The Black Diamond Zenix IQ Headlamp must be overstocked or discontinued, because I see it at least once per week over at steepandcheap.com for a price in the low $20 range.
I have this headlamp and I’ve been quite impressed with it. I’ve used it on a number pack trips, for night photography jaunts, and for [...]
Having just read a post at the Mt. Whitney and Eastern Sierra Hiking Blog (see “On Backpacking…Sleep System“) I thought I’d add my two cents on this topic.
To my way of thinking, a backpacking “sleeping” system includes several components: sleeping bag, pad, ground sheet, shelter, clothing - and for some, a pillow.
Sleeping Bag - [...]
When I wrote my earlier post - before coffee, I think - I completely forgot that there is an extensive page right on this site that addresses a bunch of backpacking photography stuff. If you want to find out more, take a look.
I saw post at Trailcraft today about the idea of taking a daypack along on your pack trips. This is not as wacky an idea as it might seem, at least if you take a few layover days and explore the surrounding terrain.
I used to carry pretty heavy “old school” internal frame packs. (Before [...]
No, not hiking Poles… hiking poles… Though I suspect that they use them in Poland, too.
I see that
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- I am a confirmed internal frame pack user these days.
When I started backpacking in the 1960s (!) virtually everyone used aluminum external frame packs. The best were from Kelty and Jansport and they were fine packs and generally regarded as a great step forward compared to previous alternatives - none of which [...]
This list is a perfect example of a project that got out of hand. It started out as a simple packing list for friends who were accompanying me on a pack trip. However, the more I thought about it the more I realized that there is no single equipment list that covers all situations of [...]
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My clothing preferences have changed over the years and continue to change today - as products improve, as my backpacking style evolves, and as the old gear wears out. When I started I [...]
I just returned from a three-day pack trip out of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. While descending cross-country from a ridge above Vogelsang Pass (the ridge running between Fletcher and Parsons peaks) one of my REI Peak UL trekking poles simple snapped in two in the lower section. At something like $120/pair I was [...]
A Car Story
Since my outdoor adventures involve a significant amount of travel, and since the price of gas and environmental concerns make it more and more necessary to think about the impacts of such travel, I thought I’d write something about the car we bought last year. Yes, a Prius.
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