Backpacker magazine "Hang in there" article

[WaffleBox]

I get it for the trip ideas and nature porn.

[STinGa]

Normally, I would not have that magazine (or any other magazine these days) but I got it as a gift. I haven't found too much to get excited about, but I have found some destinations to add to my bucket list.

STinGa

[Madman4049]

And this is one of the many reasons Backpacker magazine lost my subscription years ago. Luckily I have shelves upon shelves of them spanning from the 80's till a few years ago. They only talk about the most expensive stuff not the most effective or best stuff. Not surprised at all really, the magazine isn't even worth thumbing through at the news rack anymore.

[Dead Man]

None of the cottage industry people advertise in their magazine ! That is why ! I do admit they do have some good articles some times, this on was not so good !

Backpacker Magazine used to be a magazine for backpackers. Now its a magazine that pimps for big manufacturers that sells mass market items to backpackers.

I get it for the trip ideas and nature porn.

+1 on all points above. I don't get Backpacker magazine for its journalistic integrity or depth of investigative reporting. More for biographical articles and trip location ideas.

[Gqgeek81]

I like it for the section on new gear coming out (even if it is limited to the big companies) and the trip ideas. Key word there is 'idea' as their trip articles are usually written as if the author heard about the trip from someone who heard about it from someone else.

I usually wait for a $3 subscription or so and then let it lapse till I see another deal. The main articles are usually the same dozen or two subjects in rotation.

"survival skills to save your live!"

"plan your dream Grand Canyon getaway with our guide!"

"best gear of this year!"

you get the idea.

[muckypops]

They still print magazines? On paper? Really!? Weird! What with just about every human on Earth having the equivalent of the Library of Congress in their shirt pocket for random access to any kind of information anybody can think of I would have thought paper publications like magazines would be extinct by now.

My tongue is planted firmly in my cheek right now, mind you. It is amazing how far we have come in such a short time.

What with all the information going digital these days I fear that if the power ever decides to go out permanently we will all be back to caveman stupid in a generation or two lol.

[mad goat]

A good alternative is Trail Groove magazine. It is free and has some pretty good articles and information. Some of the contributors are very experienced hikers.

http://www.trailgroove.com/

[OneClick]

I'd rather go online and find a video of someone nit-picking every single detail about a product in a 10 minute video opposed to a 2"x2" photo and a few senrtences of copy.

[WaffleBox]

A good alternative is Trail Groove magazine. It is free and has some pretty good articles and information. Some of the contributors are very experienced hikers.

http://www.trailgroove.com/

Thank you. I had never heard of this, and I am now going to spend literally the rest of the day at work (aside from lunch) reading it. You've saved me from boredom!

[hk2001]

I usually wait for a $3 subscription or so and then let it lapse till I see another deal. The main articles are usually the same dozen or two subjects in rotation.

I picked up 2 years for $5.. The only thing good in that entire issue was the nod to Ripstopbytheroll, the "how to" photo article (page 42), and the recipes (page 40)

Oh, and the Harbor Freight coupons which more than pays that $5 subscription fee.