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How's your reputation?
Anyone who's ever read comments online knows that the numbers of posts, comments, or reviews an individual shares doesn't necessarily correlate with his or her value to the community. Enter reputation systems, which measure the value of each member's contributions.
Meet Bill S, April's most helpful reviewer
Congratulations to long-time community member Bill S, author of April's most helpful gear review. The Trailspace community voted Bill's review of the CamelBak All Clear water purifier the most useful review of the month.
Meet our Backcountry Gear Haiku Winners — Worth $500 to Backcountry.com
With poetic odes to sleeping bags and stoves, climbing helmets and kid carriers, pee bottles and wet wipes, the nearly 400 entries in our Backcountry Gear Haiku Contest mined the depths of outdoor gear tributes and trials. For their haiku on a tent, bear spray, and belayer's rope, the winners receive $500 to Backcountry.com.
New Feature: Comment on Gear Reviews
Have you ever read someone's gear review and had a follow-up question or two? Or just wanted to comment on a stellar, helpful review? Great job! Now you can leave comments on any Trailspace gear review.
Announcing the Backcountry Gear Haiku Finalists
Here are the top outdoor gear haiku finalists, by community vote, from our Backcountry Gear Haiku Contest. Our seven outdoor judges are voting on their personal favorites, and three poetic people will win $300, $150, and $50 to Backcountry.com.
Enter Backcountry Gear Haiku by Wednesday; Vote Now
Attention, all poet procrastinators: Wednesday, April 25, is the last day to enter your backcountry gear haiku in our contest. Start voting now for your favorites to determine the top ten community finalists.
Meet Erich, March's most helpful reviewer
Congratulations to community member, canoeist, and climber Erich, author of March's most helpful gear review. The Trailspace community voted Erich's review of his Optimus Svea 123 stove as March's most useful review.
Write backcountry gear haiku, win $500 from Backcountry
We’re celebrating National Poetry Month with a Backcountry Gear Haiku contest. Not only are we giving away $500, thanks to Backcountry.com, but we've rounded up seven top outdoor editors, bloggers, and even a government official as judges to read your poetic gear greatness.
Extreme Outdoor Food Happiness
If you haven't seen it already, check out this video of Norwegian explorer Aleksander Gamme experiencing extreme outdoor food happiness.
Sneak Peek
If you've been on any of our social media sites today, you may have noticed a new look for Trailspace.
NPS offers animal-human interactive experiences to meet $20M budget gap
In an attempt to meet a $20-million budget shortfall, the National Park Service will offer animal-human interactive experiences for the 2012 spring and summer tourist season, reports the Department of the Interior today.
What does Trailspace mean to you?
As a reader and member of Trailspace, you likely have some impressions of our online outdoor community. Whether you joined us today (welcome!) or back in 2001, what does Trailspace mean to you?
Win your copy of Andrew Skurka's "Gear Guide"
Want to learn how long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka takes care of his feet? What he uses to purify water? We're giving away three copies of Skurka's "The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide," thanks to National Geographic.
Can a "Hunger Games" effect get more people outdoors?
Can a young adult tale about a post-apocalyptic society inspire more people, especially kids, to get outside? Could the "Hunger Games" make outdoor survival skills and self-sufficiency cool?
Eat some Muddy Bean Boots this spring
In honor of spring and its 100th anniversary, L.L. Bean and Gifford's Ice Cream have created a Muddy Bean Boots ice cream flavor, inspired by the iconic outdoor boot.
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