Backpacker Magazine Is The Best

“That is true.....:)

I just tryed it out and you can't.....:)

Ya I'm nutz....;)

Crazy Mike”

“Those North Face ads come in handy. Although I feel bad doing that to Conrad Anker.”

“i love that magazine its my 2nd favorite magazine out their”

“Man! You guys crack me up!”

“Not. I sure wish someone would give them some good competition.”

“BP mag is BS ! March is the only issue worth getting..... GEAR. I mean this is a mag that promotes Light-On-The Land shows pics of camps in wild flowered meadows, prints viewers responses to " the best places to....." and sends everyone there. I find that they show very little responsibly to what they say their mission is.”

“Got the April 2002 issue yesterday with Editor's Choices. Lots of good info this mag has.

My quandry is the 3-Season Glove comparison... Of all the 3-Season gloves I've seen on the market, the 3 I would have a hard time choosing between AREN'T EVEN MENTIONED. MH's "Tempest SL", and Marmot's "Driclime" or "Spring" gloves are the chit (imo) but weren't even reviewed. However, reading the article, it appears these gloves were reviewed a year ago. Makes ya wonder!?!?”

“I have all the gloves I need, but that tipi looks great for winter non-solo trips. Just can't justify it based on how often I get out. :(”

“I too loved that 4-man teepee...till I saw the price$$$ What was it...like $800 or so?”

“To me?.. just IMHO.. reviews in Backpacker Magazine are BOUGHT.

Remember some of those reviews in the computer magazines also?.. like PC World?

So one-sided!”

“That tent looks cool but the price out of site.

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“That backpack that they have in there was cool too.Only $259 thats a good deal.

8)”

“it's not worth having a subscription. i feel they fail to represent all areas of the country fairly when it comes to their destinations or feature articles.
i know the west is awesome, but it does me no good when i'm 3,000 miles away and looking for a cool new trail in the east.”

“I have hiked in several Southeastern areas after being introduced to them by BP mag (Pinhoti Trail, Conecuh NF).

Destinations are finite, esp in these parts. Mentioning too many at once would use up the alotment...

I've been to places out west, too, thanks to BP mag. Also, they've featured destinations after I had been there (Tetons, White Cloud Peaks), and it was cool to read about where I had already been.

I bought my Eureka! Aurora based on their field trials report. Good tent.”

“I have always enjoyed backpacker magz!

8)”

“I'm a long time subscriber of backpacker and I think it's pretty good magazine. I read the gear reviews, but I don't trust them that much. I like to try a product myself and if it works for me it's great, if it doesn't then it's useless. They over blow some gear claiming that it's so great, but in reality it's not.”

“I've been throwing the idea around in my head with the idea of making my own lightweight shelter, but the more I think about that huge teepee I think that someday I'm going to try to make one of those.”

“There might be plans somwhere on the net. I saw some plans for a tarp tent that's really lightweight.”

“i disagree, there are more backpacking trails east of the mississippi then west and the magazine fails to give them a fair shake. i know they do mention places east in their destinations, but it's rarely a feature. if the magazine does feature the east, it's probably in the white mtns or somewhere in the smokies. how many times is this mag going to cover the wonderland trail?? the east isn't covered enough considering how many backpackers live here and how many destinations there are.”