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Outside magazine, October 1995


Review: Hardware and Software

Shells That Almost Aren't
In a weatherproof-breathable jacket, you can never have too much of a lightweight thing
By Bob Howells

Buying Right: World Bands on the Run
Shortwaves that are long on reception
By Manrico Delcore with Mary Beth Debicki

Books: Vengeance and Cactus
Reviews By Miles Harvey

  • Painted Desert, By Frederick Barthelme
  • Grassland, By Richard Manning
  • The Prarie Keepers, Secrets of the Grasslands By Marcy Houle
  • A Boat in Our Baggage: Around the World in a Kayak, By Maria Coffey