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scsurfer55 Hillsborough, California
Extremely proud father of two fine boys, who loves sports: Action sports:(surfing,... More
Julia K. CUPERTINO, CA
I enjoy yoga, hiking, backpacking, sea kayaking, snowshoeing, mountain biking and rock climbing as... More
Melissa MJ Golden, Colorado
I’m a Nutrition Therapist, have a degree in Exercise Science, am a Registered Yoga... More
Mikki Estes Park, Colorado
My name is Mikki and I live in Colorado. I love it here! There is alot to do. You can usually... More
MH California
I like Camping, Backpacking, Hiking, Bicycling, Badminton, and long drives

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The New Jeep Backpack - It's Not a Backpack, It's a Tardis! by BreastFeedingMums .. Patient Expert leader Jeep have just launched a brand new collection of cleverly designed, high performance backpacks... Jeep Backpacks and when it arrived just a few days ago I had the perfect excuse for a planned day...
Backpacking post is finally up. by Doug R. Patient Expert Last weekend Susan and I got out for a short backpacking trip. I was having trouble with blogger earlier in the week, but I finally got my pictures uploaded and finished a trip report here. Next up, I...
Backpacking pictures, Cross Check, and commute by Doug R. Patient Expert My post is finally up on my hiking/backpacking blog about last weekends fabulous fall backpacking trip. Today we had some unusual weather. Seventy-five degrees. Our normal avg high this time...
Backpacking Across Europe by The Apron Queen Healthy Living Professional One of the items on My Bucket List was to backpack across Europe. I think it is safe to say that I can mark this item off my list. OK, so that isn't what most people think of when backpacking...
Trail Life: Lightweight Backpacking by Rick McCharles Patient Expert “Ray Jardine revisits and rethinks his classic ultralight backpacking text…” Overview Ray Jardine, arguably the founding father of ultralight backpacking as we know it, wrote a book entitled...
Get Ready for Gluten Free Camping/Backpacking by Trina Patient Expert seeds to the mix and increase the water a bit. You can mix up in the Am, backpack all day, cook...
6 Tips for Kids’ Backpacking Trips by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert , especially if your children are really young, but nothing compares to backpacking for true wilderness adventure.  I have just returned from four days of backpacking and am planning a trip with my daughter this week.   From building...
Backpacking Dad and Reality TV by Sondra .. Patient ExpertHealth Maven I thought of was fellow blogger, Backpacking Dad , who some of you know as Shawn Burns. He’s attractive... Blumenfeld and Leane Vandeman . Eat your heart out ladies: Hello, my name is Backpacking Dad. Don’t let...
Selecting a Backpacking Shelter by Dr. John H. Medical Doctor To add balance to our lives, my family and I spend a great deal of time outdoors - hiking , climbing , skiing , kayaking , and cycling . I have specific approaches to each of my outdoor pursuits, based on 40 years of maki
L.L. bean backpack by Greg T. Patient Expert I was surprised today with a new L.L. bean backpack in the mail. This replaces my previous L.L. bean purple people eater backpack. I thought it was very cool and wanted to post a picture

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I doubt you've been asked this before
Hi Dr, Very strange scenario, I have just come back from backpacking in peru with a close male friend.He's apparently straight but we are very physical in the sense of lots of hugging etc. In short, he had sex with a girl while we were trekking in the andes and then returned to our tent. I then fell asleep...crap

atripla
My partner & I do a lot of camping & backpacking. Things like hiking in the Grand Caynon for 5 days. Since i've started Atripla, it seems that my tollerence of the heat is shorter than it used to be. Alltitude seems to bother me more also. Anyone else have any of these problems or suggestions...crap

what are my chances of infection?
hi there doctor.i inserted hiv in google and got led to ur site.anyway i am panicking a bit over a certain issue .i just got back from a backpacking trip around asia that included vietnam...!OK, so let me get this straight. You have a great backpacking trip through Southeast Asia...crap

Hepatitis C transmission
and noticed when I picked my backpack up what looked like a blood stain (a pretty good size one) ok and my backpack had touched it and I touched my backpack. Now I have a few small cuts on my hands from my skin... anything like hepatitis c or anything just from touching the part of my backpack that touched the stain that looked...crap

Help! Might have been poked by a needle or something?
I was on the escalator in the mall when I felt a sudden pain on my back (might have been my pimples because I've got many on my back). Then a man holding a backpack with one hand walked right... something. I didn't exactly see what he was holding anything on the other hand but he clenched his backpack...crap

why i dont have apetite anymore?whene one year ago i am swo much like to eat.
I am 20 years old, female. I think I am in good medical condition, except from almost having no appetite at all. I weight 43 kg. I give birth one year ago, and after that i have much appetite. 4 months ago, i went traveling with my boyfriend and caring heavy back-packs. At that time my appetite...crap

Australia: The Morning After -- Backpackers' Drinking Habits Linked to High STD Rates
, and the NSW Backpackers Operators Association are targeting young international travelers with safe... among young backpackers may be leading to unsafe sexual behaviors and higher STD rates compared.... "The number of heterosexual backpackers coming to the clinic with new [STDs] is of great concern...crap

The Sexual Behavior of British Backpackers in Australia
backpackers in Australia and to investigate the influences of substance use and social settings upon sexual behavior abroad. In hostels in Sydney and Cairns, 1,008 backpackers were recruited for the study..., high frequency of alcohol intake and use of illicit substances in Australia. "Backpackers are at high...crap

Children's Fund Chief Fights AIDS in Nigeria
Nigerian native Victor Mbaba, founder of the Atlanta-based nonprofit Africa's Children's Fund (AFC), has returned to his native land for a special ceremony honoring an HIV/AIDS prevention program that focuses on people ages 9-24. Mbaba also plans to distribute school supplies, such as books, backpacks and pencils...crap