Camping Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/category/camping/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:30:44 +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 Camping Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/category/camping/ 32 32 38683869 GSI Outdoors 14-Cup Glacier Coffee Pot: Long Term Review https://popupbackpacker.com/gsi-outdoors-14-cup-glacier-coffee-pot-long-term-review/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:30:44 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=153124 Here’s a review of the GSI Outdoors Glacier Stainless Coffee Percolator 14‑Cup — a classic camp coffee maker. We bought ours back in 2012 to replace one that was too small for us. Overview The GSI Outdoors Glacier Stainless Coffee Percolator is a rugged, large-capacity percolator designed for brewing coffee over a campfire or stovetop. … Continue reading GSI Outdoors 14-Cup Glacier Coffee Pot: Long Term Review →

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]]> 153124 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 VIAIR 88P Portable Air Compressor: Long Term Review https://popupbackpacker.com/viair-88p-portable-air-compressor-long-term-review/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:42:47 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=153150 We’ve had this portable air compressor for over 10 years, so now I can do a proper review because it meets my three criteria for a long term review: Does what it is supposed to do Is durable Value for the price The VIAIR 88P is a robust 12-volt portable tire inflator designed for use … Continue reading VIAIR 88P Portable Air Compressor: Long Term Review →

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]]> 153150 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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