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  • May 2008

    • 10 High-Tech Survival Items

      newser  |  Wired  |  May 4, 08 1:09 PM CDT

      10 High-Tech Survival Items

      Wired sees a distinct lack of cool high-tech outdoor gear, and gives its favorite examples of steps in the right direction: The Cocoon, a hanging teardrop-shaped tent/sleeping bag. The Adamant, an earthquake-proof bed. The Bedu Emergency Rapid Response Kit, a keg full of enough essentials to keep a family alive for up to 5 years. The Urban Skiff, a portable sailboat. The Firun Inflatable Sled, a snowsled that folds down into a backpack. More »

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      list  • technology  • GPS  • nature  • outdoors  • wilderness

  • March 2008

    • Essentials for Your Survival Kit

      newser  |  Wired  |  Mar 25, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      Essentials for Your Survival Kit

      A GPS unit and satellite phone may be handy if you're lost in the wild, but Wired offers a simpler list of cheap essentials for any survival kit: Knife, vital for shelter, food prep, campfires, and countless other tasks. Lighter and tinder, like waxed cotton, to start fires in wet weather. Metal container, to boil water to kill bacteria. More »

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      list  • adventure travel  • outdoors  • camping

  • January 2008

    • Green Groups Push TV Tax to Get Kids Off the Couch

      newser  |  Huffington Post  |  Jan 22, 08 5:20 PM CST

      Green Groups Push TV Tax to Get Kids Off the Couch

      A New Mexico environmental coalition is calling for a 1% sales tax on TVs and video games to fund outdoor programs for kids, and the idea is gaining steam, writes Carl Pope for the Huffington Post. Proponents of the "Leave No Child Inside” plan say the tax would raise $4 million a year and help kids get off their duffs and play outside. More »

      Tags

      video game  • Sierra Club  • outdoors

    • Arnold Don't Surf (Apologies to Robert Duvall)

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 11, 08 2:35 PM CST

      Arnold Don't Surf (Apologies to Robert Duvall)

      California's budget mess has Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposing to shutter 48 state parks, the Los Angeles Times reports, to the outrage of devoted citizens. Schwarzenegger's list includes Gold Rush-era Sutter's Fort in Sacramento and San Simeon State Park near Hearst Castle. The Governator's no-new-taxes budget is aimed to close a $14.5-billion shortfall over the next 18 months. More »

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      California  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • nature  • outdoors  • parks

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