Backpacking Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/backpacking/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Sat, 02 May 2015 21:51:16 +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/tag/backpacking/ 32 32 38683869 The Music of Backpacking and other Musings https://popupbackpacker.com/the-music-of-backpacking-and-other-musings/ Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:01:08 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=9350 August 27, 2014 No, this isn’t about iPods on the trail. I never take music on a backpacking trip. I am in an airplane traveling at hundreds of miles per hour at an altitude above 30,000 feet. Once I get home I will have a quick turnaround to head out for a Labor Day camping … Continue reading The Music of Backpacking and other Musings →

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]]> 9350 Is Backpacking Dying? https://popupbackpacker.com/is-backpacking-dying/ Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:42:06 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=9275 Got back from a trip yesterday and checked a couple blogs. There’s a buzz in the online backpacking community about this article, The Death of Backpacking, in something called the High Country News. It seems that most people who come up with statistical shit generally agree that visitation to our national parks and backcountry use … Continue reading Is Backpacking Dying? →

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]]> 9275 Managing Your Recreation Inventory https://popupbackpacker.com/managing-your-recreation-inventory/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:18:08 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=5044 No, this isn’t about gear. A while back I wrote an article about backpacking gear getting boring. So is camping gear. It is time to talk about getting out into the wilderness and actually using your gear. Sometimes I am amazed by the amount of time so many folks spend on the Internet talking about … Continue reading Managing Your Recreation Inventory →

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]]> 5044 Which is Better: Camping or Backpacking? https://popupbackpacker.com/which-is-better-camping-or-backpacking/ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 01:06:15 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=4837 Over the past several weeks posts have been primarily focused on camping in our new Milan 26RLS Travel Trailer. Does this mean backpacking has taken a back seat? Is camping better? Yes and no. First let’s set some definitions, which are mine and not necessarily generally accepted. CAMPING Camping is staying in one place for … Continue reading Which is Better: Camping or Backpacking? →

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]]> 4837 Backpacking Trifecta (deserts to ocean to mountains) https://popupbackpacker.com/backpacking-trifecta-deserts-to-ocean-to-mountains/ Mon, 20 May 2013 03:51:05 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=3503 This weekend I completed a May “trifecta” of sorts. Nothing epic or out of the ordinary. Earlier this month I posted about trips to the desert and the ocean, and this weekend I capped those trips with a mountain backpacking trip. What is “special” about this trifecta is simply taking advantage of the diverse hiking … Continue reading Backpacking Trifecta (deserts to ocean to mountains) →

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