Whether you're a day hiker or a multi-day trekker, eating well on the trail is something you need to prepare for. If you want to cook on the trail, traditionally you normally use either a camp fire or, in more recent decades, a gas stove. The gas … [Continue reading]
I was out hiking last Saturday and I was reminded again of a pet hate of mine while out hiking on the trail. That pet hate involves hiking poles aka trekking poles, walking poles or walking sticks. Now, I generally don't use trekking poles but I … [Continue reading]
Today I want to look at another member of the Salomon hiking boot family, the Salomon Comet 3D GTX hiking boots for women. These boots are getting some great reviews across the board. The Salomon Comet 3D GTX Hiking Boots for … [Continue reading]
OK, it's mid December and the Winter has set in. In many parts of the world that means colder temperatures, frost, snow and all sorts of other seasonal weather hazards to deal with. With that in mind I wanted to get together a detailed list of the … [Continue reading]
A key part of keeping all your hiking enjoyable is of course safety. A key part of safety is how you plan and set up your hiking route. Also, when you're out on your hike, how you follow your planned route successfully and take any required … [Continue reading]
Today I want to look at a super rain jacket from a very well known and respected brand. Please let me introduce the Columbia Watertight II jacket. With oodles of great reviews and user experience all over the net, I thought it might warrant a … [Continue reading]
The Mountain Hardwear Ampato jacket sits at the higher end of the range on the rain jacket price scale. With that in mind you should expect that bit extra quality and some nice features. That definitely seems to be the case. I found a lot of … [Continue reading]
I've been really impressed with a lot of what Marmot has to offer so this jacket caught my eye when I came across it. The first point of note was the fact that it had a 5 star rating after 90 plus customer reviews. That's a really good batting … [Continue reading]
Just over a year ago, August 2013, I did one of the most popular and well known hikes in Europe. Calling it a hike would, to some, be incorrect as for many, it is first and foremost a pilgrimage. The hike was on the ‘Camino de Santiago’ or … [Continue reading]