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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In this how-to clinic, Backpacker editors Jonathan Dorn and Marc Kauffman talk about the benefit of setting your tent up in the so-called "fastpacking" pitch. Learn what that term means, why it can save you several pounds, and what conditions are best for using it. Jon and Marc also demonstrate the fastest step-by-step method for setting up the typical footprint, poles, and rainfly.
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.
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.
Gear editor (and major Survivor fan) Kristin Hostetter talks to Danni Boatwright, winner of Survivor: Guatemala in 2005 and current spokesperson for Coleman. Kristin asks Danni about the many challenges on the show, what she did with her $1 million award, and her current plans. Check out all of Backpacker's videos from the OR show at www.backpacker.com/v ideo
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.
Tour the lightest tent in our review of two-person, three-season shelters with Backpacker magazine gear editor Kristin Hostetter. You'll learn what testers said about its superior ventilation, what you'll sacrifice to save weight, and why it stood up to freight-train winds. For more details, see the review in the December 2006 issue. Specs: $289, 4 lbs. 13 oz. Overall score: 2.9 (out of 5)
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.
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
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