If you’re planning on thru-hiking or section hiking the Colorado Trail, you may be wondering what gear you need to protect yourself against bears. I thru-hiked the Colorado Trail in July 2021 and I brought a bear canister with me, specifically the BV450 bear canister. Not to bury the lead I would say you don’t …
Do I Need A Bear Canister On The Colorado Trail? Read More »
I love Darn Tough socks. Simple as that. I first used them on my section hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2019 (400 miles). Then my coast to coast hike across Ireland (400 miles) and most recently my thru-hike of the Colorado Trail (500 miles). As well as a bunch of day hikes and everyday …
Putting Darn Toughs Lifetime Guarantee To The Test (Outside USA) Read More »
Many in the ultralight hiking community repurpose items from non-hiking communities for their hikes. The Showa Waterproof Glove was originally popular with Japanese fisherman then Andrew Skurka, a prominent hiker, talked about them on his blog. Now they are a popular glove for the ultralight hiker. I use them myself and love them. There are …
It’s the middle of the night, you’re snug in your sleeping bag or quilt, the rain is pouring, the wind blowing. You need to pee. Good god! This is when a pee bottle becomes a glorious luxury item to have when out hiking. But there are plenty of different pee bottles out depending on what …
Top 5 Best Pee Bottles For Hiking, Camping & Mountaineering Read More »
Today I wanted to talk about the Zpacks Duplex versus the Altaplex DCF tents. I’ve used both now. In 2019 I did 400 miles on the A.T. using the Duplex and recently I sold that and bought the Altaplex and used that for 400 miles when I did a coast to coast thru-hike across Ireland. …
I hope to be thruhiking next year in 2021. Either the AT or the PCT, I haven’t fully decided yet. So I wanted to talk about if can you vlog or cinematically document your thruhike with just a smartphone? Spoiler alert: Yes, you can. For example, you can see a video I made about my …
2020! It’s been an interesting year. I had to cancel my PCT thruhike but I managed the coast to coast hike across Ireland and plenty of little day hikes and I even adopted a mountain in Sicily. So my top 10 favourite pieces of gear this year In no particular order: 1) Red Paw Packs …
So, where to start. I was planning on hiking the PCT this year. For those that don’t know this is a hiking trail that goes from the Mexican border all the way up to the Canadian border through California, Oregon and Washington. It starts with around 700 miles of desert then a couple hundred miles of …
Hiking in an Alpaca Poncho. The Perfect Mid-Layer? Read More »
I’m 6ft2 (188cm), so when Zpacks announced they were bringing back the Altaplex I was very excited. I have been using the Duplex for a while but found I was just too tall for it. I’d either wake up with a wet footbox or a wet head. So, I sold my Duplex and decided to …
7 Best Trekking Poles for the Altaplex Tent (Zpacks) Read More »
FitBits are a great bit of gear to have in everyday life. When it comes to hiking though some of the models aren’t up to the challenge. The best FitBit for hiking is simply put: The FitBit Charge 4 or if you want to save some money the older model works great too: The FitBit …