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Chicken Alfredo Couscous Freezer Bag Cooking Meal: Trails and Cooking - Episode #5  
    Source: Sarah Kirkconnell
    Description: Sarah Kirkconnell is near Mt Baker and Mt Shuksan in the Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. She prepares a delicious Freezer Bag Cooking meal of Chicken Alfredo Couscous. (http://www.freezerbagcooking.com/dinnerpastaetc.htm#31036001)
   
Chicken Stew and Dumplings: Trail Cooking - Episode #3 
    Source: Sarah Kirkconnell
    Description: Hearty backpacking meal using canned chicken. Film at Green River Gorge in Washington State
   
Pesto Couscous: Freezer Bag Cooking 
    Source: Sarah Kirkconnell
    Description: Preparing Pesto Chicken couscous FBC style, using the GSI Soloist pan set and the FBC cozy.
Recipe is at www.freezerbagcooking.com in our blog
   
Pizza Ramen: Last Minute Trail Food 
    Source: Sarah Kirkconnell
    Description: For all you last minute planners, a trail meal that can be bought on the way out of town yet still be prepared in under 10 minutes in camp. As always, all you need is the ability to dice cheese and boil up some water!
   
Quesadillas on the Trail: Trail Cooking Episode #1 
    Source: Sarah Kirkconnell
    Description: How to make quesadillas on the trail using the Freezer Bag Cooking method.
   
Ramen "Pasta" Primavera: Fast & Easy Trail Food 
    Source: Sarah Kirkconnell
    Description: Quick trail food done FBC style. This meal uses a brick of ramen (minus the "flavor" packet to control the sodium) and a hefty helping of dried vegetables to feed you in a matter of minutes. Find the ingredients and more on our blog at www.trailcooking.com
   
Salmon Alfredo: Trail Cooking - Episode #2 
    Source: Sarah Kirkconnell
    Description: Fancy but easy backpacking meal using foil packed salmon or tune.  Note that pasta is cooked at home and the dehydrated for the trail. Do not use raw, uncooked pasta. See the trailcooking.com for details.
     
Spaghetti Sauce: Make your own backpacking food 
    Source: WildBound.com
    Description: This video shows you how to dehydrate spaghetti sauce in your oven to take on your next backpacking trip. Stop by www.wildbound.com for more backpacking and camping information (Note: Audio is real low so turn it up)
     
Swiss Broccoli Mac 'n Cheese: Trails and Cooking - Episode #4 
    Source: Sarah Kirkconnell
    Description: In this episode Sarah is in the Queets Rain Forest in the Olympic National Park in Washington State. She cooks a great meal of Swiss Broccoli Mac 'n Cheese. For more information, please visit the web site at trailcooking.com.
     
Trail Kitchen: Sarah's Setup
    Source: Sarah Kirkconnell
    Description: A video of Sarah discussing what she carries in her "trail kitchen" on most trips and why she carries those items.

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Pack Like a Pro: Pt. I Dayhike
     Source: Backpacker Magazine
     Description: Get the basics dialed. Our Editor in Chief shows you how to put together the perfect homemade survival kit.
   
Pick the Perfect Pack: Measure Your Torso Length
     Source: Backpacker Magazine
     Description: One of the most critical pieces to finding the ideal backpack is your torso length. Backpacker Gear editor Kristin Hostetter and Associate Photo Editor Genny Wright show you how to measure yours.

Hydration & Filtration (back)

Clean Your Hydration Unit 
     Source: Backpacker Magazine
     Description: Editor in Chief Jon Dorn shows you how to clean and store your hydration unit after a long day on the trail.
     
The Backpacker Smackdown: Testing the CamelBak
     Source: Backpacker Magazine
     Description: CamelBak hydration bag gets run over by truck to test its toughness.

Kitchen (back)

Photon Stove: Video of lighting the stove
     Source: Don Johnston's Photon Stove on the Internet Archive Way Back Machine
     Description: Fifteen second video of Don Johnston lighting his Photon High Performance Alcohol Stove
     
Photon Stove: Video of using Simmer Ring
     Source: Don Johnston's Photon Stove on the Internet Archive Way Back Machine
     Description: Fifteen second video by Don Johnston showing how to use the simmer ring to reduce the Photon High Performance Alcohol Stove heat output in order to simmer vs. a full boil at full power.
     
Photon Stove: Video of Simmering
     Source: Don Johnston's Photon Stove on the Internet Archive Way Back Machine
     Description: Fifteen second video of a pot of water simmering using Don Johnston's simmer ring on his Photon High Performance Alcohol Stove

Sleeping (back)

Find the Perfect Sleeping Bag 
     Source: Backpacker Magazine
     Description: Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter breaks down the basics of sizing the right bag.
     
Learn to Patch a Sleeping Pad
     Source: Backpacker Magazine
     Description: Editor in Chief Jon Dorn teaches you how to fix a ripped sleeping pad in this skills video.
     
Wash Your Sleeping Bag Correctly
     Source: Backpacker Magazine
     Description: It's not as easy as it sounds. Editor in Chief Jon Dorn shows you how to wash your sleeping back correctly to make it last as long as possible.

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 How to Align Your Compass with Your Map
    Source: Backpacker Magazine
    Description: It's OK to admit it: you've logged hundreds of miles in the backcountry without really knowing how to use your compass and topo map together. Watch our video tutorial to catch up on this essential backpacking skill. (includes setting magnetic declination.)
     
Survival Skills: Survive a Bear Attack! 
    Source: Backpacker Magazine
    Description: Learn how to deal with a black bear or grizzly encounter with Shannon Davis and Ted the Bear.
     
 Learn How to Hang a Bear Bag
    Source: Backpacker Magazine
    Description: ...by watching our many mistakes. Assistant editor Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan plays guinea pig.
     
Survival Skills: Start a Fire with One Match
    Source: Backpacker Magazine
    Description: Follow these steps and you're guaranteed the perfect campfire in no time.
     
Survival Skills: Treating Bloody Wounds  
    Source: Backpacker Magazine
    Description: Don't panic: Severe wounds are part of the risks of backcountry travel. Learn how to treat bleeding cuts, and you just might save your hiking partner's life-or your own.

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