After researching your Continental Divide Trail gear, the question many aspiring thru-hikers move to is that of CDT resupply. What is CDT resupply? It's the replenishment of the food (and other consumable items) carried in a hiker's backpack. Contrary to popular belief, hikers of the Trail of
The Continental Divide Trail Hiker Survey (2021)
After an interesting year of Continental Divide Trail thru-hiking and CDT survey results in 2020, we're back up and running with a (more) normal year in 2021. The CDT Survey is in its fifth year and I would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to participate. The CDT
What to Put In a Thru-Hiker Care Package
If you know someone who is hiking or plans on hiking a long-distance trail, you may want to send them a hiker care package at some point along the trail. The trick of sending a care package? Knowing what to put in it. At first thought, you may be tempted to fill it with "things hikers like" -
The CDT Resupply Guide: Class of 2020 Survey
Continental Divide Trail resupply is typically what will begin consuming much of your time after you finish researching your CDT gear. However, you should probably spend less time thinking about resupply and more time training with a heavy pack on. That said, it does help to familiarize yourself
The CDT Resupply Guide: Class of 2019 Survey
After deciding that you're going to hike the Continental Divide Trail and researching your CDT gear, most aspiring thru-hikers move to the question of resupply. What is CDT resupply? It's the replenishment of the food (and other consumable items) carried in a hiker's backpack. The idea that
The Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hiker Survey (2019)
Welcome to the results of the 2019 Continental Divide Trail Thru-hiker Survey! The CDT Survey is now in its third year and I would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to participate. You're all champions of life. And thank you, dear reader, for being patient while
The CDT Resupply Guide: Class of 2018 Survey
Contrary to popular belief, Continental Divide Trail thru-hikers do not carry all of their food for the entire hike with them from the beginning (and if you're hiking the CDT then I would expect you to know this since chances are you've already done a long-distance thru-hike). If you're unfamiliar
The Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hiker Survey (2017)
Hello and welcome to the results of the 2017 Continental Divide Trail Thru-hiker Survey! Now that I've hiked the Continental Divide Trail, I feel it's a good time to begin disseminating free information on the internet to make the CDT more accessible to people who will ultimately end up ruining
Mountain House Freeze Dried Meals: The Ultimate Review
It's true, a person can live on cheese, tortillas, and candy in the wilderness for weeks at a time; I'm living proof of this. Sadly, as incredible as the cheese/tortilla/candy diet can be, it leaves something to be desired - namely, food (or at least what my dad would call food). In the world of