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Become a Backpacker Magazine Gear Tester

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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Here's your chance to become a professional gear tester! Backpacker Magazine is currently looking for exceptional people that share their fascination with new products, cool gear, and upcoming trends.

If selected, you will will win two prizes. First, you will get to test some hot new products in 2013. Second, you will become an elite member of the Backpacker Reader Reader (BRR) team and will be sent on assignment to Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, 2013, in Salt Lake City to write, blog, photograph, and maybe even star in a video or two at the world’s largest outdoor industry trade show. Your job will be to give Backpacker readers a “man or woman in the aisles and behind the scenes perspective on upcoming new gear and new trends.

To apply, send a writing sample and a compelling video to Backpacker by December 1, 2012. For more information, please click here.


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Become a Backpacker Magazine Gear Tester

Sunday, March 18, 2012

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Here's your chance to become a professional gear tester! Backpacker Magazine is currently looking for exceptional people that share their fascination with new products, cool gear, and upcoming trends.

If selected, you will will win two prizes. First, you will test gear for Readers' Choice issue in January 2013. Second, you will become an elite member of the Backpacker Reader Reader team and will be sent on assignment to Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, 2012, in Salt Lake City to write, blog, photograph, and maybe even star in a video or two at the world’s largest outdoor industry trade show. Your job will be to give Backpacker readers a “man or woman in the aisles and behind the scenes perspective on upcoming new gear and new trends.

To apply, send a writing sample and a compelling video to Backpacker by May 15, 2012. For more information, please click here.


Jeff
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Win a Chance to Be a Gear Editor for Backpacker Mag!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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Backpacker Magazine is looking for two exceptional men, and two exceptional women, who share their fascination with new products, cool gear, and upcoming trends.

If selected, you will become an elite member of the inaugural Backpacker Reader team and will be sent on assignment to Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, 2012, in Salt Lake City to write, blog, photograph, and maybe even star in a video or two at the world’s largest outdoor industry trade show.....the Mecca for all things gear and gadgets for the upcoming retail year. Your job will be to give Backpacker readers a behind the scenes perspective on upcoming new gear and new trends.

If interested, all you need to do is create a compelling video and send Backpacker a writing sample: a blog-type entry that describes one of your favorite pieces of gear and why you think it’s so cool. To learn more, click here.



Jeff
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The Backpacker Tough Guy (and Gal) Challenge

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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Want to win a guided climb up Mt. Rainier (airfare included!) with International Mountain Guides, including an array of Outdoor Research apparel? All you have to do is prove you're the toughest backpacker out there.

All you have to do to show you're the toughest guy or gal is create a video (no more than five minutes long) to prove it.

Backpacker Magazine has provided some intentionally vague guidelines:

* the toughest backpackers should be able to do things like start a fire with one match

* ascend thousands of feet of trail and mountainside in a day

* treat common first aid mishaps

* find your way out of trouble with a map and compass.

Of course, we each bring something unique to the table too.

Create a video demonstrating your backcountry badassery and upload to YouTube. Send Backpacker Magazine the link by July 15th, 2011 (toughguys@backpacker.com), and the editors will choose one winner, two second place finishers, and five third place finishers.

For details and rules, please click here.

Good Luck!


Jeff
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Win a trip to Colorado's Weminuche Wilderness

Sunday, June 26, 2011

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Enter the Backpacker Magazine EXTREMES SWEEPSTAKES for a chance to win an epic hike for you and a guest with Southwest Adventure Guides. You'll cross wildflower-filled meadows and peak-studded basins to reach one of the most remote spots in the Lower 48: Rock Creek Lake in Colorado's Weminuche Wilderness (featured in BACKPACKER's May Issue and Dec 2007).

Big-time bonus: Both the winner and guest will get expedition packs from Osprey loaded with sleeping bags and tents from Pine Needle Mountaineering. To enter, all you have to do is submit your email here!

Don't delay - deadline to enter is June 30th.


