The Green Hiker

Outdoor Adventure Gear Expert & Green RVer Brian Brawdy features his Lance Camper Eco RV & winter gear essentials for the upcoming season!

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Outdoor activity in winter requires proper gear to stay warm. Whether you are a hiking, snowboarding, or cross-country skiing enthusiast, outdoor gear determines both comfort and dexterity.

Here are 15 videos that provide both the tips and the outdoor gear to keep you warm and safe this winter.

First, Sierra Trading Post experts discuss preserving your core heat and preventing frostbite.

Head to Toe Winter Dressing Gear Guide

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Since May, Homeless Gear founder Ken John has collected outdoor gear and then distributed it to the homeless throughout Colorado.

If you live in Colorado, Ken needs volunteers.

Any service organization can replicate the Homeless Gear model. It offers an immediate, hands-on way to help others in your community.

And let us know if you are starting a similar program. We’ll highlight your efforts here.

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Hiking and star-gazing at Mont Mégantic in Quebec …

• At a light pollution symposium, the International Dark Sky Association awarded Dark Sky Reserve status to a 5,500 square kilometer area around the Mont Mégantic Observatory. The Montreal Gazette has  Peter Leney’s detailed account of a “region …. palpably remote amid rolling Appalachian mountains spilling over from Maine”; a region that “combines hiking trails with astronomy facilities” rewarding all with ….

Or just staying dry near Mount Si in Washington State.

• Karen Sykes tries to stay dry on her first wet hike of the Fall season. Rain gear insights along the Boulder Garden Loop and Little Si Trails near Seattle.

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Brian Brawdy reviews his top-five must have outdoor gear picks, his “big things in little packages”. The ultralight stove kit and the personal satellite tracker standout as must-haves for any serious hiker and backpacker

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Your hiking boot is the most critical equipment choice. Don’t mess this up. Here are two insights in hiking boot selection:

• Laurel Reckert’s contributions in the Fitness section of WiredBerries are succinct introductions to outdoor adventures. Start here and then browse through her other posts.

• Julie Onufrak of the GateHouse News Service outlines additional considerations for proper hiking boot selection.

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