Packing List: Solo Camping And Hiking

by Lindsay Shapka in , ,


Before any trip, I hand write (yes, on physical paper) a packing list. I usually start it about a week out, and add to it up to — and sometimes during — when I actually begin to assemble everything that I am going to take with me.

I usually have a staging area, where I start to gather all of the items, and the from there, I refine and cull things down.

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Bear Safety: How to stay safe when camping and hiking in bear country

by Lindsay Shapka in ,


Bears do not go out of their way to attack, track or hunt humans. That is not a thing. What they are attracted to is food, or something that might be scented like food.

Unless you are doing things that will attract bears, you are unlikely to ever encounter one. You may see bears on the side of the highway, but rarely will you see them near your tent or on a hiking trail.

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