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One thing that I read about in the late 1950s has stuck with me. I don't see it used or even talked about, which is surprising. It's...

(1) The process of food shooting up into your nose when you have a simultaneous hiccup, belch and gag experience while eating. You kn...

(1) The place you are sent when you can't keep quiet. Inside this device, you can hoop and holler all you want without bothering...

If a regular tent has four sides, then this, having one, is a very light tent indeed. Some tents have six or eight sides, so by comp...

(Originally published Wednesday, September 17, 2008 on another blog. Slightly updated here.) There seems to be a lack of individual respons...

What does a Frenchman find when he goes snooping the internet?   The following is an edited discussion around the work of Pierre Dumay, f...

Like the inside of your nose, but all over your tent. Here's what the National Park Service thinks: "The condensation of water vapo...

Things change. The old has to make way for the new because retailers wouldn't be able to sell you more of what you already have. The com...

A hole of your own. Essentials for Wilderness Survival, Part 7: Nesting. You may ask why you might want to build a nest in the woods. Her...

Tricky confusing cordage friends. I'm not into knots. They confuse me. I can't remember how to tie them. I think that a part of my...

Gentlemen, stuff your purses. "I guess I just got tired of being dull," retorts Kande Feld, when asked about his new summer line...

Adventure in a bag. I admire the British. Robust, adventurous, stout-hearted people. Able to live successfully in a disadvantageous clima...

Can a weird loner guy have fun in the dark with a piece of plastic? Smaller is lighter. Lighter is usually better. It was a dark an...

Trying it the old way. First morning. Gray and damp. I just completed a four day backpacking trip to Mt St Helens. I wanted to go h...

These first three photos are of a model I made from a sheet of paper. For me, that's a good way to play with ideas. So h...