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.
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.
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.
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.
These two new stoves are immune to wind, and their near-total heat capture makes for unprecedented boil times and fuel efficiency. In other words, all's good in the kitchen if you use one of these cooking systems. In this video, Gear Editor, Kristin Hostetter, gives the low-down on these two Editor's Choice Award winners.
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.
Gear editor (and major Survivor fan) Kristin Hostetter talks to Danni Boatwright, winner of Survivor: Guatemala in 2005 and current spokesperson for Coleman. Kristin asks Danni about the many challenges on the show, what she did with her $1 million award, and her current plans. Check out all of Backpacker's videos from the OR show at www.backpacker.com/v ideo
Backpacker editor-in-chief Jon Dorn explains 5 field-tested techniques for eliminating the three main causes of blisters: heat, moisture, and friction. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
These simple tricks can prevent typical trail maladies and keep your hike going. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
It's a sleeping bag, not shrink wrap. Here's how to make sure your next sack fits perfectly. From Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide.
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)
The SL3 is no heavier than many freestanding two-person tents, making it the new poster child for space-to-weight ratio in the suddenly intriguing category of three-person shelters. It's so spacious, we've nicknamed it "The Plaza."
Jon Dorn goes to the kitcen to teach you how to bake perfect treats every time on the trail. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
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
A sleeping pad alone won't save us from climate change. But when a small company pioneers green-manufacturing techniques, uses sustainable materials in a unique way, and offers consumers a feel-good choice, it's a big step in the right direction, one that we hope other manufacturers follow. Not to mention, this is one damn comfortable pad.
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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Learn how to buy a pair of hiking boots, and what you can do to prevent blisters, sore arches, even chronic foot problems in 6 easy steps. Backpacker magazine editors Jason Stevenson and Jackie Ney show you how. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
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.
Follow these tips to keep your down or synethic fill sleep sack lofting high for many years. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
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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