Another one you non-RSS readers can ignore: When I was tweaking my RSS feeds to get them all back in working order, I accidentally redirected all my Two-Heel Drive readers to my home page, where a few of you got…
Daily Archives: June 26, 2007
All (ladies) hail the Shewee
by tmangan • June 26, 2007 • 7 Comments
That other outdoors columnist named Tom says a device to help the ladies go pee-pee in the wilderness is taking a trade show by storm. At first, the new “Shewee” looked like a gimmick, advertised as the “ultimate portable urinating…
Katadyn Hiker filter
by tmangan • June 26, 2007 • 3 Comments
I can’t remember the last time I wrote about a piece of gear, so here goes: Lightweight backpackers have a point when they complain about these heavy, ungainly filters. Using a bandana and chemical purification is the far lighter alternative,…
What sleeping in the outdoors is like
by tmangan • June 26, 2007 • 3 Comments
A writer for the Rocky Mountain News recounts an overnighter gone wrong in just about every way possible. 4 a.m.: I’ve looked at my watch six times by now, waking every hour or so to lie there, cold, slightly damp,…
Blogging for nickels
by tmangan • June 26, 2007 • 2 Comments
OK, so the Google Ads Experiment of 2007 is a couple days old. Average revenue per day: couple bucks and change. I could live well in the Black Hole of Calcutta on those wages. To pay my current living expenses,…