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Dirt Bagger Winter Stove Platform

Posted onDecember 12, 2023December 13, 2023AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

How to build an inexpensive  stove platform for winter backpacking. Bonus: doubles as a heat reflector.
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CategoriesGear, Getting Started, Quick TipsTagsbackpacking, blue foam, budget gear, DIY, gear, heat reflector, quick tip, stove base, stove platform, winter

Hands-free umbrella rigging

Posted onSeptember 23, 2019November 8, 2022AuthorJoan12 Comments

Joan shares her techniques for using an umbrella hands-free. Bonus: She also shares some unique, and colorful, alternative uses for an umbrella, too! Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsDIY, Joan West, rain gear, sun protection, umbrella, utah-tip

Quick Tip: Sun shield reflector for insoles

Posted onJanuary 4, 2017October 15, 2019AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Some DIY reflective insoles to help keep the feet warm when stationary in winter. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Quick TipsTagsbudget gear, car camping, DIY, footwear, insoles, quick tip, winter

Quick Tip: Burning end of cord

Posted onApril 5, 2016April 26, 2022AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

A frayed piece of utility cordage? Here’s a very simple way to help prevent it from fraying further. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, Quick TipsTagscord, DIY, gear maintenance, guylines, quick tip

Quick Tip: Pull tab guyline tensioner

Posted onMarch 22, 2016April 24, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Make a guyline tensioner out of pull tab from a can. Light, cheap and easy to use. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting Started, Quick TipsTagsbackpacking, budget gear, camping, DIY, guylines, quick tip, shelters, tarp

Kia Sorento cargo shelf

Posted onJune 25, 2015July 4, 2020AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A cargo shelf for our 2005 Kia Sorento. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagscar camping, cargo shelf, DIY, gear, Kia Sorento

Build a gear sled the dirt bagger way

Posted onDecember 26, 2012November 25, 2023AuthorPaul Mags16 Comments

For flat or moderate terrain, a gear sled is a great way to haul in gear. Here’s how to build a simple gear sled without breaking the bank. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbudget gear, DIY, gear sled, inexpensive, popular, pulk, simple, skiing, snowshoeing, winter

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An overnighter in a favorite place during winter. An overnighter in a favorite place during winter. Beautiful light, stunning scenery, archeological wonders, and solitude. What's not to like? ... (As a side note, we are on track to get over 90 bag nights this year. Not bad for two people with full-time jobs and a mortgage!) ... #hiking #backpacking #pictographs #petroglyphs #utah
Brisk and sunny morning on the #oregon coast Brisk and sunny morning on the #oregon coast
@ramblinghemlock and I went on a cold-weather camp @ramblinghemlock and I went on a cold-weather camping trip, during which we did some sleuthing via academic journals and found a Chacoan Great House and a road alignment with other structures in the area. Potsherds from points south attested to this area's prominence after the habitation peak. ... Additionally, we saw the usual grand scenery of this unique area we call home. .. It certainly feels like the unofficial start of the cold weather camping season on the Colorado Plateau. .. At 5 p.m., it is dark, and we wear layers of down, drink lots of hot drinks, and read in our cozy tent as the mercury drops, which means it is transitioning to winter and away from fall. .. #hiking #camping #utah
@ramblinghemlock and I took a friend on a loop in @ramblinghemlock and I took a friend on a loop in the canyons, where we saw some places we'd seen before and places new to us. Always a memorable time in canyon country. ... #utah #backpacking #camping #pictographs #petroglyphs
@ramblinghemlock and I spent a weekend volunteerin @ramblinghemlock and I spent a weekend volunteering at an aid station for the Bears Ears Marathon (Blanding to Bluff). A grass-roots race with good community involvement. We worked an aid station sponsored by Utah SHPO. Two of our friends ran the race, including @hollywoulddream It was so great to cheer her on and meet her parents afterward! ... Before the race, we camped on an obscure road with an excellent site with fantastic views. In contrast to previous weekends, the weather seemed better further south than in cold and rainy Moab. We spent a fantastic night at a campground and saw places we had not seen in a while. ... #utah #hiking #camping #running #petrolglyphs
I met @ramblinghemlock up at @fremontindianstatepa I met @ramblinghemlock up at @fremontindianstateparkmuseum for a night of camping. She had a SHPO meeting. Fremont Indian images are second only to Nine Mile Canyon in terms of the overall amount in an area ... #hiking #camping #utah #pictographs #petroglyphs
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