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There are also some less obvious but still bad locations. Quite recently there was a fair amount of friction among different groups of outdoor lovers in certain area when someone placed several ca...
I suspect the answers will be scattered. I don't know of any one source of Tyvek maps that cover everything. For the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the AMC publishes quite decent trail maps in...
It depends a lot on what exactly you mean by "around there". While there are no real mountains in the immediate area around Prague, you can find a number of great places to hike there. If you a w...
If you'd broaden "down" and "wet tents" categories to "all insulators" and "all wet items", it'll cover pretty everything, I think. Also a membrane jacket might stick to itself (coalesce) and may ...
I do deliberate trail maintenence regularly, and unfortunately what you can do is severly limited if you want to do it casually while only carrying something small. There is no set of tools you ca...
Icebug specializes in shoes made for running on ice or other very slippery surfaces.
Telemark -- where the toe is attached, and the heel is free to rise up and down -- allow skiers to skin up back-country slopes with a more natural and efficient stride. However, AT (or randonee) ri...
Additional items to consider. Swag for trading. My kids love to find and take new items. Only polite to leave something in it's place. Extra log books for when the ones there are wet or full. Zip...
I will probably use a small paper and put this latter inside the tube so it can be visible from the outside. This solution might not be the best solution if the tube is not fully transparent or ve...
As you point out, there's a number of legal guidelines they enforce and if the cache contravenes any of these it won't even be published (they check each one before it goes live.) But in terms of ...
It's always OK to move fallen debris from the trail, assuming you are sure you are on a real official trail. Make sure you don't accidentally remove "brushed in" trail entrances. That is where br...
You need a capacitive stylus. See this Wikipedia article for a description of the technology.
To actually load a person onto a boat, try a parbuckle. This may be a rope run from a forward cleat over the side of the boat into the water with the aft end secured and wrapped around a winch. T...
The organization I work with has used NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute for training in Wilderness First Aid for several years until this past one when we switched to American Red Cross's Wilderne...
Smart Wool main claim to fame is that their treated wool doesn't itch as bad or shrink as much in washing machines. Otherwise, its all the same stuff as far as its insulating capabilities go.
Yes there are significant differences in teaching style and content. Although the general concepts covered will be the same from curriculum to curriculum, the presentation style, and specific tec...
On the short run, the answer is no. You will not put yourself at more risk wearing a cheaper product. On the long run, the answer is not so clear. There must be a reason behind a cheap price: Is...
A rain jacket is a good windbreaker as well. The main downside, as you pointed out, is that it will not breathe as well as other fabrics. This shouldn't be an issue as long as you aren't doing a ...
Since this is your first rope and you're mostly doing single-pitch sport climbing, I would recommend you look for just a few simple things: Dynamic rope: This is absolutely a requirement since yo...
The primary way people die in a moose encounter is in car accidents. When a car hts a moose, because their legs are so long, generally the moose's body slides across the hood and collides with the ...
I tried these and the best use would be on a alternating field. I mean, a mix of going up and down. It this kind of situation they are hard to beat. Because you don't loose time changing between sk...
I would take two things into consideration, or rather mention two things that are in consideration: Providing a pleasant, agreeable, and accommodating-as-possible response to someone who is suffe...
I researched this and there are a few factors Aperture - This is the diameter of the objective (or front) lens and affects the amount of light taken in. Aperture is very important for low light s...
A light, white running shirt made of synthetic fabric is the coolest I've found -- something similar to Nike dri-fit. A white or very light color is important if you're in the sun.
Original Poofiness (or OP as they call it in the 'wood) will always be illusive. No matter how you care for your bag, it is on a steady decline toward compression from the moment you buy it. To at...
