PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Wed, 20 May 2026 03:42:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 Off Piste – Nelko P21 Label Maker https://pmags.com/off-piste-nelko-p21-label-maker https://pmags.com/off-piste-nelko-p21-label-maker#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 00:14:22 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43897 Off Piste – Nelko P21 Label Maker

An inexpensive and useful label maker to help organize gear, maps, and other items. Read More ...

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Desert haiku. Read More ...

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Organization is not glamorous, but it buys us more time outside. Our pantry tote is a key part of that system. Read More ...

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An inexpensive, functional puffy jacket for outdoor work, go bags, day hikes, and starter backpacking kit. Not fancy, but useful. Read More ...

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Starting another chapter soon, so I took a few days for a solo walkabout in canyon country after my WFR recert. Three days of backpacking with a quiet camp on the canyon rim proved memorable. Read More ...

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When the weather shut down our original plan, we shifted to a canyon we hadn’t seen and a float on the Gunnison. It worked out, but the lower flows and changing conditions echo a larger reality across the Colorado Plateau. Read More ...

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Ultralight hobbyists reminds me classic car aficionados. Some thoughts. Read More ...

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Another off-piste article; this time about our circa 2009 Brother printer. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/off-piste-brother-2170w-printer-2009-vintage/feed 2 43755 Backpacking and Car camping – Two tools in the timebank kit https://pmags.com/backpacking-and-car-camping-two-tools-in-the-timebank-kit https://pmags.com/backpacking-and-car-camping-two-tools-in-the-timebank-kit#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:22:23 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43733 Backpacking and Car camping – Two tools in the timebank kit

We often treat backpacking and car camping as separate categories. They're not. They're two tools that add to the overall time outside. Some thoughts. Read More ...

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