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
Many of you have reached out for some helpful tips for first-time thru-hikers to have success while on the trail. I assembled a huge and hopefully comprehensive list of the most helpful pieces of information and advice I found online to give you some quality assistance and education. Helpful Tips For First Time Thru-Hikers We … Read more
I want to help teach you how to buy the right backpack and ensure that you find that the right backpack for your hiking life is a big decision as this is part of the big three gear which will make up a large portion of your base weight. This is why it is one … Read more
Something that all people who decide to start a thru-hike should build a checklist to ensure they cover everything before, during and after they leave. This requires building a comprehensive list of all the equipment you will need, the management of employment, housing and services you have to your house and more. The first step … Read more
We covered how to choose the right puffy jacket prior and we received requests for our list of best and/or popular down and synthetic jackets. Today we delve into the options on popular puffy jackets and where you can spend some money on quality jackets that will last you. We want to ensure you look … Read more
A puffer jacket is super important to investigate and purchase because it’s a critical article of clothing while ultralight backpacking. Your puffy jacket should not be made cheaply as you spend a lot of time wearing it. Over in this post, we cover the 10 best puffy jackets in this article due to user feedback … Read more
Backpacking and everything that is required for backpacking can get expensive. Especially when you start adding all the little things that you end up needing that you didn’t think you needed. Today we present the 10 most forgotten backpacking items backpacking gear must-have items, they may be cheap but they are high-quality backpacking gear items … Read more
