Codger_64
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... of Backpacker Magazine, a lot of them. I let my hunting and other outdoor magazines expire and only renewed this one. Last issue had a really neat caricature of our own Joezilla eating spoiled food, and a recipe for him that I haven't tried yet. Joe is a semi-regular tester/contributor and I look thru each new issue as it arrives to see what he is up to.
This latest one to arrive is the dreaded "SURVIVAL ISSUE", their version of those annual hunting magazine issues that have a few bizarre stories of "How I shoulda died!" interspersed with sometimes useful / sometimes not survival tips. More often than not, these are a waste of $.
Well... BP'er Mag gets :thumbup::thumbup: from the Codger critic. The issue, October 2010, was well done, fairly comprehensive and informative. Even I, an experienced nimrod found a lot of new information, confirmation of my own experiences, many new-to-me ideas and some debunking of old woodsman's tales.
There were the usual subject articles such as trail cooking, hiking trail destinations (National Geographic quality photos), gear and product reviews (snowshoes, sleeping bags and more) and trail etiquette, of course Buck Tilton's "Medicine Man" column and a light hearted comedic article that hits close to every family man's heart, "My F*&^ing Family"! And an actual multi-page article written by a non-hunter who goes deer hunting for the first time (EXCELLENT reading!). I mean, we have to keep the general "THE NORT FACE" wearing readership happy, right? Besides, who knew there was a great hike just outside of Lexington Kentucky (Knobby Rock Loop)? I didn't.
But the rest of the issue is jam packed with information that belongs right here in this forum, IMHO. Advice on water gathering, treatment and usage, avoiding, diagnosing ivy rash, tick bites and treating them, weather forecasting, fire starting, KNIVES, shelter building, food finding, first aid, ersatz sunglasses, navigation without a compass (Wristwatch, North Star), recognize and treat hypothermia, no-pot-cooking, missing partner, uses of a large trash bag, three page Ultimate Survival quiz (A handful of roasted grasshoppers has nutrition equivalent to a 3 oz. hamburger patty), and DIY para-cord survival bracelet.
I'm not saying you have to subscribe. Heck, I only get $75 for each $20 subscription I sell. And I have to split that with the three or so members here who contribute to the mag. (JK
). Find it at your local library. Go to the local bookstore and sit down with a copy. Steal it from a "friend". But this issue, even if you don't belong to the micro-light-through-hiker-TNF crowd, is worth picking up and reading.
Codger :thumbup::thumbup:
This latest one to arrive is the dreaded "SURVIVAL ISSUE", their version of those annual hunting magazine issues that have a few bizarre stories of "How I shoulda died!" interspersed with sometimes useful / sometimes not survival tips. More often than not, these are a waste of $.
Well... BP'er Mag gets :thumbup::thumbup: from the Codger critic. The issue, October 2010, was well done, fairly comprehensive and informative. Even I, an experienced nimrod found a lot of new information, confirmation of my own experiences, many new-to-me ideas and some debunking of old woodsman's tales.
There were the usual subject articles such as trail cooking, hiking trail destinations (National Geographic quality photos), gear and product reviews (snowshoes, sleeping bags and more) and trail etiquette, of course Buck Tilton's "Medicine Man" column and a light hearted comedic article that hits close to every family man's heart, "My F*&^ing Family"! And an actual multi-page article written by a non-hunter who goes deer hunting for the first time (EXCELLENT reading!). I mean, we have to keep the general "THE NORT FACE" wearing readership happy, right? Besides, who knew there was a great hike just outside of Lexington Kentucky (Knobby Rock Loop)? I didn't.
But the rest of the issue is jam packed with information that belongs right here in this forum, IMHO. Advice on water gathering, treatment and usage, avoiding, diagnosing ivy rash, tick bites and treating them, weather forecasting, fire starting, KNIVES, shelter building, food finding, first aid, ersatz sunglasses, navigation without a compass (Wristwatch, North Star), recognize and treat hypothermia, no-pot-cooking, missing partner, uses of a large trash bag, three page Ultimate Survival quiz (A handful of roasted grasshoppers has nutrition equivalent to a 3 oz. hamburger patty), and DIY para-cord survival bracelet.
I'm not saying you have to subscribe. Heck, I only get $75 for each $20 subscription I sell. And I have to split that with the three or so members here who contribute to the mag. (JK
). Find it at your local library. Go to the local bookstore and sit down with a copy. Steal it from a "friend". But this issue, even if you don't belong to the micro-light-through-hiker-TNF crowd, is worth picking up and reading.Codger :thumbup::thumbup:
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