montucky.wordpress — Last night when I went into the kitchen for a drink of water this scene just seemed to catch my eye. The plant sitting in a pot in front of the kitchen window was given to us by a dear friend back in November and these are its third set...
offgridsurvival — Times certainly have changed. While the idiots in the media would like you to believe that most Americans want stricter gun laws, the numbers show something entirely different. Unfortunately, during the last couple of weeks a number of alarming anti-gun pieces of legislation have being pushed across the country.....
sectionhiker — On Saturday February 25, the Boy Scouts of America, Capital Area Council, in collaboration with the Bee Cave District (Austin, TX) is hosting a clinic, “Backpacking Lighter to Develop Character & Leadership in Scouting”. I highly recommend this clinic for those that want to put more enjoyment in their backcountry...
sectionhiker — Have you ever wondered why some people are so obsessed with hiking? People like me. I’ve had my own theories about its appeal to me over the years. For a long time, hiking was one of the few ways I had to relieve the work related stress associated with my...
offgridsurvival — No matter what survival situation you may ultimately find yourself in it will likely be very taxing on your body. From dealing with a lack of sleep and inadequate hydration to dealing with hunger pains and other stressors, survival can take a huge toll on your body. Being in shape...
sectionhiker — I bagged another two winter 4,000 footers over the weekend on a 10 mile hike over the Carter Range in the eastern White Mountains in New Hampshire, with a respectable 3600 feet of elevation gain. This hike was a homecoming of sorts: the last time I’d hiked these peaks was...
sectionhiker — Andrew Skurka’s long awaited hiking gear guide was released last week by publisher National Geographic at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City. Named Adventurer of the year by Outside Magazine, Andrew has hiked more than 30,000 miles including the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide...
offgridsurvival — Video footage of the U.S. Military conducting nighttime Urban Warfare training over the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
offgridsurvival — Update from this year's SHOT Show..... From zombie guns and ammo to zombie knives and killing tools it seems that the zombie craze has taken over the industry. Here is a quick rundown of some of the Zombie gear set to hit the market in 2012.
sectionhiker — I got lost in the woods using a compass a few weeks ago when we were bushwhacking West Field, a seldom visited mountain peak near Crawford Notch in the White Mountains. I know how to use a compass quite well, so this experience was a real eye opener for me,...
offgridsurvival — There is one thing that almost every survival situation has in common and that's the basics. The basics are often what separate those that survive from those that perish......
sectionhiker — When internal frame backpacks were first developed in 1967 by Greg Lowe (who later founded Lowe Alpine and LowePro), they were designed to be more formfitting than external frame packs, bringing the load closer to the wearer’s hips, and making it easier to scramble or go off trail. However, it...
offgridsurvival — Maybe it's just the prepper in me, but when I heard the U.S. Military will be conducting a massive training exercise in the streets of Los Angeles I must say it made me feel a little uneasy. And how could it not? With the passage of the National Defense Authorization...
montucky.wordpress — The lookout on top of Eddy Peak, center, looked cold and lonely today.
offgridsurvival — It always surprises me how many people live under the illusion that nothing bad will ever happen to them. They take solace in modern enhancements in security and stupidly believe that 911 will always be there to keep them safe. Just look at the number of home invasions here in...
montucky.wordpress — (This was a lazy photo for me: it was taken from the deck this morning.)
montucky.wordpress — After waiting so long for La Nina conditions to finally make their effects known on northwest Montana, we finally had a significant snowfall and spent the morning digging out. It was impossible to accurately measure the depth of the snow because last evening a warm, wet air mass came in...
sectionhiker — I am raffling off a Terra Rosa Tyvek Sleeping Bag/Quilt Cover (click for review and complete specs) that I tested and reviewed last autumn. Appropriate for 3 season use, this is a very lightweight and breathable, 5.2 ounce sleeping bag cover, that is large enough to fit a 20 degree...
sectionhiker — Winter peakbagging wouldn’t be challenging if you successfully bagged the peaks you were after every time. That was the case last weekend, when seven of us took a crack at Mount Tripyramid, a rugged and distinctive 4,000 footer in the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains. We approached the mountain...
sectionhiker — I’ve had the pleasure of hiking with some great trail dogs in my time, including my friend PedXing’s dog Loki. Dogs that stay with us and don’t go running off after every chipmunk or moose, dogs that don’t bark or jump on other hikers, and dogs that obviously love going...
sectionhiker — One of my readers, Michael Howard, asked me to write a post about the history of Section Hiker and the lessons I’ve learned about blogging. Michael is thinking about starting his own outdoor blog. In the Beginning Section Hiker isn’t my first blog. I started a few others previously in...
sectionhiker — My friend David and I went on a very tough bushwhack yesterday, climbing West Field Mountain (3,617ft) on the western side of Mount Field. This didn’t look like a difficult bushwhack on paper, quite the opposite, but the brush was so dense that it slowed our pace down to half...
sectionhiker — I have just started planning a 200 mile summer backpacking trip where I’m going to carry all of the food I need for two weeks. I’m not going to have a support team and I’m not going to make any resupply stops in towns or at huts. No bikes or...
sectionhiker — Here’s another peak list that I’ve decided to work on. It’s basically the 48 White Mountain 4000 footers and a few lesser scenic peaks (most of which I’m already climbed) plus an additional 34 bushwhacks. The bushwhacks make this a hard list to complete. I got my first taste of...
