Category Archives: Backpacking Gear

ERL Trip Report: Trip Prep

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Ozark Hiker

Monday – Friday morning. I turned 39 this month and while I’m not usually one to get too worked up about how many times the planet has orbited the sun since I came screaming into this world, this tends to … Continue reading →

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What we left behind . . .

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Ozark Hiker

A text from Kat tonight asking if he left something in my truck gave me an idea.  When he was trying to hump all three packs back toward the rock wall on Cecil Cove Loop, best guess is that he … Continue reading →

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Cabela’s!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Just read in the paper that Cabela’s is going to open up a location in Rogers.   I mourned the loss of Sportsman’s Warehouse – wandering around watching the store get gutted there at the end.  Even if I didn’t buy … Continue reading →

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2 oz. of utility

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

The most useful tool in my kit is the 2 oz. bottle of Purell Hand Sanitizer. 10 from 2: 1.  Sanitizing of hands after taking care of business a good ways off-trail  – especially if you’re the camp chef.  Folks … Continue reading →

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Swinging in the breeze

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

As far as I’m concerned, the most important part of my kit is my cook gear.  It won’t win any ultra-light awards, but it does allow me to scratch up some trail-side meals that folks talk about years after the … Continue reading →

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Mattdaddy’s Wilderness Bistro – the kitchen

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Between hikes I tend to think a lot about backpacking.  Guess that’s what makes it an obsession.   In fact, this blog is just therapy for my addiction.  When I can’t hike, I try to corner someone and talk about hiking.  … Continue reading →

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