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Tom Mangan started quite the lively discussion in the comments on his Two-Heel Drive blog.
Don’t use the term “fanny pack” in the UK, or “Down Under”. The word “fanny” is rude. (As is the word “root”.)
Don’t use the unfortunate term “waist pack” either, or I’ll laugh at you.
Bum bag? (That may be worse.)
Hip belt? Hip pack? Waist pack?
I wear one every day. And often two while hiking.
Today I’m wearing the $15 MEC Travel Pocket Waist Pack. (Don’t laugh at me.)
Outdoorsies can get schooled by a new film being released Feb 1st.
(I don’t think it’s by National Geographic, though.)
Click PLAY or watch the Strange Wilderness trailer on YouTube.
If I don’t return tell the police to track him down via Two-Heel Drive.
Worried about global warming vis-Ã -vis our polar friends?
They’ll simply find a new source of food if they can’t get to the seals.
source – flickr
My call to cast John Hodgeman as Bryson, and Jack Black as Katz fell on deaf ears.
Robert Redford, 71-years-young, will play Bill Bryson in the film adaptation of the funniest hiking book of all time.
(via Cutter’s blog)
In the cold Canadian winter, the only hiking I can do is on-line. I’m dreaming of warmer weather.
On one of my favourite hiking sites (out of Australia), Frank posted this advice:
What do you need to prepare for a multiday hike so you have a great time and enjoy the outdoors? We have put together a “Top 7” list of ideas we always use whenever we head out into the bush.
Now the list, in no particular order……..
1) Good food …
2) Good companion(s) …
3) Know your route and expected hiking times …
4) Light weight …
5) Comfortable boots …
6) Let someone know where you are going and when you will be back …
7) Take shared gear
Another good, original checklist was posted by Tom Mangan. Essentials for dayhiking:
1. NAVIGATION.
2. SUN PROTECTION.
3. INSULATION.
4. ILLUMINATION.
5. FIRST-AID SUPPLIES.
6. FIRE.
7. REPAIR KIT AND TOOLS.
8. NUTRITION.
9. HYDRATION.
10. EMERGENCY SHELTER.The real 10 Essentials – Two-Heel Drive
Tom neglected to include a product I got as a Christmas from Garth: TowTabs.
Simply add water to a “tablet” … and it turns into quite a good towlet!
details – TowTabs
Sarah of Freezer Bag Cooking pointed us to this brilliant cartoon from the past:
From everything I’ve heard and seen over the past 7-years, George Bush has been the worst President ever in terms of protecting the environment. National Parks, in particular, have been near lowest priority for his administration.
Just about every second day I get more bad news from the National Parks Traveler blog.
Now the White House has the nerve at the 11th hour to post a pro-Parks holiday YouTube video. At first I assumed it was an anti-Bush comedy clip. But it’s for real.
Like the Simpsons, George Bush has been reduced to self-parody.
Click PLAY or watch the President appoint his dogs to the rank of Jr. Park Rangers on YouTube.
This would be funny. If only it wasn’t so sad. Who’s advising those guys on how to flipflop to the green cause? This is viral marketing, bungled.
Americans — If you love National Parks, you should vote against the Republican Party.
(via Modern Hiker)
Read more details on the worst environmental President ever on the Get Outdoors blog.
Jeffrey Hunter names a cartoon by Pat Bagley in The Salt Lake Tribune.
The thumbnail is a “teaser”. Click through to see the entire funny-because-it’s-true comic.
Political Cartoon of the Year! – American Hiking Association
Ambition – despair.com
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