BY Herschel Smith
7 months, 2 weeks ago
At Outdoor Life.
The one that caught my attention was the MSR Guardian, which they say is MilSpec (Meets NSF protocol P248 testing standard of the U.S. military), and is one of the larger ones they discuss (and therefore probably not suitable for the backpack).
I have three water filters, each of different sizes. The Guardian allegedly removes viruses, which none of my other filters claims to do.
It’s also not cheap.
BY Herschel Smith
12 years, 2 months ago
Over the weekend we visited Jones Gap State Park in South Carolina, 6000 acres of mountainous wilderness. It must have been a new moon, and upon nightfall we couldn’t see our hands in front of our face. The critters stayed away, and although we were told to expect bear activity, we didn’t have any. My son did almost get bitten by a Copperhead.
Here I am attempting to cure my insatiable appetite for caffeine by use of my Isobutane stove. Mornings are tough without coffee. My one man tent is in the background. It was home for Heidi and me this weekend. My trekking poles are on the ground to the right under the log.
This is the river down below us that sang us to sleep.
BY Herschel Smith
15 years, 1 month ago
Smith’s backpack beckoned, saying “You know you can’t leave without me. You know you need me. Come. Come to me … you have no choice.”
So Smith picked up his stuff again, hit the trail with Josh, and took in the beautiful vista.
