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Water is Heavy in Pack

Brian Fryer

This advice is primarily for hikers on established trails with good knowledge of their water sources. Fears tend to drive what we carry. The three hardest fears I have dealt...

Water is Heavy in Pack

Brian Fryer

This advice is primarily for hikers on established trails with good knowledge of their water sources. Fears tend to drive what we carry. The three hardest fears I have dealt...

Put Rocks on Tent Stakes

Brian Fryer

When setting up a shelter, I pick a location where there are rocks. Rocks can be used to add support to lightweight stakes. Push the stake until it is all...

Put Rocks on Tent Stakes

Brian Fryer

When setting up a shelter, I pick a location where there are rocks. Rocks can be used to add support to lightweight stakes. Push the stake until it is all...

Losing your Titanium Tent Stakes

Brian Fryer

How many times have you lost a tent stake, the thin 6-inch titanium hook stakes to be precise? I live in the southeastern part of the US where dead leaves...

Losing your Titanium Tent Stakes

Brian Fryer

How many times have you lost a tent stake, the thin 6-inch titanium hook stakes to be precise? I live in the southeastern part of the US where dead leaves...

Hip Belt Pockets: Other Uses

Brian Fryer

This photo shows how a hiker is using his Hip Belt Pockets when not wearing his pack. He just slides his belt through the elastic loops. –Submitted by Paul Cronshaw

Hip Belt Pockets: Other Uses

Brian Fryer

This photo shows how a hiker is using his Hip Belt Pockets when not wearing his pack. He just slides his belt through the elastic loops. –Submitted by Paul Cronshaw

NightLight Torso pad into holder

Brian Fryer

Insertion of the NightLight™ pad into the back of your Mariposa™ Plus backpack can be made much easier if you first place the pad in a 6" gallon 'small-size' plastic...

NightLight Torso pad into holder

Brian Fryer

Insertion of the NightLight™ pad into the back of your Mariposa™ Plus backpack can be made much easier if you first place the pad in a 6" gallon 'small-size' plastic...

How to avoid the duct tape stickiness on poles

Brian Fryer

I don't like sticky duct tape residue stuck to my hiking sticks. So, to prevent my Keeper strings knots from sliding down my slippery hiking poles (or to mark where...

How to avoid the duct tape stickiness on poles

Brian Fryer

I don't like sticky duct tape residue stuck to my hiking sticks. So, to prevent my Keeper strings knots from sliding down my slippery hiking poles (or to mark where...