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1. | Get the Most Out of Your Hike
Hiking is one of life’s great joys. Fresh air, nature, exercise and good friends. It’s difficult to imagine anything better – if you’re prepared. When you’re not prepared properly, it’s difficult to imagine anything worse. If you hike a few hundred yards around your neighborhood or a few hundred miles ...
[Added: 25 May 2005 Hits: 61 Words: 350]
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2. | What to Know When Buying a GPS Unit
Why are GPS units showing up everywhere? You might find one in your rental car, on your wristwatch or even built into your wireless phone. Anti-theft systems use one, heavy construction equipment might use one and having one on your boat now seems to be ...
[Added: 25 May 2005 Hits: 84 Words: 697]
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3. | My Perfect Campsite
It’s the time of year to beat the heat and head for higher elevation. For many people that means loading up the RV, grabbing the boat and finding a campground by the lake. My idea for ...
[Added: 25 May 2005 Hits: 55 Words: 610]
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4. | Great Tips for Car Camping Enjoyment
Camping is one of my favorite activities and my favorite type of camping is car camping. However, there are many other types of camping such as base camping, canoe camping, RV camping, tent trailer camping and back yard camping. Regardless of how you spend your time out of ...
[Added: 14 Apr 2005 Hits: 64 Words: 555]
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5. | Why Orienteering is Hot!
So, you didn’t know it was hot did you? Do you even know what Orienteering is? It is one of the most thrilling activities available for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and here’s the good news ...
[Added: 14 Apr 2005 Hits: 56 Words: 486]
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6. | Awesome Ways to Get Outdoors
Are you looking for fresh ways to spend time with your friends and family? Outdoor activities getting a little boring are they? With your fast paced life gaining speed all the time, it’s easy to stick to what’s familiar; but is that any way to live? Let’s take ...
[Added: 14 Apr 2005 Hits: 56 Words: 742]
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7. | Code of Conduct for Outdoor Enthusiasts
My favorite outdoor related quote comes from John Muir, the father of our national park system and founder of the Sierra Club. He said, “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” This quote means ...
[Added: 14 Apr 2005 Hits: 69 Words: 368]
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8. | Is First Aid Different in the BackCountry?
First aid is first aid is first aid - right? At first glance, providing first aid in the backcountry appears to be much like it is anywhere else. But if you look a little closer and you'll find it is quite different. When you have finished this ...
[Added: 17 Feb 2005 Hits: 58 Words: 491]
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9. | 3 Easy Steps for Becoming a BackCountry Hero
Have you thought about helping to protect wildlife or wild flowers, but you don't know how? Or maybe you want to protect your favorite camping site or that cool little stream nobody else knows about? Making a difference ...
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10. | New Year's Resolutions for the BackCountry
The New Year has begun and you probably have a few New Year's Resolutions under way. You'll lose weight, lose a bad habit, add a good habit or even mend an old fence. But do you have any ...
[Added: 17 Feb 2005 Hits: 52 Words: 498]
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11. | Camping Makes the Weekend Perfect
Do you have a weekend without anything to do or a weekend when you don't want to do anything? I know what I'd do. I would pack up the truck and head for the woods. Sitting by a camp fire with your favorite people solves many problems, so ...
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12. | 5 Easy Steps to Giving the Perfect BackCountry Gift
Does the thought of buying a gift for a friend or relative make you smile or does it stress you out? Is there a hiker or camper on your gift giving list? What can you ...
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13. | What's in Your Hiking Pack?
Every time I leave the pavement, I take along my trusty hiking pack - even if I have no intention of hiking. Doing this has become a habit rather than a conscious decision. My pack goes with me when a ...
[Added: 17 Feb 2005 Hits: 47 Words: 488]
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14. | Responsible Recreation in the BackCountry
Having a good time is pretty high on everyone's to do list, especially when surrounded by awesome views and super-awesome friends. We hike, bike, climb, camp, raft, fish, hunt, four-wheel, sleep and eat - among other things - in the backcountry. If not done ...
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15. | 5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your BackCountry Gear
Time out of doors is a precious commodity to the outdoor enthusiast - but are we getting the most out of this time. One way to ensure maximum backcountry enjoyment is to get the most possible ...
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16. | Best Tips for Enjoying the BackCountry in the Rain
If you spend any amount of time in the backcountry at all, it will rain on you. Remember this - rain is a good thing; without it there wouldn't be much backcountry to enjoy. How you ...
[Added: 06 Feb 2005 Hits: 57 Words: 652]
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17. | 5 Tips for Successful Bird Watching
Can you name the number one spectator sport in North America? It's not baseball, figure skating or racing. It's bird watching. That's right, more people are watching birds than football and hockey combined. With so many people hoping to see a bird they've never seen before, it's not surprising ...
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18. | Why Range Finders are Perfect for the BackCountry
Outdoor enthusiasts love to guess about all sorts of things. We guess how many stars are in the Milky Way, we guess how fast a deer runs or we might even guess about how long it will be until that big, dark cloud dumps rain us. But ...
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19. | Night Vision Devices -- The Ultimate in BackCountry Toys
Many nights in the backcountry are far from dark. A bright moon and a sky full of stars can throw off enough light to allow for reading a book, but add cloud cover, mountains or trees and it gets dark awfully fast. When you need to ...
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20. | Five Life Skills for BackCountry Enjoyment
As outdoor enthusiasts spend more and more time in our backcountry, a handful of skills become more and more essential. All of these skills are easy to learn and add considerably to the overall enjoyment of spending time out-of-doors. The ...
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21. | Top Tips for Successful Navigation in the BackCountry
As an outdoor enthusiast you will at some point make a decision to learn how to navigate in the backcountry. Whether you use a map, compass, GPS receiver or all three, there are several things you should know about successful navigation. Your safety ...
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22. | Geocaching: A Great Way to Get Outdoors
If you're tired of hiking the same trail or picnicking at the same park, then Geocaching may be exactly what you're looking for. Geocaching, pronounced gee-o-cashing, is the high tech version of a treasure hunt. Armed ...
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23. | What to Know When Buying Binoculars
We are asked nearly every day: "What are your best binoculars?" And every day we answer: "How do you plan on using them?" We are not trying to be evasive with our answer, but the truth of the matter is - the best binoculars for one purpose ...
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