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That’s why we have the heat stress work rest cycle calculator: Intuition makes an awful safety tool when it’s hot out. This continues until you … Read more

In winter, wind pulls on a loose snow anchor, something that depends on material strength and geometry. To prevent this, bury a cylinder called a … Read more

When it’s raining onto your tarp, all that rain appears free and plentiful. Seems like it will fill up your containers right away. Guess what? … Read more

It’s the Milky Way. You’ve positioned yourself on top of a ridge and set up your tripod. The aperture are wide open; the camera is … Read more

You wake up and find out your water filter has frozen rock hard and the closest stream is a half mile uphill through three feet … Read more

Geography is as much about feeding yourself as appetite. You may imagine some epic menu in your mind, but if it won’t fit in your … Read more

When most of us set out to hike a trail, we do it with best of intentions. By the end, though, many of us is … Read more

Straight-cut edges are why most home-made tarps is junk. A perfect line along an edge cuts off any grip and when that flat surface hits … Read more

A mile is just a line drawn on a piece of paper that’s been measured out to five thousand two hundred and eighty feet. That’s … Read more

We’ve all been there on the trail: your legs say you’ve walked 10 miles, but your watch says you only walked five. That’s typically due … Read more