Well there are quite a few choices in hiking and backpacking watches, but the core features seem to be an altimeter and a compass and for us lazy people solar powered so we don’t have to worry about batteries. I’ve had a Suunto Vector for years and thanks to Roanoke Watch Repair, it is back […]

We’ve got the bug and here are some good books: Backpacking Washington: Overnight and Multi-Day Routes. A terrific book by Romano and from the great Mountaineers out here White Mountain Guide, 29th: AMC’s Comprehensive Guide to Hiking Trails in the White Mountain National Forest (Appalachian Mountain Club White Mountain Guide). AMC looks like the big […]

To use the maximum memory isn’t easy because you need to put in an older 1066MHz (aka DDR3-8500) part to get the cheaper 1333 Mhz (DDR3-12800) part to run, but just realized the way to do this is to get five DDR3-10800 and five DDR3-12500 and put one in each as the MacBooks will go […]