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Table of Contents [show]     1 Outdoor Survival Skills     2 Hiking     3 Biking     4 Camping     5 Backpacking     6 Sports     7 Travel     8 Volunteer     9 Gardening     10 GPS Trail Maps     11 Links Copyright Information All rights reserved by the author of this article. Contact webmasters for more information on copyright issues. 1 Outdoor Survival Skills Basics Use your common sense. Do not get lost To avoid getting lost, you may want to Stick with your party Stop at intersections and wait for your party before moving on Map + Compass GPS 2-way radios Surviving unexpected weather Surviving animal encounters Preexisting conditions Getting help Mirror Whistle Satelite phone or regular cellphone if there is signal. Two-way radio Channel 462.675 is monitored by some amateurs as well as public safety departments such as the police, coast guard, etc. However, due to the limited transimission range of a walkie-talkie, sometimes you might not be able to reach them. The good news is that there are some GMRS repeaters...[more] 2 Hiking Hiking Gear The 10 most essential hiking stuff Water and Snacks Sunglasses and sunscreen Hiking socks, hiking boots, long pants, and extra clothes Map and compass (or GPS) Hiking poles A multi-function knife (e.g., a swiss army knife) First-aid kit (esp bandage for skin scratches and advil for internal or muscle pain) Headlight Matches/firestarter Two-way radio bay area hiking Resources ...[more] 3 Biking Howto buy your first bike? Which brand should I go with? Cannondale, trek are all established brands you can trust, however, if this is your first bike, you probably should find a shop that rents bikes, and try out a few bikes. Take a bike out for a one day trip, and see how you like it. If you cannot tell, then try a different one. Ask the folks at the shop to help you if you are not sure which one to rent. What are the things I need to pay attention to when buying a mountain bike? Shock (suspension) is the first thing you want to look out for. A bike may have a front suspension only (hard tail) or both front and rear suspension (full suspension). There are typically two companies making bike shocks: RockShox and Fox, rockshox used...[more] 4 Camping camping gear ...[more] 5 Backpacking Backpacking Gear How to pack? A few things to keep in mind Pack stuff you might need more often to the outside pockets, you don't wanna unpack everything just to get to your toilet paper. Remember, the first thing you put in is the last thing you take out. Make sure you balance your load, donot place too much weight on one side: "Pack your load top heavy and you will be staring at the ground all day. Pack your load bottom heavy and your shoulder straps will dig into you. Load too heavy to the left or right, and the imbalanced load will hurt your shoulders, hips and feet." Pack you stuff in the following order: Sleeping bag (and extra clothes): most overnight backpacks come with a separate section for sleeping bag. You cou...[more] 6 Sports Things you need to know Sports and exercise in general help you, however, there are a few things you should know. Heart rate Here is how to calculate your target heart rate: Maximum heart rate 208 - (0.7 x age in years), applicable to healthy persons aged 18-81. . For example, if you are 30, then you maximum heart beat is 208-.7 30 187. If you are 50, then you maximum heart beat is 208-.7 50 173. AgeMaximum Heart Rate (MHR) 20194 30187 40180 50173 60166 70159 80152 Then, you excercise or workout in the following four zones Workout Zones...[more] 7 Travel Introduction Literally, travel means "to pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place, or to many places . Therefore, travel is about "outdoors", and it is about going from one place to another. The purpose of travel could be sightseeing, but it doesnot have to be. As more and more people move to big cities, people are farther and farther away from the nature. When was the last time you took a close look at an eagle flying in the sky? or just simply stood by the river and watch fish swimming? Nature World Countries US Destinations national parks New York City Route 66 Michigan Destinations Michigan fall Color Michigan l...[more] 8 Volunteer ...[more] 9 Gardening 10 GPS Trail Maps free tool for combining gpx files: EasyGPS gpsbabel: converting between different gps file formats ...[more] 11 Links http://gearflogger.typepad.com/ Hazards of Outdoor Activities Comments Webster Unabridged Out"doors` (?), adv. Abread; out of the house; out of doors. (search time: -478.296 msec) English-Chinese outdoors [aut'd0:z] »§ÍâÔÚ»§Íâ,ÔÚÒ°Íâ (search time: 75.827 msec)