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Sad to see this. I agree with those talking about abuse and overuse as an explanatory factor. During COVID, the areas I frequent have only seen an uptick in visitor traffic.

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100% agree. I have some minor back injuries from sports, which lead to pain and stiffness after a night's sleep on a mattress. In my hammock, I wake up pain free and less stiff. Even after a day of...

Tragic. Here's the full writeup from NHF&G:
https://nhfishgame.com/2021/05/28/overdue-hiker-found-deceased-in-the-wild-river-wilderness/

I searched but couldn't find any mention of the trees he...

Sleeping cold really sucks. Here's what's worked for me, including in subzero temps.

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Yeah, hat/balaclava/neck gaiter can really help. If that's the solution, fantastic and cheap! Warm...

I say enjoy it to the fullest and feel lucky if you spot the track-maker.

Bear spray, a whistle, an air horn, a strobe all work as more "active" means to accompany your standard best practices on...

Sounds like a fantastic trip! I think you'll find water to be readily available at all of the huts en route. They are open. In a normal year they welcome anyone to tank up, use the head, even sit...

I think a lot depends on indoor air quality inc humidity levels. In grad school I had an apartment in the pacific northwest. In the rainy winter, clothing compressed against an exterior wall (eg...

I feel you. Tent or tarp or hammock or shelter or park bench, it's just way easier to stay warm than to get cold and try to warm up again! I'm new to hammocks, so these are the observations of a...

Welcome from the Upper Valley, just north of WRJ and Hanover! Gotta keep the Granite State out and about.

Welcome! Is it true you Pennsylvania folks sharpen your rocks at night. I swear I'd believe it!

Hi all!

Hello from New England, where I split my time between Vermont and New Hampshire (I live in NH, in the upper valley of the Connecticut river, and work in Middlebury, nestled between the...