My good friend Jim Milliken spent the summer hiking and rafting in the American West. During that time he put his old gear, and new gear, through the ringer. He’s a mountain goat if there ever was one and can withstand days of hiking switchbacks that would kill people a third of his age. Being [...]
Archive for the ‘GPS’ Category
July 29th, 2010
Gear Review from the Mountain Goat
Posted in Equipment, GPS, Packs, Tents 
Tags: brunton, Brunton Nova white gas stove, Garmin Colorado 300 GPS, gear review, gps review, hiker, hiking, Katadyn 'Hiker' water filter, Keen river sandals, kelty, Kelty sleeping bag, Kelty Teton 2 tent, Osprey Aether 70 backpack, osprey backpack, sleeping bag review, water filter 
No Comments »February 9th, 2010
GPS Basics
I was hooked on the idea of hand held GPS units from the first one I saw. Years ago I was in the Army and was pretty good with a map and compass, but still spent my share of time trying to decipher the lines on the map with the hills and creeks to find [...]
Posted in GPS Tags: about gps, delorme, delorme pn-40, garmin, garmin etrex, Garmin GPS 60CSx, GPS, gps 101, gps basics, what is gps No Comments »February 8th, 2010
Geocaching Video
Tomorrow I’m posting the basics of GPS. This video on geocaching is posted to hold you over until then and to peak your interest.
November 24th, 2007
Cell Phones in the Wild: Nuisance or Lifesaver
In the last few years there has been a lot of debate about whether or not cell phones should be used in the wild. I love my cell phone, but I don’t use it on the trail. I do, however, turn it off and stow it away deep in my pack. I do this because [...]