(Reading old emails after a long hiatus.) I passed the picture link along to my wife. Maybe I can talk her into trying something like that. She has some...
(Catching up on old emails.) Florida is just not a good place to hike in the summer. My hiking season is about to kick off again now that the cooler weather is...
Trip report and photo album from Labor Day weekend: http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/341216/a-return-to-mount-belford-plus-climbing-oxford-.html ...
Hello all.. my name is shumani and I am mom to three kids one year, four years and nine years old. We live in Texas and just got back from a road trip to Idaho...
This sure isn't as adventurous as some, but was a milestone for our 18 mo old son... Last Sunday my husband, Bryan, our son, Josh, and I headed out to Harriman...
With all the neat trip reports being posted (and no, I still haven't uploaded pictures from the CDT this summer), I thought I'd signal to our right coast...
I took my son out to Torreya SP this past weekend for what was supposed to be a weekend hike. The plan was to start from the parking lot at the entrance, and...
I just added some pictures of our new front child carrier in action while we was in vacation in America last month. The carrier is great but our son is getting...
Agreed. -Renee ... think ... group, and has since had to lurk for the most part. I don't often post, I mean like once or twice a year. Nor do I read every...
I'm curious to see when most backpackers begin to put together an excursion? Is it in Winter for a Spring excursion (say 5 day excursion)? Or is more...
Hi all, I rarely post on this site, but was wondering if any of you or your children have been infected with giardia, and if so, how you treated it. My kids...
... In order to get at the giardia, they are going to kill most of the flora (and fauna) in the gut. It will take a bit to rebuild. I've seen papers that say...
Flagyl is poison ... and completely overkill.. my four year old just got over a bout with giardia.. I've had it several times..as well as bacterial dysentery...
... into trying something like that. She has some powerdry material ordered that she's going to use to make us all hiking shirts. Since she's pretty much taken...
... ### Actually, doctors rarely test for it -- they see a GI bug, hear about a trip to the woods and cry "Giardia!" and whip out the Flagyl. And as RalphO...
Sloetoe wrote: (Much of our backcountry upset comes from lack of routine exposure -- like say, from childhood. Our pioneers walked across this country without...
... camped on its banks. Many persons were sick & it was late before they were in camp. ... ### OK, really off subject, but THIS IS WILD! On the trip with the ...
... ### That should be the official 2008 company motto: "SPAM! Walk far enough, and it *will* taste good!" Having said that, this past summer, the boys watched...
Okay, so we're off again. This time to the Guadalupe Mountains. I want to get a better back pack for my nine year old. She is currently using an Academy...
I got my daughter the Deuter Fox 30 when she was 10. It's adjustable enough to expand with her as she grows. I'm not sure how it would fit your daughter now. I...
... After not being able to put enough weight in my daughter's little camelbak to slow her down on our last backpacking trip, we just bought her an REI Comet....
We got Ds #1 age 11yrs, 70lbs, a Dawn Golite pack its not a frame pack. but once his sleeping pad is in, it holds and carries well. He is very pleased with...
Sounds like a good set up. Just an FYI, Osprey is comming out with some kid's packs this year. I saw the prototypes. They are totally awsome. I think they...
My kids have 700? miles on Tough Traveler "Camper" packs -- 2.25 pounds, 2200ci, $160. http://www.toughtraveler.com/lug/bigback.asp Made in New York. I would...
for anyone looking for an organized trip, you may want to check out the Dogtravel Club's Vacations. They have a couple of really cool backpacking / hiking /...
My kids complain that the ski masks they sell at wal mart that have the eyes and mouth cut out are scratchy. So I tried them on and to say the least they...
Sarah, Last year for Christmas, I got my two boys fleece hats at Olympia Sports. The great thing about these hats is that there is a fleece face protector...
Hi, my name is Tom, and I'm new to this group. I'm a river runner, hiker, climber, and backpacker. I wanted to take a minute to alert you all to a United...
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