Other forums for Backpacking Tips

[Gearspoke]

Does anyone else have other forums that they follow for great tips on where to go backpacking, what to bring, amazing lookout points to get that perfect photo? I am always looking for amazing forums to follow and so far I love the Trailgroove, but it always helps to diversify!

Hope you all had a wonderful vacation!

[Dogwood]

Umm, what's the name of that publication again? I think it's a magazine. Oh now I got it. Try BACKPACKER magazine. Every issue has regional hiking offerings often with quality pics and some beta.

There are so many places to get backpacking info. I spend a lot of time on them. Yet, I know if I die and come back with 9 cat's lives I could only cover a tiny portion of available hikes. Just with Backpacker alone I've been given at least 40 idea hikes that have been added to my Life List and countless good hiking tips.

[Gearspoke]

Agreed Dogwood, the amount of amazing hikes that have been mentioned, it is this life long bucket list, that I may be able to do one day. But financially now it is not an option. Long as I can fit a few in a year I feel pretty accomplished!

[tmountainnut]

If you haven't checked out the back issues of TrailGroove yet, there's some great articles there.

Also, there an article map showing articles and blog post locations too - http://www.trailgroove.com/content.php/168-trailfinder

(P.S. - the trailfinder map is world wide and includes a few international locations)

[AdventureMyk]

www.backpacking.net is another forum but it's pretty slow like this one (IE:2-3 posts a day)

If you are feeling brave and can handle it being as many as 50 new posts an hour, sometimes more there is:

hammockforums.net

It is not limited 100% to hammock camping but the bulk of it is. If you want some seriously light weight or other backpacking tips that's probably one of the best forums for it and certainly among the most active.

I love TrailGroove but it hardly seems to get any traffic.

[Gearspoke]

Perfect Thank you!

[slosteppin]

I often check on two very active forums. Whiteblaze is about the AT. They also have sections about other trails.

Backpacking Light is another very active form. The problem is they charge a fee if you want to post on the site read some very informative articles. I just look.

[rasty]

Www.appalachiantrailcafe.net

Mostly east coast stuff. We try to have a good time also.

[grizzled]

http://backcountrypost.com/

While a lot of the focus here is UT, there are trip reports from the Sierra's to the White Mountains and most areas in between. Also a very active site covering an array of backcountry activities in addition to backpacking.

[Absarokanaut]

The forum at Backapcker.com is not dead, the regional forums still see some chatter.

I have come to appreciate backcountrypost.com as much as trailgroove, both excellent places to land.

Other suggestions are awesome.