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
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
One key item that will come up during each hike you look into will be bear bags or bear canisters. These are required on the trail to ensure you put your food in a safe location where animals, like a bear, can’t get to it. This is important to you and the bear equally as … 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
So you have decided you want to start investigating what you need to start. Planning your thru-hike is something that will take some time and preparation along with assembling the proper gear. This guide will help you organize and build your strategy as to a long-distance hike through the Appalachian Trail. Make a note to … Read more
When beginning your journey to preparing for a thru-hike you have so much you have to research and learn about to become well versed in the needed gear, knowledge, and more. Many times a new hiker is lured by the ultralight mentality by trying to follow YouTube and others to lower their base weight massively. … Read more
Choosing to start backpacking leads you to many more questions about preparing, the most frequent questions I had centered around understanding backpack base weight. This weight is at the center of most thru-hikers discussions and I thought I should dive in to better understand before buying a backpack to ensure it was the right size. … Read more
One of my first questions and thoughts when I started this process was around what the average mileage a thru hiker will travel per day. Since this is a more crazy question than I first suspected I chose to write about it for the next person. What is the Average Thru Hike Miles Per Day … Read more
For those who aren’t from Texas, well and those in Texas who weren’t aware the Lone Star Hiking Trail is the longest trail in Texas. It is a challenge that differs from many others in the hiking world due to the normal lack of water, heat, and humidity. How long does it take to hike … Read more
