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so i'm driving around the country with the jeep for a little bit then i plan to sell it (really don't want to deal with insurance / registration / gas / possibility of getting in an expensive accident / etc). i'm looking at hitch-biking and it sounds kinda awesome. i can ride out of a bad spot...

I thought this might be a helpful and comprehensive guide to making as much of your own gear as you can. :) Enjoy! http://www.backpacking.net/makegear.html

Yeah, I'm pretty much new to the rails so have only been going through it in hot to cool weather. I know things will get colddd as fuck seeing as I was shivering my ass off when I lost my hoodie passin thru idaho in august. Still see no reason to stop and settle south for the winter (say this...

Anybody have any idea where to find cheap yet durable packs? A friend suggested "Eco Gear"?

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camelbacks,jugs,and shade most of us know about. its that time of year. does anyone have any techno,or old wifes tales on how to get by this summer. not survival,just prep and gear. [looki'n for tricks of the trade]

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I recently acquired a Walls freezer suit and I seem to have lost my Carhartt jacket. Since then, I've done a lot of comparison in stores and have purchased a set of Walls "blizzard pruf" bibs and was given a Walls jacket. I don't ride trains, but I've spent a lot of time in adverse conditions...

http://www.pacsafe.com/www/index.php?_room=3&activity_id=6 basically it's a metal gage type thing that goes over your back pack and gear attached to the outside. and then they'res a cable attached to that that you can use to secure around a tree or a pole if sleeping in a squat with un...

So I recently bough a 3/4 size guitar for travel, and discovered that I can attach it to my pack by putting it in a gig bag and creatively placing some straps and carabiners. It hangs up and down parallel with my back, behind my backpack, and the weight is distributed pretty evenly. (I'll post...

Hello all. I stumbled across this website and I'm glad I did, because this place has good brand name items from, backpacks, knives, flashlights, stoves, boots, tents, bedrolls, socks and just about "ANYTHING" you could need out on the road or rails!!! (I even found "P38" can openers here)! Just...

OK, what is your one, favorite item, that is really a can't do-without type thing. It doesn't have to be your most practical, although it may be. Mine happens to be one of my more practical things. My sleeping bag. It was an older model, the big green one with the center zipper. It was the...

if you can make it there there will be lots of free miltary gear given away at the Poverello on saturday the 16th, don't know if you have to prove vet status or not

I am pumped i got a new backpack, pretty sweet, it is some cheap brand and probably wont last long, but it is amazing to carry lots of things efficiently

I'm not sure whether this belongs in how-2 or not, but I couldn't think of anywhere better to put it. Do you ever have the problem of being in an unfamiliar city and wanting to go to a show or something, and being screwed because it sucks slam dancing with a giant backpack on? I'm always so...

I need help!!! Come summer Im going to be hopping and I need advice on which pack to get. Keep in mind that I'm hopping traveling possibly hitching if times get bad for the entire summer and all the way into next winter. I need something that can hold alot of shit, but is comfortable. Any...

i tried posting this thread on a bike forum and i got a whole lot of responses full of technical bike terms that i don't know. i can ride them and fix them but don't ask me what the parts are called. anyway, i just recently was given a 10 speed bike with everything. brakes, two wheels, ETC...