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Compress Your Gear You’ll find an abundance of travel advice about how to pack lighter for your worldwide travels. Often the advice involves you getting by with less. Pack fewer shirts, fewer pants, fewer underwear, fewer socks and so on. But wouldn’t it be nice to pack a smaller footprint while still bringing the same …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2013/02/03/hoboroll-by-gobigear/
Warm Socks for Winter Sports How can a pair of socks be so comfortable, yet so warm? The wind chill was below zero. My buddy’s feet were freezing yet mine stayed toasty warm. What was the difference? I was wearing Ausangate Socks that were made with ALPACOR® yarn, an incredibly soft fiber made using alpaca …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2013/02/01/ausangate-alpaca-performance-socks/
Training Tips For Trail Hiking There are a million reasons to be a lover of the outdoors. The fresh air in the woods can feel invigorating after spending weeks trapped in the city. Hearing the birds sing in the branches and seeing the creepy crawlers rustle the leaves is another reason some people love trail …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2013/01/27/trail-hiking-preparation-tips/
Commuting Trails & Recreational Trails Trails are fantastic recreational resources that help people get outdoors, stay in shape and have lots of fun. But it’s important to note that trails are more than just fun. They are becoming an important part of the commuting infrastructure of many cities also. For example, the Colorado Department of Transportations …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2013/01/25/minneapolis-midtown-greenway/
RideKick Introduces Electric Bike Trailer for Kids The folks from RideKick have come up with another great idea. First they came up with the electric bike trailer that turns any bike into an electric bike. Now they have come up with a kid bike trailer that is also an electric. So now, you can take …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2013/01/24/electric-bike-trailer-for-kids-and/
Stay Found is First Trail Rule “When you’re going out for a trail hike, trail run, backpacking trip or bike ride, you should always let someone know where you’re’ going and when you expect to be back, especially when you’re going on a solo adventure.” Said the world’s biggest hypocrite. I’d say about half the …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2013/01/22/notify-someone-when-you-hit-the-trails/
