Marv's Disclaimer

Backpacking Can Be Dangerous

Backpacking has danger associated with it. You are subject to personal risk of illness, injury, or even loss of life due to your health and physical condition, due to terrain, due to animals, due to equipment mis-use and failures, due to weather, due to poor planning, due to the lack of experience of you and your companions, due to a whole host of causes. Backpacking is especially dangerous for children, and they require close supervision. You need to be aware of danger and minimize it to the best of your ability.

The information available in Marv's Web pages is intended to make your backpacking
experience more enjoyable. It is based, for the most part, on Marv's experience backpacking since 1980. Products mentioned are, for the most part, ones Marv has used, and Marv receives no compensation or gifts from any manufacturer or vendor. Sometimes Marv points out risks and dangers, but acknowledges no obligation to do so. Marv cannot know about your health, your knowledge, your abilities, your common sense. Marv does not recommend backpacking to you. Marv does not guarantee that any products mentioned will work satisfactorily for you. In all cases, USE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON MARV'S WEB PAGE AT YOUR OWN RISK.