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Survive a Bear Attack! Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 278 seconds Learn how to deal with a black bear or grizzly encounter with Shannon Davis and Ted the Bear. For more survival videos, visit backpacker.com/survi val. Related: attack, backpacker, bear, camping, grizzly, skills, survival, wilderness |
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Editor's Choice Green Award -- 2007 Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 186 seconds A sleeping pad alone won't save us from climate change. But when a small company pioneers green-manufacturing techniques, uses sustainable materials in a unique way, and offers consumers a feel-good choice, it's a big step in the right direction, one that we hope other manufacturers follow. Not to mention, this is one damn comfortable pad. Related: award, backpacker, backpacking, choice, eco, editors, gear, green, hiking, magazine, outdoor, pacific, pad, sleeping, thermo |
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Backpacker Magazine Gear School: Fit A Backpack Right Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 223 seconds Finding out your torso length is half the battle. Backpacker's Gear editor Kristin Hostetter explains all the strategies to you need to find a good-fitting backpack--from how to simulate a fully-loaded pack, to what to look for in hip belts and shoulder straps. Learn how to find your perfect pack at Gear School - straight from the pages of the March 2007 Gear Guide. Related: adventure, backpack, backpacker, hiking, hostetter, kristin, magazine, measure, survival, torso |
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Backpacker Magazine SkillsCast: Build A Tent Footprint Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 513 seconds Backpacker magazine shows you how to build a plastic footprint for your tent--a skill taken from the Jan/Feb 2007 issue. Associate editor Jason Stevenson explains the nine steps to create a footprint, including how to cut webbing and punch grommets. Learn more Skills at www.backpacker.com. Related: backpacker, backpacking, build, diy, footprint, grommet, hiking, magazine, plastic, shelter, survival, tent, wilderness |
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Editor's Choice 2007 -- MSR Reactor and Primus Eta Power Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 161 seconds These two new stoves are immune to wind, and their near-total heat capture makes for unprecedented boil times and fuel efficiency. In other words, all's good in the kitchen if you use one of these cooking systems. In this video, Gear Editor, Kristin Hostetter, gives the low-down on these two Editor's Choice Award winners. Related: backpacker, choice, cooking, editors, eta, gear, hostetter, kristin, magazine, msr, primus, reactor, review, stoves |
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Sleeping Bag Water Test Pt. I: Simulated Rain Smackdown Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 253 seconds In this gear test, Shannon Davis jumps in three sleeping bags and we hose them down to see how each one handles high-force rain. Related: backpacker, bag, camping, gear, hiking, sleeping, test, torture, water |
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Backpacker Magazine GearCast: NEMO Morpho air-beam tent Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 301 seconds Backpacker magazine's editor-in-chief Jonathan Dorn demonstrates the inflatable "air beams" that form the structure of this innovative new tent. For more details, see the review in the December 2006 issue. Specs: $565, 6 lbs. 4 oz. Related: backpacker, backpacking, high-tech, hiking, magazine, nemo, shelter, survival, technology, tent, wilderness |
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Backpacker Magazine: Field Journal - Glacier National Park Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 290 seconds Backpacker editor Mike Lanza skis into Glacier National Park's backcountry to accompany USGS scientist Dan Fagre on a research expedition to understand how the park is responding to rising temperatures. This video report accompanies Lanza's "Ghosts of Glacier" field journal report in the September 2007 "Global Warming" issue of Backpacker. See More videos at www.backpacker.com/v ideo Related: backpacker, change, climate, dan, fagre, field, glacier, global, journal, lanza, magazine, mike, national, park, usgs, warming |
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Outdoor Retailer Live: A Tent for the Summit of Mt. Everest Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 246 seconds Rocky Mountain editor Steve Howe asks Martin Zemitis about the experimental tent he designed for Babu Chiri Sherpa's amazing 21 hour-bivouac on the summit of Mt. Everest in 1999. Martin explains how he designed the tent, and what it was like waiting for the news that Babu Chiri survived this endeavor. Watch all the videos from the 2007 OR Winter Market at www.backpacker.com/v ideo Related: babu, backpacker, chiri, design, everst, experimental, hardwear, howe, magazine, martin, mountain, sherpa, steve, tent, zemitis |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Preserve Your Hydration Bladder Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 177 seconds Is your hydration bladder collecing mold? Here are 3 new solutions for common backcountry drinking problems--as explained by Backpacker editor-in-chief Jon Dorn. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo. Related: adventure, backpacker, dorn, drinking, hiking, hydration, jon, kits, magazine, nalgene, survival, wilderness |
