List of National Park Free Days in 2014

Each year the National Park Service has “FREE” days at all of the more than 400 National Parks. Hey, what’s better than free? Enjoy our Nation’s National Parks for Free The list is published in advance so you can plan your visit ahead of time. However,...

Water Filtration options for Backpacking

On our recent gear testing trip to the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Area south of Fairplay, Colorado we had a major problem with the Katadyn Hiker / Hiker Pro water filtration system that almost ended our trip. What is scary about this gear failure is that we test water filtration devices between every usage and we found no indication of a problem when this device was tested.