So you have decided you are going to investigate the Pacific Crest Trail or PCT for short. You are interested in section hiking or maybe thru-hiking the entire trail but need to learn more about it before you feel good making a decision. Well, you are in luck as that is the reason I have … Read more
If you are looking for a more comforting style sleeping pad then the Hybern8 Ultralight Sleeping Pad may be the best choice for your next trip! Unlike other flat pads, the Hybern8 is able to adapt to your curve which will help keep you comfortably placed in the middle of the pad and not sliding … Read more
In researching my plan for my personal Appalachian Trail hike the question of “how do you take the time off to thru-hike” kept coming up over and over. I will be honest I have most definitely thought about this myself as I am working on my plan as it is a long amount of time … Read more
Its been about 5 months since my last ultralight budget gear was launched and over time I have found and replaced gear with some lighter and more efficient choices. Today I’m going to cover the best budget hiking loadout for ultralight backpacking which will cover each item here and what the approximate cost would be … Read more
Hiker hunger, have you heard the term? It is due in large part to caloric intake and nutrition issues which occur on a long-distance thru-hike. In the article today we are going to cover how to properly handle your nutrition on the go, like during a thru-hike. The caloric intake required to maintain muscle, strength, … Read more
If you haven’t been in the hiking community very long then odds are you haven’t ever heard of Post Trail Depression, I know this because prior to me starting to work on a plan for either the AT or PCT, I hadn’t. Now I am starting to work on a plan to re-invest myself back … Read more
While preparing and planning for my own personal Appalachian Trail thru-hike I have seen this request over and over again. So instead of just saying that you can best budget ultralight gears, I put it all together on Amazon as an idea list for anyone to use to grab the gear essential to starting out … Read more
Maintaining proper care of feet is vitally important and something which is frequently overlooked when selecting the correct footwear for hiking. When you begin to plan your activities for your thru-hike you need to make sure to plan to pamper them. What isn’t expected is how fast bad foot care and maintenance can shut down … Read more
The primary reason to cut your backpacking base weight is when you are doing long distance hikes like the PCT, AT, and CDT you need to carry weight at your sweet point for effectiveness, safety and longevity. Many first time thru-hikers find after the first day or two that they have started with far too … Read more
