 Backpacks - Only the Fitted Survive |
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The backpack is what makes it possible to be a self-sufficient traveler. Backpacking is a skilled sport requiring the mastery of many physical techniques and considerable planning.
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| The Importance of Layering |
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Protective clothing is the most important equipment you will carry into the backcountry. During hostile weather, your attire must create a comfortable and safe personal environment to withstand any number of varying weather conditions. This thin buffer ag
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| Feet First! |
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HTO carries a wide selection of footwear for nearly every outdoor activity. In order to help you choose the appropriate type of footwear for the activity(ies) you have in mind, we have classified our footwear according to its construction, materials and f
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| Tents & Shelters |
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Our tent line is unsurpassed in quality as well as diversity. We carry only top brand products. All the tents at HTO, Ltd. are backed by a lifetime guarantee against manufacturer’s defects, including seams, poles, and zippers.
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| The Essentials |
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What Every Day-Hiker, Backpacker and Long- Distance Adventurer Should Carry
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| Boot Care & Repair |
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HTO, Ltd. specializes in the very finest of specialty outdoor footwear to meet all your hiking, backpacking and outdoor adventure needs. To make them last longer, this brochure instructs you on how to maintain and protect footwear.
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| Gear Care & Cleaning |
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It is almost impossible to keep your gear and clothes completely clean, especially when you’re stuffing all your equipment and clothes into a backpack for a week long backcountry adventure. Whether its your camping gear and clothing or the down jacket tha
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| Do you need a drinking Water System? |
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Every outdoor enthusiast has asked themselves this question. Microorganisms generally come from human and animal water and are spread by rain and run-off. A pristine stream may be safe one day and contaminated the next. It all depends up on what’s happeni
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Hiking Articles |
CCT – why it’s for me!
If you’ve never been on the Capital Crescent Trail – I highly, HIGHLY recommend it as a scenic, soothing journey atop historical ground.
Yes, You Can Drink The Water With This Travel Gadget!
March 19, 2004 -- At the Ritz-Carlton Cancun, the service is impeccable. The wines are fine, and grand towers of bottled water crown the bed tables in each room. Because, no matter how perfectly luxurious an atmosphere the Ritz sets up within their hotel, they're still stuck with the Mexican water system -- and the threat of Montezuma's Revenge.
A Natural Winter Wonderland That's Just a Car Ride Away
GRANTSVILLE, Md.
"What can I get youse to drink?"
Outside the 200 year-old Casselman Inn, snow swirled and temperatures hovered in the teens. Inside, the brick fireplace throbbed red-hot and the smell of fresh-baked pies and breads wafted from the basement. Our cheerful young waitress was no outcast from the Bronx but a modestly dressed Mennonite employing the local idiom for "you-all."
10 Reasons Why I Love Backpacking
Sometimes people wonder inquisitively about why I (and other weirdos) have found backpacking to be so enjoyable. "Isn't it boring?" they ask. "What do you do-- just walk?" Valid questions, of course, for a sport named after the practice of walking outside with luggage on your back! Here’s a list of 10 Reasons Why I Love Backpacking, in no particular order:
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Adventures in the Mid-Atlantic |
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