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Backpacker Magazine GearCast: NEMO Morpho air-beam tent Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 301 seconds 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. Related: backpacker, backpacking, high-tech, hiking, magazine, nemo, shelter, survival, technology, tent, wilderness |
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Backpacker Magazine Gear School: Fit A Backpack Right Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 223 seconds 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. Related: adventure, backpack, backpacker, hiking, hostetter, kristin, magazine, measure, survival, torso |
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Backpacker Magazine GearCast: Garmin Street Pilot c550 Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 280 seconds 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. Related: backpacker, backpacking, garmin, gps, hiking, magazine, navigation, satellite, survival, wilderness |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Keep Your Knife Sharp Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 205 seconds 5 simple steps to a sharp, rust-free blade. From Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide. Related: adventure, backpacker, carving, dorn, hiking, jon, knife, knives, magazine, survival |
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Outdoor Retailer Live: Survivor winner Danni Boatwright Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 397 seconds 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 Related: backpacker, boatwright, cbs, danni, gear, hostetter, kristin, magazine, market, or, outdoor, reality, retailer, survivor, tv, winter |
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Backpacker Magazine GearCast: Fastpacking Pitch 101 Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 250 seconds 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. Related: and, backpacker, backpacking, dorn, fast, fastpacking, hiking, jon, kauffman, light, magazine, marc, tents, ultralight, wilderness |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Prevent Blisters Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 313 seconds 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. Related: adventure, backpacker, blisters, boots, dorn, feet, health, hiking, jon, magazine, survival, wilderness |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Fix 6 Common Boot Problems Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 263 seconds 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. Related: adventure, backpacker, blisters, boots, feet, foot, hiking, jason, magazine, stevenson, survival, wilderness |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Cook With An Outback Oven Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 293 seconds 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. Related: backpacker, cooking, dorn, jon, magazine, meals, outback, oven, ovens, wilderness |
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Backpacker Magazine GearCast: The North Face Heron 2 Tent Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 227 seconds 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) Related: backpacker, backpacking, face, gear, hiking, magazine, north, shelters, storms, survival, tents, wilderness |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Size a Sleeping Bag Right Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 199 seconds 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. Related: adventure, backpacker, bag, hiking, hostetter, kristin, magazine, sleeping, survival |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Pack Your Tent With TLC Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 267 seconds Extend your shelter's life with these trail-tested tips. Advice from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide. Related: adventure, backpacker, camping, hiking, hostetter, kristin, magazine, survival, tents |
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Survive a Bear Attack! Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 278 seconds Learn how to deal with a black bear or grizzly encounter with Shannon Davis and Ted the Bear. For more survival videos, visit backpacker.com/survi val. Related: attack, backpacker, bear, camping, grizzly, skills, survival, wilderness |
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Editor's Choice 2007 -- Big Agnes Emerald Mountain SL3 Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 179 seconds 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." Related: 2007, agnes, backpacker, backpacking, big, choice, editors, emerald, gear, hiking, magazine, mountain, review, tents, trail |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Fit Your Boots Right Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 192 seconds 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. Related: adventure, backpacker, boots, footwear, hiking, jackie, jason, magazine, ney, stevenson, survival, wilderness |
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Editor's Choice Green Award -- 2007 Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 186 seconds 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. Related: award, backpacker, backpacking, choice, eco, editors, gear, green, hiking, magazine, outdoor, pacific, pad, sleeping, thermo |
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Backpacker Magazine SkillsCast: Gorp Taste Test Winners Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 555 seconds 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. Watch more videos at www.backpacker.com/v ideo Related: backpacker, chocolate, food, gorp, hiking, jackie, jason, mix, ney, peanuts, raisins, snacks, stevenson, trail, wilderness |
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Backpacker Magazine: Field Journal - Glacier National Park Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 290 seconds 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 Related: backpacker, change, climate, dan, fagre, field, glacier, global, journal, lanza, magazine, mike, national, park, usgs, warming |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Preserve Your Hydration Bladder Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 177 seconds 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. Related: adventure, backpacker, dorn, drinking, hiking, hydration, jon, kits, magazine, nalgene, survival, wilderness |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Wash A Sleeping Bag Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 209 seconds 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. Related: adventure, backpacker, bag, care, dorn, hiking, jon, magazine, sleeping, survival, washing |
