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Gadgets and Gear

24 Pack of Insta-Fire for $1.99

January 28, 2010

I have a confession to make – I suck at making campfires.
Not to say that I can’t light them, just that it usually involves an above-average amount of muttering and cursing in the wilderness, and no one really likes that.
Whether you’re still working on your survival skills like me, or you’re headed to [...]

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DeLorme and SPOT Team Up

January 7, 2010

I’m a big fan of the SPOT beacons. Despite their recent branding as “yuppie 911” units, when used responsibly by hikers, they’re an effective and reasonably-priced way to get peace of mind when you’re solo-hiking. However, one of the main drawbacks of the Spot so far was it’s communications options. You can [...]

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Great Tips for Winter Photography

December 11, 2009

Steve Berardi at PhotoNaturalist has become my go-to-guy for photography tips — not just because he’s got a great eye and lots of knowledge (and he helped me with some technical problems a few nights ago), but also because he’s willing to shout out other sources when people are looking for help.
His recent post, [...]

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Outdoor Gear Cyber Monday Deals 2009

November 30, 2009

It’s Cyber Monday, and a few outdoor retailers are making it easier and cheaper to stock up for the holiday season this year.
The Open Sky Project, which Modern Hiker is a part of, has a pretty sweet deal across all storefronts – make ANY purchase and receive a $25 credit (coupons are limited, so [...]

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Wow. Just, Wow.

November 11, 2009

While playing Outdoor Blog Catch-Up today, I stumbled upon this incredible time-lapse video of some California wilderness on SoCal Hikes.
It was shot by Tom from Timescapes with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II – a truly drool-worthy (and expensive) piece of image-making technology. Maybe these astounding images will make you want to start a [...]

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Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit Behind the Scenes

November 3, 2009

The second day of the Blogger Summit started off nice ‘n’ early, with a behind the scenes tour of some of the Gore-Tex testing facilities in Maryland.
The first stop was a small conference room, where we were given a quick rundown of some of the properties of Gore-Tex products from Brad Hill and John Reaney. [...]

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Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit – Intro to Gore

November 2, 2009

Last week, I was invited to the Philadelphia area to be a part of the Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit, a meetup of several outdoor bloggers from around the country. We were invited to learn a bit more about Gore-Tex and the company behind it, as well as get some behind-the-scenes factory tours [...]

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Off to the Experience More Blogger Summit

October 27, 2009

I’ll be out for a few days, joining a handful of other hiking / outdoorsy bloggers on the east coast for GoreTex’s Experience More Blogger Summit.
It sounds pretty exciting – I’ll be learning a lot about new GoreTex tech, getting my nerd on at their factory testing facilities, having some myths get busted [...]

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Yuppie 911

October 26, 2009

I was reading an article yesterday about the proliferation of cheap portable satellite beacons, and the nickname Search and Rescue teams have for them – Yuppie 911.
As a most-often-solo hiker and backpacker, I always carry a satellite beacon with me – but in my years of hiking, I have never once used it for anything [...]

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New Modern Hiker Store is Here!

October 23, 2009

Over the past few months, I have had the privilege of working with a great group of people from New York City who currently go by the name The OpenSky Project. They’ve been working with me and a bunch of other great bloggers and experts to develop personalized shopping experiences on their web sites.
Their [...]

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