Backpacking Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/category/backpacking/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:10:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://popupbackpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cropped-avatar-backpacking2-e1475607492124-32x32.jpg Backpacking Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/category/backpacking/ 32 32 38683869 Proposal for a New Wilderness Ethic: Leave No Digital Trace (LNDT) https://popupbackpacker.com/proposal-for-a-new-wilderness-ethic-leave-no-digital-trace-lndt/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:10:53 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=153176 For decades, the Leave No Trace (LNT) ethic has guided outdoor backpackers (and others) in minimizing their physical impact on wild places. These principles — focused on waste, wildlife, and landscape preservation — remain essential. However, modern technology has introduced a new and often overlooked form of impact: the digital footprint. Smartphones, GPS devices, drones, … Continue reading Proposal for a New Wilderness Ethic: Leave No Digital Trace (LNDT) →

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]]> 153176 Backpacking & Technology https://popupbackpacker.com/backpacking-technology/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:50:02 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=153165 Backpacking has long been somewhat defined by its simplicity, self-reliance, and a close connection to the natural world. In recent years, however, modern technology has become deeply integrated into outdoor recreation. GPS devices, smartphones, satellite communicators, and social media have changed how people plan, experience, and remember their trips. While these tools seemingly provide benefits, … Continue reading Backpacking & Technology →

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]]> 153165 Sherline Trailer Tongue Weight Scale: Long Term Review https://popupbackpacker.com/sherline-trailer-tongue-weight-scale-long-term-review/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:21:04 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=153118 It is extremely important that the tongue weight of your trailer is within the specifications of the tow vehicle manufacturer and the trailer manufacturer. Almost all specifiy that the tongue weight should be between 10% — 15% of the trailer’s gross weight. In addition you should not try to tow a trailer that exceeds to … Continue reading Sherline Trailer Tongue Weight Scale: Long Term Review →

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]]> 153118 Book Review: Bear Attacks — Their Causes and Avoidance, by Stephen Herrero https://popupbackpacker.com/book-review-bear-attacks-their-causes-and-avoidance-by-stephen-herrero/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:56:37 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=153112 Yesterday I wrote about what to do in an encounter with a mountain lion. A lot of what I wrote applies to bears. But not all of it. Plus there are three kinds of bears in North America that can be encountered: black bears, brown bears (grizzly bears) and, if you are half-crazy like my … Continue reading Book Review: Bear Attacks — Their Causes and Avoidance, by Stephen Herrero →

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]]> 153112 What To Do If You Encounter A Mountain Lion While Hiking? https://popupbackpacker.com/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-a-mountain-lion-while-hiking/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:21:26 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=153098 There are a few questions people, who don’t backpack, often ask me. For one, most ask, “How many miles did you hike?” In a way, this is kind of amusing to me as I wrote in How many miles did you hike? To be fair to those who ask the question, it is a part of … Continue reading What To Do If You Encounter A Mountain Lion While Hiking? →

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