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sectionhiker.com

http://sectionhiker.com

Sectionhiker.com provides long distance hikers and backpackers with gear reviews and articles on ultralight backpacking technique.

• Added on: Jan 20th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Philip Werner
• Listed in: Outdoor Recreation
• Tags: camping hiking Backpacking vermont Appalachian Trail long trail

Recent Posts

• Scarp 1 Tarptent: Autumn Field Testing

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 23:04 in product reviews, shelters, tarptent, tent stakes, tent reviews, tent vestibule, cooking inside a tent, gear loft, internal condensation, single walled tents

  I've taken my 4 season Scarp 1 Tarptent on two late autumn backpacking  trips over the past few weeks and I thought I'd write up some notes about my experiences so far. We're right on the cusp of full winter conditions in New Englan...

• Skookumchuck on Ice

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 23:49 in trip reports, skookumchuck trail

  I have two short sections of the Appalachian Trail left in New Hampshire and had hoped to complete one of them this weekend, a 2.7 mile stretch (requiring 14 miles of hiking) from the Skookumchuck Trail at the northern foot of Mt. Lafayette (5,260 f...

• Pack Goats, Ham Radio, and the 10 Essentials

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 23:32 in fun stuff, ham radio, 10 essentials, pack goats, ten essentials, pack boats, paftrafting

  I give in. I'm finally going to publish a list of the 10 hiking essentials on my blog. But you have to watch this video my hiking partner Chris sent me. It's got these great pack goats in it named Peanut and Rooster and some ham radio operat...

• The Summit is Optional

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 23:17 in for beginners, accident editor, mountaineering accident, winter hiking accident, winter search and rescue

  This past Tuesday, I heard a great talk on Winter Hiking Safety given by Mohamed Ellozy, a leader with the Boston AMC Winter Backpacking Program and former Appalachia Magazine accidents editor. I thought I'd summarize the key points he made duri...

• Restoring the DWR on a Gore-tex Jacket

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 23:02 in clothing, dwr, how do you wash gore-tex, durable water repellant layer, durable water resistant, dwr layer, goretex wets out

  When I went backpacking last weekend, I experienced ideal conditions for developing hypothermia. I was hiking through heavy mist and light rain, which grew heavier as the day wore on. Temperatures were in the low 40's F and the wind was blowing ...

• A Bear Encounter in the North Country

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 23:00 in trip reports, bear bag, ursack, bears and camping

  I had a benign bear encounter this weekend at Lower Gentian Pond on the Mahoosuc Trail, way up in the northern part of New Hampshire, near the Maine state line. I stupidly left some beef jerky in my rain jacket which was hanging inside my tent vesti...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Robin Easton

This is an excellent site loaded with useful infornation from someone who loves being in nature. Great place to get tips and ideas. The author is friendly, enthusiastic and does a wonderful job. If you haven't been getting out into nature as much as I you want to and need to, read this site. It will deffinitely inspire you. Good job!!!!

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