Typically most backpacking trips I do, are over the span of a weekend, so usually 1 to 2 nights, sometimes 3. Having done many of them over the years at this stage, I thought it would be useful to lay out some information with regards to what I … [Continue reading]
Last weekend I headed into the mountains for my first short backpacking trip of the year. A friend of mine suggested we head out to get a hike in on Saturday, on the way to camp, and another on the way back to the cars on Sunday. As we were in … [Continue reading]
In the last post I added up on the site I went into the basic topic of base layers, in terms of what a base layer is and what purpose they serve. In that post, I touched on base layer leggings. To me they are the secondary part of the base layer … [Continue reading]
When you head out hiking, typically you wear your gear in layers. For example, you will have an outer layer which usually consists of your rain gear. This is the outer layer as it faces the outside. This layer typically involves protection from … [Continue reading]
This is a kind of funny topic to think about as I have never really had any issues with finding people to hike with. However, it can be pretty common for some. I remember it a little myself when I first started out hiking, I just didn’t know any … [Continue reading]
Have you ever needed to fly away on a short weekend trip and wanted to get some hiking in while you were away? However, you only have a carry on or two in your baggage allowance.I am not sure if you’ve ever tried to do this, but trying to squeeze … [Continue reading]
I had a very interesting, and somewhat surprising, conversation with a Guy at the weekend about the subject of how to wear rain pants. That is, he struck up a conversation with me on whether they should be worn as standalone pants or combined with … [Continue reading]
Last year I had the pleasure of travelling to the West Coast of the US to visit some of the truly beautiful and amazing national parks that are on offer there. It is truly a hikers paradise and while I visited four of the main national parks while I … [Continue reading]
I received a comment from a gentleman last week on my review of the Lowa Lo hiking shoes, where he stated that he couldn’t understand where the comfort of the shoes, that I was referring to in the review, was coming from. He stated, rightly so, that … [Continue reading]