OK, I’ve finally got some time to catch up on some links. There’s a bunch. Sarah at freezerbagcooking.com has a bunch of gear for sale, including an excellent deal on a 2-person tent. Crow takes her first shower in four…
In the news
Sierra snowpack 50 percent of normal
by tmangan • March 29, 2007 • 1 Comment
Last year it was all about there being too damn much snow in the high country; this year it’s about there not being enough: The California Department of Water Resources conducted its fourth survey of the Sierra snowpack for the…
Tom's travels
Promises, promises….
by tmangan • March 28, 2007 • 1 Comment
All our junk is in the new place, the computer desk is back up and running, and I should be able to resume goofing off in the familiar fashion on Thursday. (I walked to work Wednesday for the first time…
Tom's travels
Move update
by tmangan • March 20, 2007 • 0 Comments
We’re moving this coming weekend so things oughta be back to normal by next week. In the meantime, be sure you tip your bartenders and partake of the many fine hiking blogs linked at left. And please be careful out…
Sunol Regional Wilderness
The people you meet on the trail
by tmangan • March 19, 2007 • 0 Comments
Kathleen used to work in the research library at the paper. I used to take a shortcut through her office, right past her desk. Probably passed it a thousand times. Yesterday I was at the Sunol Regional Wilderness, sitting on…
Gear
This could put the Boy Scouts out of business
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
It’s a doodad to tighten rope that requires no knowledge of knot-tying. See Rocky’s post at the Goat for more wisecracks about this thing.
Backpacking
Plastics are your friend
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 0 Comments
So says Sarah at Freezer Bag Cooking, who notes the many safety-related questions she receives about people wondering if cooking food in a Ziploc bag will give them cancer. Also: Freezer bags are made of 100% polyethylene. Most bags are…
Gear
Sleeping pad basics
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
Backpacker magazine lists 10 considerations before you buy. Among them: Measure your tent. In many tight two-person tents, full-length sleeping pads overlap at the feet, which means you’re carrying some mattress that you don’t need. One solution is a mummy-shaped…
Hiking
When animals attack
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 0 Comments
Wildebeat has tips on avoiding being eaten.