Andrew Skurka Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/andrew-skurka/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:12:25 +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 Andrew Skurka Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/andrew-skurka/ 32 32 38683869 The “Top Ten Lists” – Can You Trust Them? https://popupbackpacker.com/the-top-ten-lists-can-you-trust-them/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 21:43:34 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=146051 It sounds counter intuitive, but I spend much less time on the Internet since I retired, even though all my time is free time, that is, I can do whatever I like, as long as Joyce is happy. I keep myself busy around the house with many tasks, plus we camp more often, not to … Continue reading The “Top Ten Lists” – Can You Trust Them? →

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]]> 146051 Book Review: The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide, 2nd Edition https://popupbackpacker.com/book-review-the-ultimate-hikers-gear-guide-2nd-edition/ Thu, 09 Feb 2017 10:22:45 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=16559 This is a review of The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide: Tools and Techniques to Hit the Trail, by Andrew Skurka, published by National Geographic. I don’t do many book reviews. I have uploaded close to 700 posts and pages to this site and I think there are only 5 or 6 book reviews. There was … Continue reading Book Review: The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide, 2nd Edition →

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]]> 16559 Money, Andrew Skurka, and Me https://popupbackpacker.com/money-andrew-skurka-and-me/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 21:39:44 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=16117 My Website Now Has Ads Just got back from an extended camping trip in the desert in Nevada and my website had a bunch of “ping-backs” from this post by Andrew Skurka. A ping-back is when another website refers a reader via a link. Andrew was very complementary about this website and Dave Chenault’s Bedrock and … Continue reading Money, Andrew Skurka, and Me →

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]]> 16117 Wilderness For Sale https://popupbackpacker.com/wilderness-for-sale/ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:28:59 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=13586 I hope the title of this post is catchy and might generate a bit of traffic to read it. My blog is mostly written for my kids and a handful of friends, as I have stated numerous times. I am under no illusion that I have any influence in the world of backpackers or adventurers … Continue reading Wilderness For Sale →

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]]> 13586 Is Making A Profit Moral? https://popupbackpacker.com/is-making-a-profit-moral/ Fri, 06 Mar 2015 07:03:05 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=9921 This post is mainly for my children. I don’t spend much time “surfing” the Internet. I use the Internet mostly as a research tool. There was a time, before the Internet, where research required copious amounts of time in libraries searching through microfiche, magazines, newspapers, and books. The Internet allows me do research quicker, freeing … Continue reading Is Making A Profit Moral? →

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