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Backpacker Magazine GearCast: Garmin Street Pilot c550 Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 280 seconds BACKPACKER magazine editor-in-chief Jonathan Dorn joins photo editor Jackie Ney for an on-the-road display of the incredible speed of the processor in this portable auto GPS. Learn why it's our pick for navigating remote forest roads and finding trailheads all over the United States. For more details, see the review in the December 2006 issue. Specs: $857, 9 oz. Related: backpacker, backpacking, garmin, gps, hiking, magazine, navigation, satellite, survival, wilderness |
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CDT Project: Team 43 Hikes Idaho and Montana Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 175 seconds The intrepid Team 43 (Steve Silberberg, Jason Stevenson) treks through Montana and Idaho in August 2007 for Backpacker's Continental Divide Trail Project. Related: backpacker, continential, divide, hiking, idaho, montana, trail, wilderness, wildfire, wildlife |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Prevent Blisters Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 313 seconds Backpacker editor-in-chief Jon Dorn explains 5 field-tested techniques for eliminating the three main causes of blisters: heat, moisture, and friction. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo. Related: adventure, backpacker, blisters, boots, dorn, feet, health, hiking, jon, magazine, survival, wilderness |
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CDT Project: Amazing Views Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 133 seconds Tough terrain equals spectacular views--and the Continental Divide Trail is blessed with both. These photographers were taken my teams from Backpacker's CDT project as they hiked in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. Related: 14ers, backpacker, cdt, colorado, continential, divide, hiking, montana, peaks, rockies, scenary, trail, views, wilderness |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Cook With An Outback Oven Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 293 seconds Jon Dorn goes to the kitcen to teach you how to bake perfect treats every time on the trail. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo. Related: backpacker, cooking, dorn, jon, magazine, meals, outback, oven, ovens, wilderness |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Fix 6 Common Boot Problems Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 263 seconds These simple tricks can prevent typical trail maladies and keep your hike going. Learn more from Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/v ideo. Related: adventure, backpacker, blisters, boots, feet, foot, hiking, jason, magazine, stevenson, survival, wilderness |
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Backpacker Magazine SkillsCast: Estimate Your VO2 Max Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 309 seconds Backpacker magazine associate editors Jason Stevenson and Shannon Davis demonstrate how to estimate your VO2 Max in this April 2007 SkillsCast. Find out how a simple running test can determine your VO2 Max, and why raising your score can make you a better backpacker. Learn more Skills at www.backpacker.com Related: armstrong, backpacker, backpacking, davis, edurance, greg, hiking, jason, lance, lemond, magazine, max, shannon, stevenson, vo2 |
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Editor's Choice 2007 Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 97 seconds Each year a crew of Backpacker editors get together for one final gear-testing trip where the mission is to determine what new gear, out of the hundreds of items we test during the year, will win our coveted Editor's Choice Award. Editor-in-Chief, Jon Dorn, and Rocky Mountain Editor, Steve Howe, discuss just how this process works. Related: backcountry, backpacker, choice, crest, dorn, editors, gear, howe, jon, magazine, oregon, pacific, steve, trail |
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Backpacker's Gear School: Size a Sleeping Bag Right Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 199 seconds It's a sleeping bag, not shrink wrap. Here's how to make sure your next sack fits perfectly. From Backpacker's Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide. Related: adventure, backpacker, bag, hiking, hostetter, kristin, magazine, sleeping, survival |
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How to Hang a Bear Bag Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 238 seconds Backpacker editors demonstrate how to (and how not to) hang a bear bag to protect your food in bruin country. Related: backpacker, bag, bear, hiking, howto, outdoor, safety, survival, wilderness |
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Outdoor Retailer Live: Gareth Martins, Osprey Packs Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 315 seconds Gareth Martins of Osprey Packs tells our Map editor, Kris Wagner, about Osprey's new line of partially recycled day packs and courier bags. Related: backpacker, gareth, green, kris, magazine, martin, osprey, packs, recycled, wagner |
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Outdoor Retailer Live: Kevin Hagen of REI Posted by: BackpackerMagazine
Video duration: 404 seconds Northwest editor Mike Lanza speaks with Kevin Hagen, the guru behind many of REI's green initiatives. Mike asks Kevin what corporate responsibility means to REI, how they are encouraging more sustainable practices among their suppliers, and what REI plans for the future. Check out all the videos from the show floor at www.backpacker.com/v ideo Related: backpacker, green, hagen, kevin, lanza, magazine, mike, or, outdoor, rei, retailer, stewardship, sustainability, wilderness |
