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A simple guide to selecting the best, most affordable backpack for your style of boating. This backpack is tough and cheap and will protect your valuables from water.

Just because you have a hole in your wetsuit doesn't mean you need to go and replace it. From having the manufacturer repair it for free to doing it yourself at home with or without a repair kit, see how I fixed my wetsuit and how quick of a fix this can be.

Backpacking off Grand Canyon's beaten paths: My favorite rim-to-river hike on the South Rim

Cartridge fight: .25-06 Remington, .270 Winchester, .280 Remington, .30-06 Springfield, .338-06 A-Square, .35 Whelen. Each is a prince in its own right, but which is king?

Are you looking to buy new hiking or backpacking boots? A footwear manager and backpacker guides you through the boot buying decision making process.

As a Search & Rescue volunteer myself since 2007, I've put together this page to give you an idea of what "SAR" is all about and how you can get involved with a team in your area.

Now that you've finally achieved your dream of owning a boat, the next crucial step before exploring the ultimate freedom of the seas is to give it a name. Here is a list of over 400 cool and classy names for your spanking new vessel.

Have you ever wondered what animals roam your property? Trail cameras are a great way to see what lives on your land. Here is a look at four different models.

Here's why Winchester's 180 grain Power Point .300 Win. Mag. scores an epic win.

A trail report and guide to climbing the tallest peak in the Rocky Mountains.

There are benefits to bucking conventional wisdom. I just rode for 3 days along the Great Allegheny Passage, a bike trail built on the remains of a railroad line that was built a hundred years ago through the rugged Allegheny Mountains between...

The highest peak in Wales attracts a lot of charity fund-raising schemes, and then, there’s the peculiar stuff.

Talking about working up a heavy 38 special +p load with 200 grain bullets.

There are few things more frustrating than a bad snarl of fishing line on a good day of fishing. Use these proven tips to keep your line tangle-free.

Ice fishing is done in the winter, on a frozen lake, with a small portable fish house...

Information about long-distance footpaths around the globe, grouped by continent. Have you hiked any of these trails or routes? Want to?