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Kicking-Off The Backpacker Get Out More Tour of Our Nation's National Parks

We decided to check in with our friends, Randy and Sheri Propster, ambassadors of Backpacker Magazine’s Get Out More Tour as they wind down their off-season and gear-up for the April kick-off of the 2012 Tour. This year marks the 12th year of the Tour, and the 3rd year of PrimaLoft’s sponsorship.  Over the years, we’ve become friends with the Propster’s. We’ve had terrific opportunities to learn from their experiences by…read more »

TAGS: Backpacking, Events, Get Out More Tour
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Stay dry out there! Tips to prepare for rain onslaughts by Backpacker Magazine Get Out More Tour speakers

The hiking and camping season is coming up fast, if it’s not already here, depending on your neck of the woods. Backpacker Magazine Get Out More Tour ambassadors and pro backpackers, Sheri and Randy Propster, are no strangers to getting caught in torrential downpours. The couple has hiked through the Appalachian Trail as well as the American Discovery Trail - coast to coast - during which they endured their craziest rain storm…read more »

TAGS: Backpacking, Camping, Drier, Get Out More Tour, Propsters, Rain, Sleeping Bags, Spring, Tips
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Backpacker Magazine’s Get Out More Tour Coming to Albany on July 15th

Backpacker Magazine, the authority on active outdoor adventure, and PrimaLoft, the Albany-based premier manufacturer of performance insulations and yarns for the outdoor industry, are teaming up to bring the hugely popular Get Out More mobile tour to Albany’s Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) Stuyvesant Plaza location on Thursday, July 15th from 7pm to 8pm. The event will feature an engaging, 60-minute seminar full of trail-tested tips designed to inspire hikers, campers, and…read more »

TAGS: Albany, Events, Get Out More Tour
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