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Some of these things are touched on in Tom Smith's NOLS video. In particular, bear spray is not bear repellent, it is actually a bear attractant if it is not sprayed in the nose or eyes. Another point was made about people using their bear spray for no reason, just checking to see if it worked...

It looks to me like it would be very difficult to avoid cross contamination with the Grayl purifier. Your hands are all over the thing while you are filling and filtering the water and then you drink from it.

This Youtube video is by Dr. Tom Smith, the principle author of the Alaska study.

I've been to the Winds twice. Last year we came in from the west coast, over Teton Pass to Jackson, up to Moran and then over Togwotee Pass to DuBois and Lander. My wife and I went as far as Bruce Bridge, but the road to Frye lake wasn't open, yet. I've been on the other side through Pinedale...

Clearing Storm in the Smokies, October 2007. I was about fifty miles away in Newport, TN when the storm began to clear. I hopped in the truck and headed for Cade's Cove, passing through Sevierville and Pigeon Forge to get there. Traffic in Cade's Cove was bumper to bumper, but I managed to...

I'm new to this forum, but spent much of my youth in the backcountry. Recently retired, I hope to be able to spend more time outdoors. I'm finding out that I have less free time now than I did when I was working. I've been in central Illinois since the late seventies, but my outdoor activities...