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I just watched this video and was wondering if it was something new, or just sensationalizing the current situation of being potentially held liable for rescue costs if unprepared or acting recklessly.

A friend is looking for some lightweight winter boots for snowshoeing on a trail behind their property, so I was going to show her the Vasque Coldspark UltraDry. Nope! Vasque’s website redirects you to Irish Setter, and they don’t have any winter/insulated boots on the site. That’s too bad, I’ve...

AllTrails doesn’t support USGS topo maps any more, and I don’t like any of their other options at all. I also have OnX, and while its default topo map is better than AllTrails’ it’s still not as good as USGS. So, does anyone have an app that uses USGS maps to recommend?

Out hiking on some overgrown logging roads, I stopped to filter some water and shoot a selfie video of me whining about how I wished it was winter. All of a sudden, 25 paces away (measured afterward) she appeared. I still had the phone in front of my face so I got a quick pic then started...

On a recommendation I bought a used Lowe Alpine Contour IV 90+15 for my winter pack, due to none of my others being big enough for my -25F bag and other gear. The pack has aluminum stays, and I’m looking for the procedure to contour the stays to my back. They’re in long pockets on the edges of...

Looking for regular torso size (18-22”) and large hip belt & shoulder straps. Color doesn’t matter, if the lid is missing that’s fine. All compression straps, both inside and out, should be there, but if you cut the fanny pack waist belt out of the lid that’s fine.

Yesterday morning I decided I needed to hike, so I loaded up my Osprey Stratos 24, strapped snowshoes onto it, and headed out. My destination was Number 5 Mountain, about 1/3 of the way as the crow flies to Eustis from Jackman. The trailhead is at mile 17 on Spencer Road off Route 201, there’s a...

Granite Gear Perimeter 35/50, $100 regularly $250. I have several other Granite Gear packs from 38l to 70l that I really like, so I ordered a Perimeter 50 on recommendations last night to see if I like it better than my amazingly comfortable Atmos AG 50. For that price I can give someone else a...

I picked this up on eBay, it was listed as an XL but is actually a small. The ”XL” was written on the shoulder strap in what looks like tailor’s chalk. Torso length range is 14-18” so definitely not good for me. The pack has medium unisex shoulder straps and a medium women’s hip belt. Pack...

I’m looking for fairly strenuous snowshoeing day hikes within a couple hours of home, and Mt Abraham Trail in Strong popped up. The map shows all but the last 0.8 miles or so as being hard surface and packed dirt, but the last bit is labeled as a 4WD trail. I have a Jeep so as long as the snow...

A friend and I are hiking Lafayette Sunday, and I’m trying to decide which trail to take. Neither of us have done much hiking all summer long due to the heat. Greenleaf is a mile shorter according to the AllTrails app, and looking at the map it doesn’t seem to be too terribly steeper (3300’ over...

Has anyone hiked this since the latest nor’easter? A friend & I are planning it on Sunday and any info about snow depth & conditions so we know which snowshoes to bring would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Has anyone hiked this since the latest nor’easter? A friend & I are planning it on Sunday and any info about snow depth & conditions so we know which snowshoes to bring would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.