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Choosing a sleeping bag is the decision that determines whether you actually sleep on camping trips or lie…
Fly fishing has a reputation for being expensive, technical, and intimidating to learn. The reputation isn’t entirely fair,…
Stopping to dig a water bottle out of a frame cage breaks rhythm on a technical trail, and…
The shot is the short part of the day. Half a mile of uphill timber with a field-dressed…
Only if something has actually changed, which for most people on most hikes means no. Whether you need…
Because your feet generate heat with every step and a shoe is an insulated box around them, so…
Not necessarily, because a blister only tells you that friction happened somewhere, and unusual distance produces friction in…
Yes, and for long days on your feet a low-cut hiking shoe often beats a sneaker, because the…
You need width rather than a bigger size when your toes feel squeezed side to side while the…
There is no air temperature that answers it, which is the first thing worth saying. How cold is…
How do you keep water from freezing on a winter hike comes down to three decisions: what you…
Act on it immediately, because wet clothing in cold weather is the fastest route to trouble a hiker…
How do you prevent frostbite while hiking is mostly a question about three square inches of skin, because…
