Costco usually has 16 oz bags of dried apricots, figs, mangoes, plums, blueberries, and all sorts of nuts. They currently have the same size of dried persimmons that I really like, which have only...
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Costco usually has 16 oz bags of dried apricots, figs, mangoes, plums, blueberries, and all sorts of nuts. They currently have the same size of dried persimmons that I really like, which have only...
Here's an article comparing the Messenger to the Mini2: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/tools/garmin-inreach-messenger/
It looks like the battery life is better in the Messenger, but I...
It's been a few years, but as I recall there was a sign posted by the water pump at the RPH shelter warning not to drink the water due to fecal contamination from an old, leaking sceptic tank on the...
I highly recommend sunscreen or light weight gloves with the fingers cut off. Once met a hiker from England on the ATZ that had severely sun-burned the backs of his hands from hiking with his poles....
Decades ago we used this style of candle lantern: https://www.rei.com/product/206556/uco-original-candle-lantern-kit-2
They worked OK, but eventually the melted wax gummed up the sliding action of...
I usually place my clothes bag and/or puffy under my pad to elevate my head. It can still slip, but is less likely to than when on top of the pad. You could try different materials for a clothes...
Excellent advice!
Take a look at https://caltopo.com
It took me about 30 seconds to generate this elevation profile, which I'll usually print out before a hike to show anyone hiking with me what they're getting into....
My wife and I recently took the NOLS Wilderness First Aid class sponsored through REI. You can purchase the NOLS Wilderness First Aid pocket guide that comes with the NOLS class, but it's very...
I have a many-years-old North Face tent that started to leak thru the seams, as well as misting right thru the fabric. The original seam sealer was flaking off in sections along the seams. I washed...
+1 for Caltopo.
- Use the MapBuilder as the base layer and add in either the USFS or FS Topo as an additional layer.
- Zoom in and find your trail and select 'Add Line'.
- Click on your...
The Amazon Music app for the Iphone allows you to either listen to music from the cloud or download it locally to the phone. This can be either purchased music or all of the free music that comes...
I originally used Amazon music, having downloaded both purchased and free Prime music local to my Iphone. It worked most of the time, but on multiple occasions I was unable to listen to any of it on...
<div>Most of the digital thermometers have multiple issues: Inaccurate, poor battery life, not waterproof, dead pixels on the lcd screen, etc.. I've used one of these, and while it is...