Planning and Trail Resupply
This past week I’ve been busy with filling resupply boxes with goodies and supplies that I will want and need for a long distance hike. Mostly, food, snacks, supplements, water treatment, batteries,...
View ArticleUpdating Old Content for the New Year
In my down time I’ve been moving a few of my older posts forward from my old blog to this location, mainly tips-n-tricks and trip reports. They will begin to reappear after the first of the year, some...
View ArticleBackyard Gear Testing and ZOMBIE Felines
Once darkness falls my backyard is filled with ZOMBIE felines. These furry four legged beasts are everywhere and they have friends who have friends. They’re all related in someway. They all have...
View ArticleRain Gear Required
This weekend I’m leading a three-day backpacking trip, a first for me. Until now I’ve only planned b-packing trips for myself, never for a group and I’ve never officially lead a group. And it’s going...
View ArticleGear Lists
‘Tis the season for gear lists, it’s hard to find a blog or FB page of a backpacker without a gear list. I’ve never posted one, no particular reason that I know of just haven’t. I pretty much use the...
View ArticleWater Bags — They Don’t Last Forever
I’ve had the same Nalgene wide mouth 1.5-liter soft-sided cantene since 2009, I have no idea how many trips it has gone on or how liters of water it has carried. I like the wide mouth bag during the...
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