Sage Advice from the Welsh
Seems that Welsh sheep farmers have brilliant instincts. (he had me at "...I'm not an economist".)I wonder if there aren't parallels between economic conservatism and wilderness travel. Well, duh, of course there is, or…
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Here We Go Again: Another Installment of “___ is No Place for a Backpack Tent and Light Gear”
This time from an apparently hostile place:"Kodiak in November and December is no place for a backpack tent and light gear. I pack a wall tent, stove, survival gear and enough food to last…
The Need Does Not Constitute the Call: The Simple and Strategic Side of Time Management
J. Hampton Keathley, in his essay The Stewardship of Time offers a solution to the time management failures of modern society:“The need does not constitute the call.”This statement is founded on the following principles:…
Perceived Need Does Not Constitute Gear Choice
The function of marketing is to convince consumers to buy something they don't need.You see, if a consumer really needs something, then they will buy it without any influence at all from marketing.Let's take…
Summertime Escapes, Quickly
Chase and I have been backpacking the last two weekends - both very quick escapes. Last weekend, we left Bozeman at 7 pm, drove an hour without a map up a massive network…