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October 30, 2010 by Jonsky

Getting into an outdoor sport on your own can be extremely difficult and sometimes dangerous, even for low risk activities like backpacking and fly-fishing. You almost always need someone to introduce you to an outdoor activity and there’s an unwritten etiquette that needs to be followed by the beginner so that they won’t make their first a trip a bad one for everyone.

Here are some of them:

• Always be kind and courteous
• If in doubt, ask
• Don’t just stand around watching; Ask with smile on your face what you can do to help
• Take a stance of humility
• Don’t butt others out
• Be enthusiastic or try very hard to be
• Don’t ask the same thing multiple times. Pay atention the first time, ask for clarification the second time and do it right the third time.
• Don’t expect your hand be held the entire way

Following these rules will increase your chance of getting invited to the next trip.

Full post at The Daily Evergreen

August 13, 2010 by Jonsky

They’ve tried venturing the outdoor industry a couple of times before but now it looks like Adidas is serious about doing it right. I’m going to guess that they’re going to start with outdoor apparel because they’re essentially an apparel company but it’d be cool if they get into making tents next since the three stripes logo already looks like a tent.

July 17, 2010 by Jonsky

“Frontcountry is composed of outdoor areas that are easily accessible by vehicle and mostly visited by day users. Developed campgrounds are also included in the frontcountry arena. Frontcountry locations tend to be more crowded and attract a wider range of visitor than backcountry.” – LeaveNoTraceDude

A backcountry is basically undeveloped wilderness.

Check out the full post at TrailSpace.

What’s your definition of backcountry?