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MicroSpikes-Studded Tires for Feet

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by Andy Dappen It’s a transitional time of year. There’s not the usual snow pack for Nordic skiing, backcountry skiing, or snowshoeing, but enough ice on trails to make the slip-factor ripe for body slams. Kid... Read More...

Getting Wide Around the Middle

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By Adam Vognild For a guy who loves the outdoors and who geeks out on gear, I’m on the slow side when it comes to pulling the trigger and getting the latest-greatest. Since the mid-90’s skis have been getti... Read More...

Canister Stove Tricks

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I’ve taken several multi-day trips this spring and summer with a Jetboil Stove, which like many lightweight stoves runs off canisters filled with a blended isopro fuel, and each time I pack I'm faced with the n... Read More...

Gear Storage 202

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Gear Storage 202 words and photos by Molly Steere Donni and Adam Vognild -- outdoor freaks or neat freaks This article was originally written in 2008. I constantly hear “you should talk to so-... Read More...

Ultralight Pack Smackdown

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Outfitted for a seven-day trip with an ultralight pack (left) versus a load monster (right). by Andy Dappen Prelude: This pack review was originally prepared for Backpacker Magazine. A group of us did the ‘r... Read More...

Better Than Tape

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Better than Duct Tape? Duct tape is great -- a wad of it should be in every outdoorsman’s repair kit. However -- and here we risk uttering heresy -- if you want the best outdoor-equipment fix-it item o... Read More...

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