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I have never really had any trouble with the bald-faced hornets, except when I unknowingly walked under a nest hanging off a tree branch that had just been whacked by a whip aerial on a truck. Their...

Anybody remember the gas-powered pogo stick called the "Hop Rod"????

Sprinkle sugar on that fried bagel, especially if you split it in two before frying, and make yourself a "trench donut." Tasty.

I've been whacked by bald-faced hornets several times, but despite this, I believe they are beneficial. Unless their nest is very close to where people are (especially young boys!), I leave them...

The bottom line for me is that Ms. Tewalt needs to furnish a list of the specific sources and forums that she used for her conclusions that hikers are a danger to their children. If she can't do...

I cast my vote for Dr. Bronner's soap. Good all-purpose stuff. However, if you use it as "toothpaste", a little goes a long way. Too much and you'll feel like you're being punished for saying naughty...

Unfortunately, I have to walk most of the time at home with a cane due to a "slightly unresponsive" right leg which is a souvenir of a stroke I had in 2007. But I also pack along a set of collapsible...

Wow...just what I've been looking for; the perfect chic camping doo-dad to display in my Bugatti Veyron!

I usually just carry the small glass bottle of Tabasco Sauce as an all-around condiment. Just a couple of drops to most do the job-no need to drench the food. I started carrying bottles of it in the...

I never tried white pine needle tea, but I love fresh picked dandelion salad. Cooked dandelion greens to me are disgusting. But heck, try them out. Dandelion greens and pine needles are free. Most...

Wrap the handles with electrical wire. Until you come up with a permanent solution this is a cheap & quick fix.

And...they are STILL worthless!

On my first forays on the AT (SNP) with the Boy Scouts ca. 1958 we all carried glass bottles of "6-12" insect repellent. It was a clear liquid about the consistency of cooking oil. After slathering...

My favorite piece of gear from my Civil War reenacting days was a mucket. With a large handle, bail, and hinged lid it made a lot of coffee and cooked a lot of rations. It was just the right size. I...

This bug repellent is basically Old Time Woodsman's Fly Dope. I bought a bottle of it when I worked on a grounds crew some years ago. It did a good job of keeping everything away, including people....

With all this mention of C-Rats, what about that gourmet delight "Ham and Lima Beans"? There were plenty of nicknames for that. And how about those little tins of peanut butter? Remember the other...

I've used a Mora knife at home and backpacking for a few years now and I love it! As said above, they are made of high quality steels and are nice and cheap. No need for some overpriced Johnny Rambo...

Five years ago I was bicycling back and forth to work, working out with weights, and watching what I ate. Then in July 2007 I had a stroke and wound up in rehab for a month, learning to walk, talk,...

All I carry is a large bottle full of Rush's Thunderbolts. If they were good enough for Lewis & Clark, they're good enough for me.

Seriously, whatever you carry along for first aid, do like...

I bought a DriDucks rain suit about 4 years ago and wore it hiking until it was a checkerboard of duct tape from all of the snags and rips it accumulated. The zipper took a s*** about a year ago, but...

Years ago I heard an industry response to the 11 oz "pound" of coffee. Again, with a straight face, the spokesperson said that 'customers requested it.' Uh-huh. Sometime I wonder if these corporate...

'If you make it, some schmuck will buy it.'

---George Carlin

Be sure you bring along your cathole trowel and a ziplock bag for used tp.

I'm very familiar with Orange. There are some dirt roads along the Rapidan River east of Orange, but most are narrow 2-lane jobs. They are very narrow. Lots of nice rolling open hills east of town...

Looks like a young woodchuck.