Silly stuff

The many uses of silica gel packets

February 20, 2011

You’ve seen them before. Little packets that fall out of the box when you try on new boots. Or a couple of them are stuffed in the pockets of that jacket you just brought home from the store. What are they? Silica gels. What are they for? Many, many things. Silica gels absorb moisture. I [...]

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How to identify a mudslide

January 17, 2011

Contrary to popular belief, it can actually be quite difficult to find and identify a mudslide. They are wily creatures, difficult to spot, appearing only on channel 8 news or on the road home on the last night of your vacation. On the off chance that someone will need this help, I have put together [...]

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Cartoon: Gear for women

November 7, 2010

Why make backpacking gear that is specialized for a woman’s body, when you can just make smaller, pink versions of men’s gear? Shrink it and pink it.

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Cartoon: The importance of Snickers

October 30, 2010

ps. I am now drawing cartoons. Please think they are funny.

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Etiquette for tent sharing

October 19, 2010

I returned from Hell’s Canyon Wilderness yesterday, and while I was there I shared my Tarptent with my friend Shannon. This has prompted me to make a list of rules of good form when sharing a tent with someone. 1. Allow your backpacking partner to pick their preferred side of the tent. Occasionally. Alternately, the [...]

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In defense of heavy weight backpacking

September 25, 2010

I realized this weekend that I have become so focused/obsessed with lightening my load that I have forgotten the joys of traditional weight backpacking. So I’ve decided to list a few of the reasons it’s nice to carry a full load. To start out with, you don’t have to plan as much. My Arc’teryx Bora [...]

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Pick your pack raffle from Section Hiker

September 19, 2010

Philip Werner of Section Hiker is holding a raffle, and it sounds like a lot of fun. People submit their stories about lightweight backpacking and the winner gets a Gossamer Gear pack. Here’s some of the info: To enter, you must be a section hiker who has hiked multiple sections of one of the following [...]

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Aubrey is not a fan of the Gatorade sandwich

September 1, 2010

I have now field tested my Gatorade sandwich, and it did not do well in trials.  Not very healthy anyhow. I will have to cease all marketing plans for my restaurant called It’s Electrolyte- Boogie, Woogie, Woogie. Reader: That joke was so bad that I’m embarrassed for you. Addy: No need. I’m embarrassed enough for [...]

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