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Water-proof mitts: Easiest MYOG?
Many people tell me that they wish they coulds sew and make their own gear as I sometimes do. One thing this proves is that they have never seen anything I have sewn. Cause I am not very good at it....
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Walk with us for 330 kilometers
Fellow hiker at Fjällräven Classic, Jonas Hållén, and I have started a Facebook group called Coast to Coast Sweden. In May 2013 we plan to walk from Kalmar to Varberg. You are hereby invited to tag...
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Winter sunday
The first real snow of winter and ten below keeping it draped on the trees. Time for a first ski trip, a fire and coffee in the old pot.By Jörgen JohanssonWhere the road ended I took to my skis. It...
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Coast2Coast Sweden has its own web page
With 227 members in our Facebook group Coast to Coast Sweden and the preparations becoming more and more hands on we have started a separate webpage at www.coast2coastsweden.com. By Jörgen Johansson...
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Listen to Jörgen speaking about Coast2Coast Sweden in Stockholm on April 9
If you drop into Alewalds sporting goods store on Kungsgatan 32 in Stockholm on April 9 at 19.15 you can listen to me speaking about C2C. Quite a bit about the speach will be about light gear and how...
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Outnorth sponsors C2C walkers with 15 percent discounts
Outnorth will give a 15% discount to registred walkers of C2C for purchases during April. Nice, eh? The way it works is that you will all be e-mailed a special code that you use on their webpage. The...
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MYOG inner tent Trailstar 2p
Having borrowed a MLD Trailstar for a family trip to Iceland recently, I urgently needed an inner tent for this tarpish shelter. So I butchered some old homemade silnylon shelters and added some newly...
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New gear for Sarek
I am preparing a trip to Sarek, a week in mid September. Sarek is probably the jewel in the crown of Swedish National Parks and September is a terrific month for hiking in that area. Few people, few...
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Another new piece of gear for Sarek
Ran across some really light pants and since my beloved BPL Thorofare are getting slightly worn I figured it was time looking for a replacement. I will use them in Sarek next week and see how they...
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Sarek 2013 - some gear reflections
After my week in Sarek recently, here are some knee-jerk opinions of some of the gear I used. Somethings old, somethings used, somethings borrowed, somethings blue...By Jörgen JohanssonThis was a fall...
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How to make your own (almost) free waterproof maps of Sweden
If you like your hikes long, you will have to spend a lot of money on superfluous mapping just to cover your specific trail, and getting waterproof maps is sometimes impossible. But there is another...
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Brooks Range - Vacation plans
The Brooks Range of Alaska is one of the worlds few remaining huge wildernesses. It has been on my list since the mid 70's. I'm beginning to feel that if I shall ever get around to doing a long walk...
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First picture of Thermarest Evolite and some other stuff we will see in...
Updated with weight and other details!In about a month the Outdoor show in Friedrichshafen will open its doors and show what the industry has in store for the coming year. Evolite is a new sleeping...
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Brooks Range vacation - the three big ones
For my 500 km solo hike along the crest of Brooks Range in Alaska, I will need a lot of gear. However, the gear will not need to be as heavy as some might expect. Will I be able to abide by my 343...
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370 g sleeping bag and 65 g jacket from Haglöfs in Outdoor 2014
Among the new lightpacking products that Haglöfs will reveal at Outdoor 2014 in Friedrichshafen, the most notable are probably the new L.I.M sleeping bags and a new wind jacket. I'm a bit skeptic about...
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"World's lightest tents" at Outdoor 2014
Here are some more previews of tents that will premiere at the Outdoor 2014 show 10-13 july in Friedrichshafen, Germany.By Martin NordesjöIn 2015 Terra Nova will expand their cuben fiber "Ultra" series...
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Brooks Range vacation - progress report
Here you will find some more or less regular progress reports for my solo hike along the crest of Brooks Range Alaska, in July 2014. This posting will be updated by my wife Ann, with reports received...
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Brooks Range vacation - gear reflections; the 3 big ones
Some background on my 500 km solo hike in Brooks Range, Alaska can be found here and some brief, daily trip reports here. I am still digesting all the impressions, but plan to write a more full-bodied...
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Brooks Range - gear reflections on stove and footwear
Here you will find some reflections on stove and shoes used during my 500 km summer hike, travelling solo through the Artic National Wildlife Refuge in Brooks Range, Alaska. More about the background...
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Brooks Range Vacation I - The Beginning
Finally there. Landed and supporting my pack beside the plane, exchanging a few last words with Dirk Nickisch of Coyote Air.By Jörgen Johansson The clouds were hanging low over Joe Creek, a place that...
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