Learn how to deal with a black bear or grizzly encounter with Shannon Davis and Ted the Bear. For more survival videos, visit backpacker.com/survi val.
A sleeping pad alone won't save us from climate change. But when a small company pioneers green-manufacturing techniques, uses sustainable materials in a unique way, and offers consumers a feel-good choice, it's a big step in the right direction, one that we hope other manufacturers follow. Not to mention, this is one damn comfortable pad.
Finding out your torso length is half the battle. Backpacker's Gear editor Kristin Hostetter explains all the strategies to you need to find a good-fitting backpack--from how to simulate a fully-loaded pack, to what to look for in hip belts and shoulder straps. Learn how to find your perfect pack at Gear School - straight from the pages of the March 2007 Gear Guide.
Backpacker magazine shows you how to build a plastic footprint for your tent--a skill taken from the Jan/Feb 2007 issue. Associate editor Jason Stevenson explains the nine steps to create a footprint, including how to cut webbing and punch grommets. Learn more Skills at www.backpacker.com.
These two new stoves are immune to wind, and their near-total heat capture makes for unprecedented boil times and fuel efficiency. In other words, all's good in the kitchen if you use one of these cooking systems. In this video, Gear Editor, Kristin Hostetter, gives the low-down on these two Editor's Choice Award winners.
Backpacker magazine's editor-in-chief Jonathan Dorn demonstrates the inflatable "air beams" that form the structure of this innovative new tent. For more details, see the review in the December 2006 issue. Specs: $565, 6 lbs. 4 oz.
Backpacker editor Mike Lanza skis into Glacier National Park's backcountry to accompany USGS scientist Dan Fagre on a research expedition to understand how the park is responding to rising temperatures. This video report accompanies Lanza's "Ghosts of Glacier" field journal report in the September 2007 "Global Warming" issue of Backpacker. See More videos at www.backpacker.com/v ideo
Rocky Mountain editor Steve Howe asks Martin Zemitis about the experimental tent he designed for Babu Chiri Sherpa's amazing 21 hour-bivouac on the summit of Mt. Everest in 1999. Martin explains how he designed the tent, and what it was like waiting for the news that Babu Chiri survived this endeavor. Watch all the videos from the 2007 OR Winter Market at www.backpacker.com/v ideo
Is your hydration bladder collecing mold? Here are 3 new solutions for common backcountry drinking problems--as explained by Backpacker editor-in-chief Jon Dorn. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
BACKPACKER magazine editor-in-chief Jonathan Dorn joins photo editor Jackie Ney for an on-the-road display of the incredible speed of the processor in this portable auto GPS. Learn why it's our pick for navigating remote forest roads and finding trailheads all over the United States. For more details, see the review in the December 2006 issue. Specs: $857, 9 oz.
The intrepid Team 43 (Steve Silberberg, Jason Stevenson) treks through Montana and Idaho in August 2007 for Backpacker's Continental Divide Trail Project.
Backpacker editor-in-chief Jon Dorn explains 5 field-tested techniques for eliminating the three main causes of blisters: heat, moisture, and friction. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
Tough terrain equals spectacular views--and the Continental Divide Trail is blessed with both. These photographers were taken my teams from Backpacker's CDT project as they hiked in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.
Jon Dorn goes to the kitcen to teach you how to bake perfect treats every time on the trail. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
These simple tricks can prevent typical trail maladies and keep your hike going. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo.
Backpacker magazine associate editors Jason Stevenson and Shannon Davis demonstrate how to estimate your VO2 Max in this April 2007 SkillsCast. Find out how a simple running test can determine your VO2 Max, and why raising your score can make you a better backpacker. Learn more Skills at www.backpacker.com
Each year a crew of Backpacker editors get together for one final gear-testing trip where the mission is to determine what new gear, out of the hundreds of items we test during the year, will win our coveted Editor's Choice Award. Editor-in-Chief, Jon Dorn, and Rocky Mountain Editor, Steve Howe, discuss just how this process works.
It's a sleeping bag, not shrink wrap. Here's how to make sure your next sack fits perfectly. From Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide.
Northwest editor Mike Lanza speaks with Kevin Hagen, the guru behind many of REI's green initiatives. Mike asks Kevin what corporate responsibility means to REI, how they are encouraging more sustainable practices among their suppliers, and what REI plans for the future. Check out all the videos from the show floor at www.backpacker.com/v ideo
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