Today's Hiking lessons:

• Trip Reports 

  • Adirondacks, October 1999  Johnny and Tommy accompany Kim and I into the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks.

  • Wintergreen VA, June 2003  Anna's first hikes in central Virginia.

  • Lake Moomaw VA, June 2004  Our first family overnighter in the lower Shenandoahs.

• Projects 

  • Siltent1  my first homemade gear project

  • Siltent2  my 2nd silnylon shelter

  • Siltent3  my 3rd silnylon shelter (as if I really need one more)

  • Alcohol stoves  another gear making obsession.

  • Down summer quilt  this one was surprisingly easy to do.

  • Siltent4-XP  I've gone and done it again.

• Hiking links 

  • General Info

    • The Adirondacks  Adirondacks info and great lake view photos.

    • USDA Forest Service  National Forest Website.

    • Trailplace  An Appalachian Trail website.

    • The Shelter  A site about AT thru-hiking.

    • Backpacker  Backpacker Magazine site.

    • The Lightweight Backpacker  excellent lightweight backpacking site, good way to lose (pack)weight.

    • Backpacking Light  the journal of lightweight backcountry travel.

    • Basic Climbing Knots  A quick reference to some useful knots

    • West Virginia Highlands Conservancy  protecting some of my favorite places.

    • Backpackgeartest.org thorough reviews on lightweight and other gear

  • Stores

    • Campmor  usually can find outdoor gear on sale here.

    • Northern Mountain Supply  good deals on some high end gear.

    • REI Outlet  REI's discount site.

    • Sierra Trading Post  for closeouts and other gear.

  • Gear Making

    • Zen Seeker  Zen backpacking stoves. A must read if you want to make your own stove.

    • Thru Hiker Gear and Resources  lightweight gear and gear making supplies

    • Wings - the homemade stove archive  various homemade stoves.

    • The Lightweight Backpacker  excellent discussion forums, gear making archive, links to suppliers.

  • Personal Web Pages

    • Mark Verber's outdoor page  very informative.  His lightweight gear philosophy is similar to mine.

    • Jim Wood's Basecamp  Good outdoor info and interesting projects.

    • Dirtbagger's Deluxe  funny lightweight hiking site.

    • Kamp (5267) another lightweight backpacking site.

    • Cloudwalker's Base Camp more lightweight and Appalachian Trail info.

    • BP profiles  Backpacker forum profiles brought to you by Cloudwalker.

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