Technology Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/technology/ 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 Technology Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/technology/ 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 Wi-Fi Is Coming To Your National Park! https://popupbackpacker.com/wi-fi-is-coming-to-your-national-park/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:08:03 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=17758 What’s Up With That? Back in October I saw that it had already happened at Lake Mead Recreational Area, one of the National Park Service (NPS) units. Instead of posting a rant about this technology on my return home, it seemed prudent to give it some thought and wrap my mind around a subject that … Continue reading Wi-Fi Is Coming To Your National Park! →

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]]> 17758 Technology Might Be Killing Wilderness https://popupbackpacker.com/technology-might-be-killing-wilderness/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 05:14:12 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=9594 Since the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, it has been under attack. Attacked by those who want to relax the standards and develop wilderness areas for the “benefit“ of society,  attacked by those who want more intervention via “land management,” attacked by the trail builders who want more well-groomed pathways, attacked by the … Continue reading Technology Might Be Killing Wilderness →

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]]> 9594 Solar for Backpacking? https://popupbackpacker.com/solar-for-backpacking/ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:35:51 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=2973 Recently I wrote about our RV solar system, which is the best and most favorite modification done to our tent trailer camper. Do I use solar when backpacking? The answer is a simple, “No.” However, some backpackers find them useful. If you are one who is wondering about using solar as part of your backpacking … Continue reading Solar for Backpacking? →

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]]> 2973 Embracing Technology https://popupbackpacker.com/embracing-technology/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:15:55 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=1857 iPods, iPhones, and iPads This site is supposed to be about hiking and camping, but it is my site so I can post anything I want 🙂 Smart Phones are used by many folks when hiking and backpacking, so the subject might be appropriate. For my view on their use in the back-country and my … Continue reading Embracing Technology →

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