Jeff
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The 2011 Get Out More Tour

Thursday, March 31, 2011

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Spot LLC, a leader in satellite messaging and emergency notification technology, has partnered with Backpacker Magazine for the 11th annual Get Out More Tour, a national event designed to inspire others to live healthy, active lifestyles outside. For the third consecutive year, integrated SPOT satellite technology allows retailers, sponsors and fans to follow the tour online from town to town. The tour kicks-off on April 7th in Raleigh, North Carolina and runs through December 8, 2011.

The Get Out More Tour, led by outdoor experts Sheri and Randy Propster, will make over 60 stops at outdoor specialty retailers and festivals across the country. At each stop the Get Out More road team hosts an interactive 75 minute seminar where the audience can check out the latest outdoor products like SPOT Connect, a new device that enables some of today’s leading smartphones to send messages via satellite. Additionally, attendees can learn important skills from the Backpacker experts and have a chance to win exciting outdoor prizes.

“The Get Out More Tour combines the best of outdoor education and interactive gear workshops for enhancing one’s experience.” said Katie Schoeben, Global Marketing Director, Spot LLC. “Sheri and Randy bring a wealth of real-life experiences to their program making them ideal representatives of the SPOT brand.”

Other tour appearances in the Smokies region include:

Saturday, April 16
2:00pm Mast General Store - Valle Crucis, NC

Wednesday, April 20
7:00pm Rock / Creek Outfitters - Chattanooga, TN

Thursday, April 21
6:30pm Mast General Store - Knoxville, TN

You can see a complete list of the Get Out More Tour dates at www.getoutmoretour.com


Jeff
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Rip & Go: Thunderhead Loop

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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In the "Rip & Go" section of the March issue of Backpacker Magazine there's an article on hiking the Thunderhead Loop in the Great Smoky Mountains.

The monthly column describes a three-day, two night backpacking trip that begins at the Great Smoky Mountains Tremont Institute near Townsend. Some of the highlights of the 27.9-mile hike include Spence Field, Rocky Top, Lynn Camp Falls and the Middle Prong of the Little River.

This is a great loop option, especially if you're considering doing this in early-mid June: you'll have the added benefit of seeing the incredible show of Mountain Laurel atop Spence Field at that time.

To read the article, please click here.


Jeff
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Backpacker Mag offers Maps and GPS Webinar

Saturday, March 26, 2011

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Backpacker Magazine is offering a four-week online tutorial in April for those looking to become navigational experts.

Backpacker will use photos, videos, and map displays to show you how to plot a bearing, create a Google Earth flyover, save GPS waypoints, geotag photos, and much more. By the end of the course you'll be able to navigate confidently in trail-less terrain and profit from a whole new range of online mapping tools. For anyone who wants to explore off-trail wilderness or lead a group in the backcountry, this is an essential body of knowledge - and it's taught by real backpackers with decades of navigation experience.

The dates for the webinar are April 5, 12, 19 and 26, and the cost is $300. For more information, and to sign-up, please click here.


Jeff
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Rip & Go: Big Creek Loop

Sunday, March 20, 2011

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In the "Rip & Go" section of the January issue of Backpacker Magazine there's an article on hiking the Big Creek Loop in the Great Smoky Mountains.

The column describes a two-day, one night backpacking trip in the northeastern part of the park. Some of the highlights of the 16.4-mile hike include Mouse Creek Falls and the Mt. Sterling fire tower.

Also included in the article is some information on a seldom-seen, 150-foot waterfall that spills off of 6,234-foot Luftee Knob - - just off the Gunter Fork Trail.

To read the article, please click here.


Jeff
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Backpacker Mag weekly gear give away

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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Backpacker Magazine will be giving away gently used gear over the next several weeks. All you have to do is enter your information into the drawing.

Backpacker will be giving away the boots, tents, packs, camp stoves, etc., from the cache of 2010 products the editors reviewed for their April Gear Guide.

This week's prize is a pair of Merrel Outbound Leather Mid boots.

For more information, and to enter, please click here.


