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Backpacker magazine shows you how to build a plastic footprint for your tent--a skill taken from the Jan/Feb 2007 issue. Associate editor Jason Stevenson explains the nine steps to create a footprint, including how to cut webbing and punch grommets. Learn more Skills at www.backpacker.com.
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Is your hydration bladder collecing mold? Here are 3 new solutions for common backcountry drinking problems--as explained by Backpacker editor-in-chief Jon Dorn. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a snowier than average winter in early 2007--so clean off your snowshoes, or go and buy a new pair. Associate editor Jason Stevenson explains how snowshoes work, and why they're so fun in a preview for the December 2006 issue of Backpacker Magazine.
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Backpacker magazine associate editors Jason Stevenson and Shannon Davis demonstrate how to estimate your VO2 Max in this April 2007 SkillsCast. Find out how a simple running test can determine your VO2 Max, and why raising your score can make you a better backpacker. Learn more Skills at www.backpacker.com
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BACKPACKER magazine editor-in-chief Jonathan Dorn joins photo editor Jackie Ney for an on-the-road display of the incredible speed of the processor in this portable auto GPS. Learn why it's our pick for navigating remote forest roads and finding trailheads all over the United States. For more details, see the review in the December 2006 issue. Specs: $857, 9 oz.
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Two of three days with The American Research Center travelers on the White Desert near the Bahariyya Oasis in Egypt.More camel photos at www.flickr.com/thefo lksinger.
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In this how-to clinic, Backpacker editors Jonathan Dorn and Marc Kauffman talk about the benefit of setting your tent up in the so-called "fastpacking" pitch. Learn what that term means, why it can save you several pounds, and what conditions are best for using it. Jon and Marc also demonstrate the fastest step-by-step method for setting up the typical footprint, poles, and rainfly.
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Backpacker editors Jackie Ney and Jason Stevenson explore the delicious topic of gorp--the trail mix for hikers. We discover some favorite gorp ingredients, and unveil the winners of the Gorp Taste Test featured in the June 2007 issue of Backpacker.
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Backpacker editor Mike Lanza skis into Glacier National Park's backcountry to accompany USGS scientist Dan Fagre on a research expedition to understand how the park is responding to rising temperatures. This video report accompanies Lanza's "Ghosts of Glacier" field journal report in the September 2007 "Global Warming" issue of Backpacker. See More videos at www.backpacker.com/v ideo
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Backpacker magazine's editor-in-chief Jonathan Dorn demonstrates the inflatable "air beams" that form the structure of this innovative new tent. For more details, see the review in the December 2006 issue. Specs: $565, 6 lbs. 4 oz.
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Tour the lightest tent in our review of two-person, three-season shelters with Backpacker magazine gear editor Kristin Hostetter. You'll learn what testers said about its superior ventilation, what you'll sacrifice to save weight, and why it stood up to freight-train winds. For more details, see the review in the December 2006 issue. Specs: $289, 4 lbs. 13 oz. Overall score: 2.9 (out of 5)
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Finding out your torso length is half the battle. Backpacker's Gear editor Kristin Hostetter explains all the strategies to you need to find a good-fitting backpack--from how to simulate a fully-loaded pack, to what to look for in hip belts and shoulder straps. Learn how to find your perfect pack at Gear School - straight from the pages of the March 2007 Gear Guide.
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Wie man sich auf einen Rucksacktripp vorbereitet. Ein Physiotherapeut erklärt wie man ganz einfach von zu Hause aus die betreffenden Muskelpartien stärken kann.
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This skills clinics explains how to evacuate an injured hiker over short distances with 3 emergency rescue carries. Associate editor Jason Stevenson reviews this life-saving info originally featured in the December 2006 issue of Backpacker Magazine. Demonstrating the carries along with him are associate editor Shannon Davis, and photo editor, Jackie Ney.
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