I’m always looking for DIY information for making your own gear. There are some great ideas that work as well as (if not better than) their costly name brand counterparts. One of the sites that gave me the idea for a super light and cheap backpacking tent is backpacking.net’s homemade …

Alright, for those of you who live in areas where wood heating is common, you know the benefit of a good, efficient wood stove. Well… all those who pay heating bills (be it electric, gas, wood or pellet or ???) appreciate an efficient stove. Even backpacking we appreciate it. That’s …

My wife’s Neck Cooler It isn’t carroted, clotted, or carotted. It’s Carotid. It doesn’t have anything to with bugs bunny or how much your husband saved on that ring, it just carries blood to your head. Well, oxygenated blood, and i guess that makes it important. In fact if you want to …

Here’s a quick video of me making the potstand for the alcohol backpacking stove that I documented earlier.

The Washington Trails Association, around for over 40 years has a magazine and a website. More than that it has a mission: Mission: Washington Trails Association’s mission is to preserve, enhance, and promote hiking opportunities in Washington state through collaboration, education, advocacy and volunteer trail maintenance. Link I can’t say …

Hiking in the Monashees, BC, near Valley of the Moon I remember several times on hikes drinking straight from the source: a creek (or even better a spring) without a second thought. We didn’t get sick. But not everyone gets away with that, or better said, not everyone has access …

This video was made by a Trail Ambassador for Gossamer Gear (they review and test gear for Gossamer Gear). In the video he goes on a 3 day trip with his daughter to the Elysian Fields. Nice balance of scenery and informative talk about his gear. Also, checkout his video …

If you’ve always wanted to build your own log cabin and then appease your more destructive instincts, or maybe are just frustrated at wasting matches, take a look at this video where I start a fire with my favourite method: the Log Cabin. Disclaimer: As always, be careful and know what …

Trail runners are becoming more popular for backpacking with loads under 50 lbs. I include a tip on how to get better ankle support using an already built in feature in many pairs of shoes. Take a look at this short video to see what you can do with that …

The Stevens Lakes Chain An hour or two out of Clearwater, BC on logging roads that often have deadfalls blocking their way is a slightly obscure trailhead Marked “Stevens Lakes 7 Km”. It is considered back country and you need a good back country map book (Something that documents the …

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What got me in the end was not altitude sickness, although that was the cause for the ringing in my ears from about 5000 meters up, but not enough exercise. We found out later that it was already a hard time of year to try the summit, which just compounded …