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Thursday, January 31st, 2008This area in the South Pacific has no fewer than 170 islands in the South.
Volcanoes ringed by white sand beaches, lagoons, and humpback whales, porpoises, seabirds and plenty of reeds for midday diving. Pleasurable activities include sea kayaking, snorkelling or just going for a hike through the beautiful wilderness area.
How You Can Prevent and Deal with Blisters
Thursday, January 31st, 2008If you go camping and hiking chances are you are going to get some kind of blisters. There are many contributing factors to why you get blisters, here are a few:
- Pressure
- Friction
- Wet Socks
- Poor shoe/boot fitting
Seperating Boot Soles Repair
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
In the past boot soles were stitched to the leather uppers of a hiking boot,usually with a heavy strong ropelike thread. Today however, the majority of hiking boots on the market are glued, and this causes glue fatigue. Basically the glue loses its grip due to being stretch, pulled, twisted and exposed to the weather.
Eastern Europe Starting To Turn Green
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
The Cold War in Easter Europe created a border area between Eastern and Western called the “death strip”. During that time, the area were lightly populated with armaments, such as tanks, jeeps and heavy weaponry and also lots and lots of communist and capalist soldiers on both sides of the border.
Melting Antartica Ice
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008If you think that the ice in the Antartica will be there for a long time, think again. According to a recent environmental report in the Christian Science Monitor, the ice floating in the waters of the Antartica are definitely turning thin. This might sound not like much, but when you realize that the ice in the Antartica currently slows the speed with which the continent’s inland glaciers are sliding into the sea.
The Modern World Is Setup To Destroy The Earth’s Environment
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Getting Better Sleep in the Outdoors
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
You purchased a new sleeping pad and a warmer sleeping bag, but find yourself tossing and turning in your tent.
Below are some tips to better sleep:
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