It’s always a little scary leaving your car at the trailhead. Usually these spots are remote, have no security, and sometimes are targeted by locals that don’t take kindly to outsiders. Thieves and vandals know that hikers won’t be near their vehicles for days or hours at a time and rarely near their cars at [...]
Archive for March, 2010
March 15th, 2010
Leaving Your Car at the Trailhead : Hiking Tip
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Tags: car, hike, hiking, safety, security, tips, trail head safety tip, trailhead, truck 
No Comments »March 13th, 2010
Duct Tape: The Hikers Friend
Duct tape is probably the most versatile item you can carry when hiking. It can mend and repair almost anything from blisters to holes in air mattresses. It can fix a tent pole and contain diarrhea (ok, not really). You can carry a half dozen repair kits (that will work better for individual needs), but [...]
March 13th, 2010
Hiking Tip : Shoelaces
I always carry an extra shoelace that will fit my boots or hiking shoes. In fact I keep an extra lace in every pack I use. It’s buried and I forget about it until I need it. The shoelace can be used for all sorts of repairs as well.
March 8th, 2010
RABBIT STARVATION
You must quickly find food when you’re lost in a wilderness, otherwise you’re doomed. Everyone has heard, “Oh, people can live for a month without eating.” That’s false, and you only have a few days in which to find something to eat, and that’s assuming you’re in good physical condition in the beginning and have fat re-serves to burn. If you’re skinny, curl up and kiss your butt good-bye in just a few days.
Posted in Wilderness Survival Tags: eating beaver, eating rabbits, finding food, hiking, outdoors, survival, tom hron, wilderness No Comments »March 4th, 2010
Day Hiking the Bright Angel Trail of the Grand Canyon
This old Indian trail is now the most popular trail hiked in the Grand Canyon. Bright Angel is an excellent way to see the canyon up close without having to plan for a difficult overnight hike (but you can do an overnight to the bottom and back if desired). Carrying water is highly recommended all [...]
March 2nd, 2010
New Site
Hiking Trip Reports now has a new template. A new decade is upon us and it was time for a new template with bolder colors and stronger fonts. You’ll also notice a new logo. The site and the logo will go through a few more tweeks in the coming days that I hope will make [...]
