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Dave "Lucky" Brunstein's Ultralight Backpacking...
Trail Ambassador Dave Brunstein Category Gear Selection Weight (oz) Details Packing Gossamer Gear Kumo Superlight Backpack 15.5 No hipbelt or sternum strap, includes sitpad. Large Trash Bag 2.6 Waterproof liner,...
Dave "Lucky" Brunstein's Ultralight Backpacking...
Trail Ambassador Dave Brunstein Category Gear Selection Weight (oz) Details Packing Gossamer Gear Kumo Superlight Backpack 15.5 No hipbelt or sternum strap, includes sitpad. Large Trash Bag 2.6 Waterproof liner,...

Pennsylvania's West Rim of the Grand Canyon
The Pine Creek Gorge isn't as deep, wide, or long as its counterpart in Arizona. It's not even close, but that doesn't stop the locals from lovingly calling it the...
Pennsylvania's West Rim of the Grand Canyon
The Pine Creek Gorge isn't as deep, wide, or long as its counterpart in Arizona. It's not even close, but that doesn't stop the locals from lovingly calling it the...
Highlights: Summer 2014 Outdoor Retailer Trade ...
For those unfamiliar with the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show, it happens at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah twice a year. We have reported on OR...
Highlights: Summer 2014 Outdoor Retailer Trade ...
For those unfamiliar with the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show, it happens at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah twice a year. We have reported on OR...
Altitude Sickness: John Muir Trail Case Study
Imagine hiking over Mono Pass then south bound on the John Muir Trail. Another beautiful week in the Sierra's with some of your buddies, one who is on his first...
Altitude Sickness: John Muir Trail Case Study
Imagine hiking over Mono Pass then south bound on the John Muir Trail. Another beautiful week in the Sierra's with some of your buddies, one who is on his first...

Honeymoon Hike on the PCT
Being a long distance backpacker, I of course felt that a perfect honeymoon would be to go backpacking. My new bride Margaret did make the mistake of saying that she...
Honeymoon Hike on the PCT
Being a long distance backpacker, I of course felt that a perfect honeymoon would be to go backpacking. My new bride Margaret did make the mistake of saying that she...

Hike the Quehanna Eastern Loop
I got out recently for a relatively high mileage weekend trip. My goals were to complete the Quehanna Trail, to test out some wet condition hiking adaptations, and to fine...
Hike the Quehanna Eastern Loop
I got out recently for a relatively high mileage weekend trip. My goals were to complete the Quehanna Trail, to test out some wet condition hiking adaptations, and to fine...