Something folks don’t often think of in the winter time, as they transition from 3-season hiking to 4-season hiking, is water. The rest of the year you don’t need to worry much about your water. Toss it in a Nalgene, or in a hydration bladder, and be on your way. When winter comes around, and […]
Category Archives: Gear
First off – if you do not go out in the woods with a first aid kit, or “FAK” as I commonly refer to it as… my first question is “WHY?!!!?” – No seriously, tell me why in the comments below? I think it is nuts personally, if you do not go out into the […]
You can always find items you rarely or have never used, and can trim them out of your pack, or, realize you used something up on your last trip out, and it needs replacing. Image source: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/hiking%20gear More importantly, you might also find after an inspection of your gear, that a piece of your gear […]
A classic scene from a great movie. And I bet if you are like me, each time we get our camp fire going, no matter if it was with super-dry tinder, truckloads of dry wood, and a Bic lighter, or you were rubbing two sticks together in wet desperation, you feel the same way. I […]
Everyone likes free gear, right? Almost as good as free beer. Well, if you didn’t know, Backpacker Magazine has a weekly giveaway. Now, by the URL they have for it, you would think it expired a long time ago: http://www.backpacker.com/2010-gear-guide-gear-sweepstakes/articles/13771 See the “2010 Gear Guide Gear Giveaway” in there? Well, they just keep re-using it. […]
Just Your Average Hiker 