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Shop for backpacking equipment including hiking tent and bivy bag.

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Expert: Dr. T. Scott Cook
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Bio: Dr. T. Scott Cook has a degrees in Recreational Leadership and Outdoor Adventure from Greenfield Community College and the University of Massachusetts.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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Expert: Rusty Martin
Bio: Rusty Martin is a Boy Scout leader who attended Scout Master training in 2006.
Filmmaker: Evakay Favia

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Expert: Bruce Lessels
Contact: www.kayaklesson.com
Bio: Bruce Lessels is president and co-founder of Zoar Outdoor, a full-service outdoor center in western Massachusetts offering camping, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and fly fishing.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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Expert: Charlie Vance
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Bio: Charlie Vance has been camping since he was a kid. Vance spent time with the Army, and was part of Boy Scouts of America for nearly a decade, making it all the way through Eagle Scout.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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