Trifles Old School Can you identify this stove just from the picture above? No? How about if you heard it's distinctive sound?https://youtu.be/qLwsqcdLbKI This is the grandfather of all modern backpacking stoves. It's a brick by today's standard, but has served generations of backpackers.
Trifles Brian's First Ever BSA Camporee That's me on the right on my knees. This would have been in the fall of 1983. I was a Tenderfoot Scout at the time, after having attended Mount Norris Scout Reservation the summer before. I remember the names of most of the Scouts and adults in the
Personal Growth A 10 hour shower.... When I posted I was hiking 70 miles in 3 days solo in a facebook group a while back, one of the first posts was something to the effect of "You shouldn't hike alone, it is dangerous" Uh... thanks? So yeah, hiking alone can be somewhat
Personal Growth It began on the trail... I have long toyed with the idea of putting together a page just for posting hiking and backpacking related content. In fact, I managed to pull together a small effort recently in the form of austinhiker.com but I just haven't quite had the time or the motivation
