Fathers Day is just over a week away and if you haven’t gotten the backpacking dad in your life anything…
Backpacking gear (especially ultralight gear) can be expensive. If you feel like your backpacking hobby has been hitting the wallet…
Staying connected in the backcountry is a luxury that is becoming more and more accessible. There are currently at least…
If you are looking for an ultralight tent one of the best options on the market is the Nemo Hornet…
There are some experiences in life that stand out among the rest. experiences that before they are even over you…
The Trampas Lakes are said to be two of the prettiest lakes in NM.
The perfect place to spend a couple nights and maybe bag a Summit or two.
After a long summer with little opportunity to hike….I was looking forward to getting out into the wilderness. So I planned a somewhat ambitious hike that would hit 4 alpine lakes and 2 summits in 3 days. I packed lighter than usual expecting some big elevation gain and headed off to the Pecos Wilderness of the Carson National Forest. What I didn’t know is this hike would be plagued with issues before it even started.
SPOT X Allows you to send and receive text messages anywhere in the world with the SPOT X. But is it as good as it seems. Here is my SPOT X Review Pros and Cons.
What kind of hiker are you? Some are day hikers, some are backpackers. Take the quiz to find out what kind you are? Then share it with your friends.
There is something about backpacking that I love to share with other people. But recently I realized I have never shared backpacking with my 9 year old daughter. And that wasn’t right. So we decided to fix that and headed North to the Eagle Rock Loop in the Ouachita National Forest of Arkansas.
When planning a backpacking trip, how do you make sure you have everything you need? Most backpackers rely on checklists. Weather it’s on paper, from memory, or printed on a tarp. Which is the case with TripTarp: a new Multipurpse backpacking planning tool I recently had the pleasure to review.