings in other...

  • Ten Best Backpacking Foods
    Ten Best Backpacking Foods by Steve Gillman Maybe your favorite backpacking food is a freeze-dried turkey dinner. There really is no "best" backpacking food. There are reasons to bring certain foods,...

  • Unique Backpacking Christmas Gift Ideas for Backpackers
    Unique Backpacking Christmas Gift Ideas for Backpackers by Rick Chapo Christmas gift ideas can be hard to come by. If youre buying for a backpacker, here are a few unique backpacking gift ideas....

  • Backpacking Journals - Preserve Your Backpacking Experiences
    Backpacking Journals - Preserve Your Backpacking Experiences by Rick Chapo Backpacking is a great way to escape the rat race and be one with nature. Alas, your backpacking experiences can fade with...

  • Backpacking In The Sleeping Bear Dunes
    Backpacking In The Sleeping Bear Dunes by Steve Gillman I was backpacking in the Sleeping Bear Dunes. It was March, so when I made it through the woods and over the dunes, I'd have miles of beach to...

  • Sleeping Pads For Lightweight Backpacking
    Sleeping Pads For Lightweight Backpacking by Steve Gillman Ultralight backpackers want to give up weight, not comfort. Sleeping pads are pretty much a necessity for backpacking comfort, but who wants...

  • Lightweight Backpacking Techniques
    Lightweight Backpacking Techniques by Steve Gillman These lightweight backpacking tips and techniques are options or ideas, not recommendations. I tend towards the extreme side of ultralight...

  • Backpack Safety - What Are The Basic Rules
    Backpack Safety - What Are The Basic Rules by Elaine Smith Most kids carry backpacks to school everyday, and pediatricians, physical therapists and parents are reporting increasing numbers of...

  • Backpacks For Young Children
    Backpacks For Young Children by Elaine Smith Why would anyone buy backpacks for young children? Your toddler will feel important if she has her own backpack to take with her to Grandmas house for an...

  • Hiking Shoes And Thin Socks - A Backpacking Winner
    Hiking Shoes And Thin Socks - A Backpacking Winner by Steve Gillman Hiking shoes versus hiking boots? Hiking shoes win. Okay, next issue? No, really. Hiking or running shoes are better for most...

  • Inexpensive Backpacks - Find A Bargain
    Inexpensive Backpacks - Find A Bargain by Elaine Smith Backpacks are available almost everywhere when the back to school shopping frenzy begins and you can find inexpensive backpacks in drugstores,...

  • Lightweight Backpacking
    Lightweight Backpacking by Steve Gillman You arent lightweight backpacking if you are carrying twenty-five pounds for a summer weekend. I invent these standards, but I try to be reasonable. I...

  • Safe Solo Backpacking Tips
    Safe Solo Backpacking Tips by Steve Gillman Solo backpacking means peace and quiet. No one to talk to means no words are put between you and the beauty around you. The miles just flow. It's entirely...

  • The Joy Of Solo Backpacking
    The Joy Of Solo Backpacking by Steve Gillman Have you ever gone solo backpacking? If you have, you'll probably agree that it isn't a matter of it being better or worse than backpacking with friends....

  • Solo Backpacking : Alone In The Mountains
    Solo Backpacking : Alone In The Mountains by Steve Gillman Have you ever gone solo backpacking? If you have, you'll probably agree that it isn't a matter of it being better or worse than backpacking...

  • Seven Solo Backpacking Tips
    Seven Solo Backpacking Tips by Steve Gillman Solo backpacking means peace and quiet. No one to talk to means no words are put between you and the beauty around you. The miles just flow. Its entirely...

  • Why Ultralight Backpacking?
    Why Ultralight Backpacking? by Steve Gillman Want Safer, More Comfortable Backpacking? Contrary to what many think, ultralight backpacking is not just about the freedom to hike more miles or to take...

  • Ways To Use Backpacks - Travel In Comfort
    Ways To Use Backpacks - Travel In Comfort by Elaine Smith Backpacks are commonly associated with kids carrying books to and from school. However, there are many other ways to use backpacks. Campers,...

  • Winter Backpacking Tips
    Winter Backpacking Tips by Steve Gillman Winter backpacking can mean your footprints are the only ones out there. That adds to the beauty of the experience, but also to the danger. Alone and in a...

  • BABY PAK, THE UNIQUE 3 IN 1 IDEA - Diaper Backpack
    BABY PAK, THE UNIQUE 3 IN 1 IDEA - Diaper Backpack by Sil -The Mini Diaper Back Pack with removable cooler - Dallas, Texas, October 26, 2005 - There are a lot of diaper bags currently offered on the...

 

 
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