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• Hiking Tips for Delicate Environments

  Hiking and backpacking are great forms of exercise and recreation. It’s exciting and relaxing for most people to get out in the beauty and wonder of nature. But what about when the environment you are visiting is delicate? Here are several tips... Posted Jun 29 2008, 06:58 PM by accorie with | with no comments Filed under: Backpacking tips, Hking

• How to pack for a backpacking trip

  Backpacking can be an exhilarating outdoor activity, but it can be very physically challenging. The most important step to making your trip more delightful is packing well. You should only take items and articles that are absolutely needed. Taking the... Posted Mar 12 2008, 08:13 AM by accarrie with | with no comments Filed under: Backpacking tips, water, tents, food, maps, necessaties, batteries, backpacks, flashlights

• How to Clean Dishes without Soap

  Ok, so everyone knows that to wash your dishes you need three obvious things, soap water and a sponge. But when you are in the back country, you may not have all or any of these items on you. So here are a few handy tips on how to clean your dishes without... Posted Mar 12 2008, 08:03 AM by accarrie with | with no comments Filed under: Backpacking tips, camping, clean dishes, no soap

• How to buy a backpack

  Just about any backpack will carry your equipment. The trick is to find a backpack that’s comfortable, sturdy, handy and resourceful. Here are a few steps to guide you to buying the right back pack for your adventure: 1. Identify the main primary use... Posted Mar 11 2008, 10:33 PM by accarrie with | with no comments Filed under: Backpacking tips, durable, sturdy, waterproof, capacity, matieral, purchasing

• Eating On The Trail

  Hiking all day causes a person to expend a lot of energy. To keep healthy and feeling good while you are out in the wilderness, you need to consume a higher amount of food and water than you normally do. An average backpacking trip with a normal level... Posted Aug 19 2006, 11:21 AM by accorie with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Backpacking tips

• Stretch Before You Hike

  Everyone knows that you should stretch before you participate in any active sports, but a few of us forget that hiking is an active sport. Without proper stretching prior to starting out, you could spend a miserable day, week or worse, pull a muscle that... Posted Jul 10 2006, 08:21 PM by accorie with | with no comments Filed under: Backpacking tips

• Basic First Aid Kits

  There are numerous first aid kits on the market that are relatively inexpensive to purchase and are small enough to put in a fannypack or a daypack. But what if you’d just like to throw some things together that you might already have in your home? What... Posted May 17 2006, 09:02 AM by accorie with | with no comments Filed under: Backpacking tips

• The Essentials for Backpacking

  Those of you who are veterans to the passion of backpacking already have a pretty good idea what is needed to survive a backpacking trip, whether it’s one day, three days or two weeks. But what about those who have never backpacked, but always wanted... Posted Mar 13 2006, 01:37 PM by accorie with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Backpacking tips