CAMP / HIKE / TRAVEL
Trip Reports
- Stone Mountain: A Day on the Defiant Dome
- Piedmont Vistas Part I : Day Hiking in the Sauratown Mountains
- Piedmont Vistas Part II : Day Hiking in the Sauratown Mountains
- Couple escapes to Costa Rica
- NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail
- Planning to hike the Appalachian Trail
- Wood Family Camping Trip
Gear Tips, Safety, Etc
Check out ZOOMIFY views of our most popular NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC maps
779 – Linville • 229 – GSMNP • 780 – Pisgah • 786 – Mt. Rogers • 783 – S. Holsten & Watauga
PADDLE
Coastal Paddling Series – by Bill Mauney
- Coastal Paddling – Gear Up Part I
- Coastal Paddling – Gear Up Part II (Safety & Comfort)
- Coastal Paddling – Nautical Charts
- Coastal Paddling – Aids to Navigation
- Coastal Paddling – Checklist
- Coastal Paddling – Float Plans
- Coastal Paddling – Introduction to Seamanship
- Coastal Paddling – Loading a Sea Kayak – Part I
- Coastal Paddling – Loading a Sea Kayak – Part II
- Coastal Paddling – Maintaining Distance from Naval Vessels
- Coastal Paddling – Communication Among Paddlers
Introduction to Paddlesports – Videos
Trip Reports
- Freestyle Canoe in Winter
- Jamestown Paddling Trip
- Roanoke River Platform Camping
- Whitewater Center Trip Report
- Way down upon the Suwannee River, far, far away
- South Fork of the Catawba River
- Shackleford Banks
Gear, Safety, Etc.
- Kite Kayaking & Canoeing
- Personal Flotation Devices 101
- What’s the deal with PVC-Free PFDs?
- Paddling With A Stick – Greenland Paddles Re-discovered
- Choose Between a Rudder and Skeg
- Decide What Canoe is Best for You
- Keep Your Gear Dry
- Low Angle vs High Angle Paddling
- Paddling Clothing Systems for Cold Water
- Preventing Hypothermia
- Cold Water Paddling
- How to Beat the Heat
- Tricky Tip for Anchors
FLY FISH
Trip Reports
Gear, Safety, Etc.
Storage & Care of Backpacking Equipment
The gear we sell at Great Outdoor Provision Co. is made to last many years of hard wilderness use. While outdoor gear has to take all sorts of knocks, abrasion, dirt, sweat, water/sun, and then be put up dirty and wet for another day in a backpack, all gear needs care between trips to maximize product life. The following are suggestions for various gear.
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Protect Your Gear
High end, quality gear tends to be expensive. The old adage “You get what you pay for!” sounds trite initially, but 10 miles from the rain-soaked trailhead the “high-priced” jacket and boots keeping you dry seem like a pretty good deal. So once you pay for it, you want to make sure you take care of the investment.At Great Outdoor Provision Co. we sell only that product which qualifies for our lifetime guarantee on the materials and workmanship. But even the best of product requires some housekeeping. >> More on Our Guarantee
