admin on July 14th, 2009

Backpacking  Fruit Leather
makes 4- 6X8 inch rolls

Making your own fruit leather saves money and has the added advantage of creating a product to suit your own taste buds.  You can use natural sweeteners or artificial (if you must), add spices, flavorings and/or nuts and seeds.  Fresh, frozen or canned fruit may be used.
Fresh Fruit Leather

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admin on July 12th, 2009

Hydration Requirements Backpackers, Hikers, Cyclers
Dehydration:

Increases heart rate
increases cardiovascular strain
slows body’s ability to dissipate heat

Requirements are not as complicated as for nutrition, but again needs vary due to several factors:

temperature and humidity
sweating
panting
activity level

General base requirements:

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admin on July 12th, 2009

I’ve been doing a little urban backpacking lately and have opened a new site to share the adventures, this site is already way too crowded.  It ended up as a .info due to the fact the .com was gone…well not really I could have purchased it for $1495.00, but since eastcoastbackpacking still hasn’t paid for [...]

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