Jeff
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The Last Best Place

Saturday, January 8, 2011

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Backpacker Magazine has a feature article piece posted on their website from their November issue: The Last Best Place.

More than three decades ago, a tiny band of California hikers discovered a magical valley in the Sierra Nevada. They possessed a rough map, but told no one. Now, the truth comes out.

This is fairly long, but a great article - probably one of the best I've ever read from years of reading their publication.


Jeff
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Win a Dream Job as a Backpacker Field Scout

Monday, December 27, 2010

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Here's another opportunity to get paid for hiking. This isn't just any other hike either. This can be any hiking destination you can think of - your dream hike.

All you need to do is convince Backpacker Magazine that your planned adventure is the best, and that you have the trip-recording skills (GPS, photo, video) to share it with readers. The winner will land an assignment as a Backpacker field scout, and the magazine will send him or her - and a partner - on a trek anywhere in the Lower 48.

As an added bonus, the winner and the top four runners-up will receive a KEEN prize package as well.

All you need to do to enter is tell Backpacker where you want to go and why you’re the best hiker for the job. Just email an essay (300 words maximum) or a link to a personalized video (5 minutes maximum) or web page to Backpacker Magazine by January 15th.

For more information, please click here.


Jeff
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Want to be an official Gear Tester?

Thursday, November 11, 2010

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Backpacker Magazine is again seeking readers who might be interested in becoming a gear tester for the outdoor publication in 2011.

Backpacker is seeking up to six passionate, frequent hikers who understand equipment and aren't afraid to tell it like it is. If you match this profile, you'll need to enter the online contest.

If you happen to be one of the lucky winners, you’ll be given regular testing assignments between May 1 and October 1, 2011. Selected applicants must spend at least 25 nights camping and hike a minimum of 250 miles during that same time period. Winners will be given regular testing assignments and their names (and photos) will appear in the magazine.

To register for the contest you'll need to send a short (150 word) sample gear review of your favorite piece of gear to Backpacker. Also, the magazine is requiring that you produce and post a YouTube video in order to introduce yourself and show why you would make the perfect Backpacker Magazine Gear Tester.

Backpacker editors will choose up to six finalists.

Deadline for submission is April 19, 2011. For more information, please click here.


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Jeff
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Lost and Found

Monday, August 23, 2010

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Q: Where are people most likely to get lost?

A: The Great Smokies

The online version of the August issue of Backpacker Magazine has an outstanding article that offers 33 essential tips to remember if you or your partner goes missing, including "ways to stay found," and what to do if you do become lost. I highly recommend reading this; whether you're a hiking newby or a grizzled outdoor veteran. Hey, everyone needs to brush up on this invaluable knowledge every now and then.

The magazine also published a pretty good video on how to get "Un-Lost" using a GPS and a topo map.

The typical person who gets lost is a male, age 38, hiking solo, during the months of July or August, in the mountains, and often lacking a map and/or compass.

Finally, Backpacker posted a very interesting Q & A with SAR Statistician Robert Koester. Koester has spent the past seven years creating the International Search and Rescue Database. With 50,000 documented incidents, it's the largest, and first, compendium of its kind in the world. He uses the data to analyze risk, and predict who will live, who will die, and, most importantly, where lost hikers may be found.




Further reading: Top 10 Items to have on a Day Hike


Jeff
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Become a Backpacker Magazine Map Correspondent

Sunday, May 9, 2010

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Summer hiking season's on, and Backpacker Magazine is looking for a few good hikers to help them expand their digital map room and make even more miles of trails available for download to GPS units, smartphones, and computers. All you need is a GPS unit, a love of the outdoors, and a bit of a gear fetish.

Potential prizes await for all contributors - with the most productive contributor earning a closet-full of Editors Choice gear and an epic trip to the Colorado Rocky Mountains with our map editors.

Backpacker Magazine wants quality trips; with 1-2 pictures per mile (at least 5 images per hike), waypoints for key points-of-interest on the route (trail junctions, water sources, campsites, summits, overlooks, tricky spots, etc.), and, if you can, on-trail video clips. (Here's a near-perfect example on Olympic NP's Hoh River) Your trip could end up in the magazine.

