You gotta admit that's a lot of late night bear attacks over a short period of time. Clearly at least one bear has become a predatory threat to sleeping campers.. Nothing worse than a bear ripping through your tent while you are asleep. I read that the one guy who was attacked while sleeping in his ...

Sorry I dont know about the water at Havasupai.. I just feel compelled to spread the word that Aquamira Water Treatment Drops (and tablets) are essentially the same technology as what makes tap water safe to drink. It is not like iodine or chlorine. It does not add any taste or dangerous poison to t...

Congrats on the Kayak. Man I am envious! That is definatily on my list!

if they were indeed firing these rifles within a designated wilderness, that is illegal except when hunting game, in season. Plinking and target practice is a no-no in Wilderness. In some wilderness areas, only rifles and shotguns are allowed. Sidearms and pistols are illegal, fired or not. I think...

Good to know.. Thanks!

Yeah.. It is the same one that Tim had during the Maxwell trail overnighter. A good pound lighter than the Garcia.

There is a super small one that is fairly cheap ($39) at http://www.bareboxer.com/ It fits in just about any size pack. I just bought one and it is roomy enough for a day or two. and it weighs less than 2 lbs (Yeah it is still heavy) Anyhow it ships pretty fast since it is coming from California. Th...

My office window (in Willcox) faces the Pinaleno Mountains that are just South of Safford and I have been watching a significant amount of smoke build up to the point now that I can not even see the mountains at all. I have not seen any official reports on this fire yet.

One day I woke up and decided to skip the coffee because I was wanting to enhance my ability to camel up on the upcoming hike.. I have successfully skipped the coffee now for the past month now so I guess that's that! (yes, I had a week long headache). Someone told me that the way you hydrate the da...

What does a pirate's dog say
Arrrrrrrrf!!

Thanks..

If you listened to a lot of an 8 track, that means you must have been pretty good at fixing the tape! Squeek.. muffle... crosstalk... ..
And of course the magic spot on the tape where you could change track to hear the song you wanted.... Ahhh, the bad ole days!!

My vote is either magic or somehow someone slipped new batteries in it when you werent looking.
You wrote that your GPS was acting a bit goofy on Mt Baldy... Maybe it doesnt know that it is dead

Okay my Gps batteries usually last me about 20 hours on average. As I started to "play" with my GPS more, I'd plug the gps into my usb slot of my laptop and do stuff. I've had the same batteries for over 30 hrs and the indicator indicates 4 bars fully charged still. These are regular alka...

Has anyone tried "probar" meal replacement bars? Gossamer's web site endorses them pretty heavily
Here is the direct link to the manufacturer... http://theprobar.com/
I just ordered a small variety to see how they do.

I just went to Wally world and bought some compactor bags for my pack... I took one out and discovered that they are all perfumed! I gave it a bleach bath but it still smells like perfume to me.. Maybe after a few days it will air out.... Looking at the package it says "Odor Control - Clean Fre...

The smoke is thick down here in Sierra Vista thanks to the wind

web search for "freezerbagcooking" your troubles are soon over my friends OK, Mike.. i just tried the classic mash potatoes and chicken bag meal.. I found those "Kroger" Chicken breast packets and I tied it with a packet of "Idahoan Butter & Herb" Mash potatoes OMG...

te-wa wrote:THIS JUST IN: Maxwell kills all cameras~!
details at six

but no film at ten

Well, Looks like I am joining the ranks of the G10 since I ruined my G9 on my last weekend when I tripped and fell in a stream. I am looking forward to the silghtly wider lens angle on the G10 compared to the G9.. I feel the pain for thiose who are researching what camera to buy. dpreview.com has a ...