• Leave No Trace Outdoor Skills
  teaches minimum impact practices to help protect the outdoors
  We all have to do our part to protect the outdoors from overuse and abuse. Anyone who goes outdoors should be familiar with and practice Leave No Trace skills.
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• Backpacking and Hiking Trailhead
  good backpacking information
  The Trailhead showcases the most informative backpacking & hiking sites in the outdoor community that promote low impact traveling & camping skills
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• Backcountry Attitude - Outdoor Recreation Resources for Hikers
  
  The Outdoor Recreation Resources Directory has recreation, backpacking & low impact resources organized by topics.
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• Hiking Blogs
  Hiking Blogs
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• backpacking.net Backpacking Forum
  
  Backpacking message board with fifteen backpacking forums - ultralight outdoor gear, making outdoor gear, gear for sale, backpacking food, hiking partners, hiking with kids and more.
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• Biodegradable Soap Can Pollute Water Sources
  
  All soaps, unfortunately even biodegradable ones, can contaminate fresh water sources. Using a biodegradable soap doesn't reduce its environmental impact it just means that it will biodegrade in time.
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• BPL
  
  BACKPACKING LIGHT: home to ultralight and lightweight backpacking and hiking info. Gear reviews, technique articles, and backpacking gear for the ultralight hiking and backpacking enthusiast.
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• Choosing the Perfect Campsite
  
  Find the perfect campsite with these tips
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• Lightweight Backpacking 101
  An Introductory Manual for Lightening Your Load Today (1st Edition - August 2001)
  Lightweight Backpacking 101: An Introductory Manual for Lightening Your Load Today (1st Edition - August 2001)
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• Low Impact Color Choices for Gear
  
  The right gear and clothing choices can help you blend into your outdoor environment and can also help repel biting insects
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• Navigate Switchbacks to Prevent Trail Damage
  
  Definition of a switchback, plus how and why to properly navigate trails with switchbacks. Illustrations included.
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• Navigation With Map & Compass
  
  Learn to navigate with map and compass: How To Use A Compass, Reading Topographic Maps, Adjusting For Magnetic Declination, Measuring Distance With Paces, Navigation Without A Compass, Orienteering
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• Nutritional Considerations for Cold Weather Hiking
  
  Nutritional Considerations for Cold Weather Hiking
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• Practical Backpacking
  
  Practical Backpacking™ Forums is the place to discuss all things related to successful backpacking and hiking.
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• The Lightest Step
  Leave No Trace Beach Walking
  To leave only the lightest of footprints when hiking along wild beaches just hike below the high water mark.
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• Then The Hail Came
  
  Then the Hail Came--the story of a 1983 Applachian Trail thru-hike. A full-length online book.
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• TLB Forums
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