Additionally, each trip you submit enters you in a raffle for a monthly piece of gear; the more trips you submit, the better your chances for winning that month's piece of gear.

But it gets better: By the time hiking season ends in November, Backpacker will count all your submitted trips, and the person with the most gets a full complement of Editors' Choice 2010 gear AND a trip out for an epic adventure in a secret spot in Colorado's Rockies.

If you're interested, just click on to the official BACKPACKER Map Contributor contest page.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.
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Get Out More Tour: local stops

Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Backpacker Magazine’s “Get Out More Tour” will bring Randy and Sheri Propster to the Great Smoky Mountains area over the next couple of weeks.

Get Out More is a one-of-a kind mobile tour that brings the pages of Backpacker to life for audiences nationwide. From April to December, Backpacker’s experienced Get Out More road team will travel the country to educate consumers about the skills and equipment they need to Get Out More!

The tour, presented by Woolrich, will visit 73 venues in 48 states to encourage hikers and backpackers to get out and explore the great outdoors.

The couple will give free presentations covering a range of topics including essentials of backpacking, the latest in gear and apparel, survival skills, and trail-tested tips.

Giveaways at each retail location will offer participants the chance to win outdoor gear and apparel.

Here's their schedule for the next couple of weeks:

Thursday, April 29
6:30pm Mast General Store - Knoxville, TN

Saturday, May 1
1:00pm Nantahala Outdoor Center - Gatlinburg, TN

Saturday, May 8
12:00pm Mast General Store - Waynesville, NC

Sunday, May 9
2:00pm Mast General Store - Valle Crucis, NC

Friday, May 14 - May 16
All day Trail Days - Damascus, VA

For more information please click here.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.
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Backpacker Magazine seeking gear testers

Thursday, April 8, 2010

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Backpacker Magazine is again seeking readers who would be interested in becoming a gear tester for the publication in 2010.

The magazine is seeking six passionate, frequent hikers who understand equipment and aren't afraid to tell it like it is. If you match this profile, you'll need to enter the online contest.

If you happen to be one of the lucky winners, you’ll be given regular testing assignments between May 1 and October 1, 2010. Selected applicants must spend at least 25 nights camping and hike a minimum of 250 miles during that same time period. Winners will be given regular testing assignments and their names (and photos) will appear in the magazine.

To register for the contest you'll need to send a short (150 word) sample gear review of your favorite piece of gear to Backpacker. Also, the magazine is requiring that you produce and post a YouTube video in order to introduce yourself and show why you would make the perfect Backpacker Magazine Gear Tester.

Backpacker editors will choose six finalists.

Deadline for submission is April 19, 2010. For more information, please click here.



Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, hiking gear store, and more.
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Readers Essay Contest

Monday, March 8, 2010

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As part of its latest issue, Backpacker Magazine has published its winning entries from its readers' choice essay contest.

In all, Backpacker published 14 short essays, including one by Greg Hoover who shares his secrets for finding quiet on the busiest trail in the country's busiest park - that would be the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Click here to read all 14 essays.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.
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Backpacker Mag 2010 Reader Photo Contest

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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Backpacker Magazine recently released their results from the 2010 Reader Photo Contest. There are some truly outstanding photos in this collection. Be sure to check out the shot of the mountain goat and the precarious spot on a cliff that he's standing on!

There are several other galleries in various categories that you can browse as well. Please click here to see the photos.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.
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First Aid Center

Thursday, October 22, 2009

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Within recent weeks, Backpacker Magazine has added a new feature to their website which hikers and backpackers may find useful, especially for anyone who hasn't had any formal first aid training (though you really should).

The magazine has published a series of photo slideshows and videos to their First Aid Center which show how to perform a few common first aid techniques in the wilderness, including splinting a broken leg, duct taping a bloody wound and treating hypothermia.

You can visit the site by clicking here.

For a list of hiking safety tips to help keep you out of trouble, please click here.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.

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