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* Backpacker Magazine contains a acknowledgable subsection about proper [http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tips&action=edit§ion=1 footwear] | * Backpacker Magazine contains a acknowledgable subsection about proper [http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tips&action=edit§ion=1 footwear] | ||
*[http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500 USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory] has a [http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ searchable database] for calorie and nutritional value of tons of food items. A [http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=5720 downloadable program] is also available for PC and PDA. | *[http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500 USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory] has a [http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ searchable database] for calorie and nutritional value of tons of food items. A [http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=5720 downloadable program] is also available for PC and PDA. | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM3xLshmNnk Ice Axe Self Arrest Tips] A YouTube Video from the British Mountaineering Council. | |||
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Revision as of 16:24, 5 June 2007
This area is for sharing ideas, tips and tricks that are useful outdoors. The web links page also has lots of external websites with good stuff in them.
- Navigation
- Avalanche safety
- Gear ideas Gear suggestions and ideas for how to make your own.
- Photography tips
- Recipes and other backcountry cooking related stuff.
- Survival
- Snow shelters
- Edible plants
- Ski maintenance Tips for waxing skis, tuning skis, and regluing skins.
- Footwear maintenance How or where to get boots and shoes of all types repaired.
- Message board guidelines
- Daisy chain How (not) to use a daisy chain.
- Gear lists
- Online Mapping How to make your own maps for free.
- Where to eat When you're in the mountains
External links
- Spadout has a vast comprehensive wiki website about backpacking, caving, rock climbing and skiing.
- Backpacker Magazine contains a acknowledgable subsection about proper footwear
- USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory has a searchable database for calorie and nutritional value of tons of food items. A downloadable program is also available for PC and PDA.
- Ice Axe Self Arrest Tips A YouTube Video from the British Mountaineering Council.