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	<title>The Mad Backpacker - News and Reviews for Backpacking and Hiking in Michigan &#187; Gear Reviews</title>
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		<title>Merrell Moab Mid GTX</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2010/12/07/merrell-moab-mid-gtx/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was nothing harder than the decision to hang up my old and trusted hiking boots.  I felt as if I was moving away from an old friend, but alas they had holes in them, and the tread was worn down to something resembling bowling shoes.  I dreaded the search for a new pair, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buffs</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2010/11/07/buffs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing you will notice in all of my pictures is that I am wearing a headband or bandana.  I can’t express enough of handy they are to have.  They can serve as a tourniquet in times of trouble, a washcloth on a hot day, head covering from bugs, and even preventing sunburn for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sawyer&#8217;s Permethrin Spray</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2010/10/11/sawyers-permethrin-spray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Reviews]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bug spray]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Permethrin Well if you’ve read any of my reviews, you’ll know that I don’t typically talk bad about products.  I won’t talk bad about Permethrin spray, but I can’t honestly say anything beneficial either. The product states that after applying the permethrin spray to your clothes and allowing it to dry, your clothes will become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casio Pathfinder PAW-1500T-7V</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2010/04/08/casio-pathfinder-paw-1500t-7v/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Reviews]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[trails]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Casio Pathfinder PAW1500T-7V is the latest addition to my hiking and backpacking arsenal.  There are a few reasons to purchase this watch, the main one being it makes you feel eerily like James Bond with a new gadget. Getting back to all seriousness, this watch is fantastic to take out on the trails. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sea to Summit AlphaLight Long Spoon</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/07/10/sea-to-summit-alphalight-long-spoon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[backpacking gear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[meals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[spoon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever paid $15 dollars for a spoon? Well then you just haven’t lived yet! Today I found a fantastic spoon, the Cadillac of the spoon world! The Sea to Summit™ AlphaLight Long Spoon weighs in at a mere .4 oz!!! The beauty of this spoon is that it is made of 7075-T6 aircraft [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GSI Micro Table</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/06/10/gsi-micro-table/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backpack]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chainsaws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One product that I have overlooked in the past but need to give it the spotlight is the GSI Micro-table.  Although we backpackers look amusing as hell trying to juggle our stove, fuel canister, water, food, chainsaws, and burning torches, it gets to be a bit tedious after the first severed finger&#8230; Well now you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEKI Summit Anti-Shock Poles</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/05/21/leki-summit-anti-shock-poles/</link>
		<comments>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/05/21/leki-summit-anti-shock-poles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 22:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backpacking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climbing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[trekking poles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The newest addition to my hiking family is a new 2009 pair of Leki Summit Anti-Shock trekking poles.  I will admit, these are my first pair of trekking poles, as I normally just take a homemade hiking staff along with me.  The disadvantage of a staff is what&#8217;s called &#8220;sausage fingers&#8221;, that is your fingers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backpacker Magazine: Gear Guide</title>
		<link>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/04/09/backpacker-magazine-gear-guide/</link>
		<comments>http://themadbackpacker.com/2009/04/09/backpacker-magazine-gear-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Magazine Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backpack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alright, if you were to walk up to me and ask &#8220;What do I need to know about backpacking?&#8221; I would simply walk to my shelf, grab the recent issue of Backpacker, and smack you with it. This edition of Backpacker Magazine is the most informative book to hit print since the Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to [...]]]></description>
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