Sure, you could take a look at the 2020 Thru-hiker Gift Guide, but what if you're not just any thru-hiker? What if you're a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker? Yes, every thru-hiker thinks themself special and those found (or about to be found) on the PCT are no different. So what if your loved one
The 2020 Thru-hiker Gift Guide
Things are finally cooling off (at least in California) and it's nearly time for the results of what will be some very strange thru-hiker surveys. That means it's also the season to work on upgrading your backpacking outfit for when it's time to go back outside next year (if you're interested,
Guide to REI’s Gear Up Get Out Sale (2019)
How do you know you're getting a good deal on outdoor gear? Are you paying the MSRP? Yes? I have news! You're paying too much. Thankfully, there are those times of the year when companies discount products in the hopes of increasing sales; with the announcement of REI's Gear Up Get Out Sale,
The 2019 Thru-hiker Gift Guide
We're coming up on the end of the year which means two things, it's almost time for the results of the thru-hiker surveys and it's time to start upgrading your backpacking gear for next year's "go outside and walk places" season (if you're interested, here's my latest backpacking gear
The Best Backpacking Gear Deals of Cyber Week 2018
Following the great American tradition of eating turkey until your sick and fighting with your drunk uncle, it's time for another great American tradition: spending money on things that you may or may not really need (or end up using until next summer). To help you sort out what to trade your
The 2018 Thru-hiker Gift Guide
As thru-hiking season draws to a close in the northern hemisphere, we approach the time of the year where all of us are encouraged to spend lots of money on things we may or may not need for future adventures that we may or may not have (but hopefully the former). As someone who does not have a
The 2017 Adventure Travel Gift Guide
Although I spend a lot of time outside of cities, it is inevitable that I find myself in large populated places. As much as I would like to imagine otherwise, the gear I have with me on a day-to-day basis when traveling is not the same gear as I have on, for example, a thru-hike (that is to say, I
The 2017 Thru-hiker Gift Guide
It would appear that we're going to make it through another year, and it's fast approaching the months when people begin thinking about how to best change their currency into gifts for others (or themselves). Since many thru-hikers pride themselves on being minimalists, they can be difficult