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An Outdoors Education

by Dave Pidgeon on December 21, 2010

Find out how to best educate yourself about outdoor travel.

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No need for the rain to go away

by Dave Pidgeon on March 1, 2010

Tips on how to pick the right sort of rain gear for your next hike.

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Dancing with happy snowshoe feet

by Dave Pidgeon on December 18, 2009

The folks from REI filmed a video to explain how to pick the right snowshoe, and we close out another entertaining week at Compass Points.

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My name is mud

by davepidgeon on September 10, 2009

I shake my head in disappointment. AccuWeather says rain for this weekend. Again. Another hiking trip under concrete gray clouds spilling out daylong precipitation like we’re in the tropics. There’s been so many of these rainy trips for adventure seekers in the northeast, I’m starting to think the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Adirondack Mountain Club, [...]

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Rain gear for Costa Rica

by davepidgeon on March 31, 2009

Just checked the weather in Costa Rica, and it’s downright August-like. High temps in the 90s and chances of thunderstorms every day, and that got me to thinking about the rain gear we’re taking with us. I’m banking on Eastern Mountain Sports’ System III waterproof shells to keep us dry while in the jungle on [...]

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PrimaLoft Infinity passes its first test

by davepidgeon on March 27, 2009

As noted in a previous post, PrimaLoft earlier this year announced it had developed a new product, Infinity, that would provide a much improved weight-to-warmth ratio than original versions of the synthetic down fill. In other words, better performance at a lighter weight. Well, the first review is in from Backpacker Magazine, which said the [...]

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