The Gossamer Gear Mariposa Backpack is a thru-hiker favorite from Gossamer Gear, an ultralight backpacking company out of Austin, Texas. It’s been recently revamped –…
The BLUETTI AC500 + B300S is an expandable power station that’s robust enough to be used as a home battery backup or, in my case,…
As part of the Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey, I ask hikers to share their hikes’ scariest and lowest moments. However, I recently began asking…
Three-season backpacking (i.e., backpacking outside of winter months) typically lends itself to summer and/or fair weather backpacking despite including both spring and fall. That said,…
Chances are that things won’t go according to plan on a Continental Divide Trail thru-hike. One of the best things you can do to prepare…
Today begins the Member Coupon Moment (but shouldn’t it be Member Moment Coupon?) at REI. The focus of this sale is the member-only coupon, which…
Don’t let the title of this post mislead you; I am still a huge merino sock fan (and merino hoodie and shirt fan). That said,…
Chances are that things won’t go according to plan on a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike. One of the best things you can do to prepare…
The Tour Divide is an annual 2,700-mile (4,300 km) self-supported bikepacking race following the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR). Most of the route follows…
While completing the Continental Divide Trail Hiker Survey, hikers share the moment(s), if ever, they found themselves in a situation where they felt they were…
When I first bought my van, I thought building it out would be fun and simple – slowly chipping away at the build by taking…
During the Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey, in addition to sharing the scariest moments of their PCT thru-hikes, PCT hikers also share the lowest moment(s)…
