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Cooking with the MSR Quick Skillet
Gear, Camp Cooking, Continental Divide Trail Alexa Tubbs 5/10/20 Gear, Camp Cooking, Continental Divide Trail Alexa Tubbs 5/10/20

Cooking with the MSR Quick Skillet

From Ramen noodles to pepperoni quesadillas, the MSR skillet is a culinary wonder in the backcountry.

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Hands-free: Filter Water Like a Pro
Gear, Thru-hiking, Camp Cooking, Continental Divide Trail Alexa Tubbs 3/31/19 Gear, Thru-hiking, Camp Cooking, Continental Divide Trail Alexa Tubbs 3/31/19

Hands-free: Filter Water Like a Pro

Fill it up. Piece it together. Hang and let gravity do all the work. Here’s how I filter water in the backcountry. 

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Highlight’s Top 5 Thru-hiker Favorites
Camp Cooking, Appalachian Trail, Gear Alexa Tubbs 2/15/19 Camp Cooking, Appalachian Trail, Gear Alexa Tubbs 2/15/19

Highlight’s Top 5 Thru-hiker Favorites

My lessons were learned the hard way and the fun way. If I had to narrow it down to five basic items that kept me safe, sane, and happy, this is it.

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Four Days in the Smokies: What I Ate, Freezing Temps
Appalachian Trail, Camp Cooking Alexa Tubbs 11/30/18 Appalachian Trail, Camp Cooking Alexa Tubbs 11/30/18

Four Days in the Smokies: What I Ate, Freezing Temps

I just finished the Smokies and I’m reminded of Maine when everything’s new and you’re totally stunned later at what you’ve just experienced

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Stoveless: What I Ate in the 100-Mile Wilderness
Camp Cooking, Appalachian Trail Alexa Tubbs 6/23/18 Camp Cooking, Appalachian Trail Alexa Tubbs 6/23/18

Stoveless: What I Ate in the 100-Mile Wilderness

For the first time in 8 days: a hot shower, savory bacon, and sorting trail trash.

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