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Pictured Rocks

 

Why Would You Backpack?

Why Go Backpacking?

Backpacking

People do it for different reasons, but we all love it.  It's backpacking.

Why Backpack?

If going out into the wilderness and living on as little as possible, or carting around your bed and house on your back doesn't sound like fun, then this article is for you.  This article seeks to explain the drive the passion, and the reason that so many People get so much enjoyment out of going backpacking.  From authors to philosophers to ancient civilizations, they all loved backpacking.  Learn the reasons here.

How to Get the Right Backpack  

How Do I Pick A Backpack?

Choosing a Backpack

The right pack makes all the difference.

How to Choose a Backpack

If going out into the wilderness and living on as little as possible, or carting around your bed and house on your back doesn't sound like fun, then this article is for you.  This article seeks to explain the drive the passion, and the reason that so many People get so much enjoyment out of going backpacking.  From authors to philosophers to ancient civilizations, they all loved backpacking.  Learn the reasons here.

How to Find a Quality Campsite

 

How do I Know Where to Camp?

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Picking a good campsite makes your trip beautiful and comfortable.

How to Choose a Campsite

When you are trailside, looking for a place to set up for the night, how do you choose where it will be?  Are you thinking of saftey?  Comfort? Weather?  This guide can help you to remember the most important things about how to choose a campsite so your trip is safe, and enjoyable.  This advice will be indespensible

Choosing a Sleeping Pad  

What's With all the Different Sleeping Pads?

Thermarest

You sleep on it, that's why it's so important.

How to Choose a Sleeping Pad

Here you can learn the difference between each class of Sleeping pad, what makes them good, and bad, and why people choose the ones they do.  Armed with this knowledge you can better make an informed decision on which one to get, and how to use it.  This article contains everything you need to know about sleeping pads.

Types of Tents  

What are all the Types of Tents?

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Which kind of tent do you need?

Different Types of Tents

Wondering what the difference between an avian and a waypoint tent is?  How about wondering what the lightest weight or strongest tent you can get is?  Or just looking for more information on the types of tent designs that are available today?  Well look no further.  You have found the desert rose of tent design information. 

Differenciating Characteristics of Tents  

What Makes Tents Different?

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Tents vary in material, and manufacture as well as design.

Characteristics of Tents

This article details the differences between materials and manufacturing.  This will finally explain the difference between sil nylon, cordual nylon and PU coated nylon.  It also tells what we can expect from all those confusing specs that are written up about each tent.

Pictured Rocks National Park  

100 Miles in 4 Days

Adventure

People do it for different reasons, but we all love it.  It's backpacking.

Pictured Rocks

This is the story all about how my life got flip-turned upside-down, okay really though.  This is the story of my trip up to pictured rocks national park, where I did 100 miles in 4 days.  It has a detailed accound of everything what happened and a video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                             

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