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Dream Hammock 4-Season Thunderbird Hammock Review

The Thunderbird is a 4-season hammock with an overcover

Dream Hammock is a backpacking hammock maker that provides a wide range of customization options for all of the hammock models they sell, ranging from 4-season hammocks to minimalist, ultralight, and net-less models. If you want custom colors and stitching, underquilt hooks, a special fabric, a different suspension or dozens of other options, these are the guys that experienced hammockers get their …

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Packrafting the Upper and Lower Greeley Ponds

Packrafting on Upper Greeley Pond, Mad River Notch

Upper and Lower Greeley Pond are two backcountry ponds in Mad River Notch, a mountain pass that links the Sandwich Range to the Pemigewasset Wilderness. Bounded on one side by Mount Kancamagus and the other by East Osceola, the two ponds are surrounded by high cliffs that form a veritable lost world, surprisingly near to a popular trail but seldom visited. I recently …

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Household Items that Double as Backpacking Gear

Chlorox Bleach is an inexpensive way to purify backcountry water sources commonl used by long distance backpackers

If you want to save money on backpacking gear, there are a lot of everyday items lying around your house that you can use. The only limit is your imagination! For example:   Trash Compactor Bags – Line the inside of your backpack with a trash compactor bag instead of using a backpack cover. These plastic bags are extremely durable …

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Square Tarp Pitches

Tarp Pitch

Shaped tarps get boring after a time. Most are pre-cut with a specific shape in mind and they can only be pitched that way. If you are bored of the A-frame and pyramid pitches, then gather round and let me tell you about flat tarps. They can be pitched in many different shapes to protect you from the wind, compensate …

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