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What if I Had to Buy All New Gear!

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Stick

“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” Rather than do an end of year gear review, what if I were to completely start all over! “What if…” I started 2017 off with absolutely no backpacking gear or clothing, only the … Continue reading →

Posted in Backpacking, Gear, Gear List, Gear Talk, Trip Planning | Tagged 0.9L Titanium Cook Pot, 475 ml Mug, Air Pad, Anker, Appalachian Trail, Arc Blast, AT, backpack, Backpacking, Battery Charger, Bear Line, Black Rock Gear, Blast Food Bag, Buff, canister stove, Capilene, Carbon Core Stakes, Carbon Fiber Poles, ccf pad, Columbia, Convertible Pants, Cook Kit, Coozie, CP3 Poles, Cuben Fiber, Cuben Fiber Poncho, Cuben Fiber Rain Kilt, Cuben Fiber Tent, Deuce of Spades, Ditty Bag, Down Anorak, Down Beanie, Down Jacket, Down Pants, Down Pillow, Down Socks, Duplex, Dyneema, ECA252, Enlightened Equipment, eVENT Rain Mitts, Evernew, Exped, Food Bag, Gaiters, Gear List, Gloves, GooseFeet Gear, Gossamer Gear, Ground Sheet, guylines, H52, Headlamp, Hikertrash, Hiking, Hot Lips, Lawson Kline, Light Snow Gaiters, Lightweight Long Bottoms, LiteTrail, Locus Gear, Long handle spoon, Microfiber Towel, Mini Water Filter, Mini-D Carabiner, MLD, Mountain Hard Wear, Mountain Laurel Designs, MSR, NeoAir, OD-1RX, OR, OR PL150, Outdoor Research, Pack Liner, patagonia, Photon Micro Light, Picharpak Workshop, pillow, Polycro, Poncho, Potty Trowel, Prodigy Quilt, quilt, Rain Gear, Rain Kilt, Rain Mitts, reflective cord, Sawyer, shelter, shepherd hook stakes, Silver Ridge 2, Silver Umbrella, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, SmartWool, Snow Peak, socks, Soft Bag, Soft Bladder, Soto, Squeezable Bag, Stake Sack, Stakes, Storm Safety Whistle, stove, Stronghold Mittens, Suunto Core, Swing LiteFlex Umbrella, T Shirt, Tall Gaiters, Tent, Therm-A-Rest, Thermal Weight Zip Neck Hoody, ThinLight pad, Titanium Mug, Titanium Stakes, Toak's, Trekking Poles, UL Air Pillow, UL cook pot, UL Ground Cloth, UltraGlide Bear Bagging Line, Umbrella, UnderArmor, underwear, Watch, Water Filter, Webbem Traveler, Wicked Lite, Wind Jacket, Windmaster, Wool Socks, XLite, Z Seat, ZebraLight, ZPacks, ZPacks Sleeping Bag | 12 Comments

Post Hike Gear Talk: January 2015 – Hot Springs to Max Patch

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Stick

Last weekend I met up with a few friends and continued my hike a few miles farther north along the Appalachian Trail. On day 1 we began our hike from the parking lot below Max Patch, and hiked ~7 miles to Walnut … Continue reading →

Posted in Arc Blast, Backpacking, Backpacks, Base Layers, Clothes, Cook Kits, Foot Wear, Gear, Gear List, Gear Reviews, Gear Talk, Hats/Beanies, Headlamps, Hexamid, Hexanet, Jackets, Lights, NeoAir, Pillows, Rain Mitts, Sleeping Bags, Sleeping Pads, Socks, Stoves, Tarp, The Trail, Thermarest, Thoughts, Trail Runners, Trekking Poles, Water Stuff, Wind Shirt, XLite, ZPacks | Tagged AcuRite Thermometer, Appalachian Trail, Aqua Mira, AT, backpack, Backpacking, Black Rock Gear, BPW, camping, Cesar's Pad Thai, Columbia Silver Ridge Convertible Pants, Deer Park Mountain Shelter, Down Boggin, Down hat, Down Pants, Down Socks, Exped SynMat UL7, Exped UL Air Pillow, Gear Review, Gear Talk, Good To Go Meals, GooseFeet Gear Down Pillowcase, H51, Headlight, Hiking, Hot Springs, Inov-8 RocLite 315, Jetboil MiniMi, Jetboil Sol Ti, Long Bottoms, Long handle spoon, Marmot Helium, Max Patch, MLD eVENT Overmitts, Montbell Ex Light Anorak, MSR Mini Ground Hogs, Outdoor Research PL 150 Gloves, Patagonia Capilene 2, Patagonia Capilene 4 Hoody, Patagonia Houdini, R1, REI Ti_ware Spoon, Sawyer Mini, shirt, sleeping bag, SmartWool Socks, Smoky Mountain Diner, Suunto Core, Thai Curry, The North Face Verto, Thermarest NeoAir XLite, Ti Shepherd Hook Stakes, TPW, Trail Runners, Trekking Poles, Walnut Mountain Shelter, Watch, Wind Jacket, ZebraLight, ZPacks Arc Blast, ZPacks Fleece Mittens, ZPacks Hexanet, ZPacks Solo Plus Hexamid Tarp | 16 Comments

Post Hike Gear Talk: BIAS Weight Weenie Micro Hammock

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Stick

Last weekend I decided to take the kids with me on an overnight hike on the AT. To be clear, this hike wasn’t really about miles, or even gear really, it was about getting the kids outdoors, and spending some … Continue reading →

Posted in Gear Talk, Hammocks | Tagged BIAS, Butt In A Sling, Down Pants, Down Socks, Enlightened Equipment, Gear Talk, GooseFeet Gear, hammock, Hammock Gear, Top Quilt, Underquilt, Weight Wennie Micro | 21 Comments

Gear for a 3 Day Backpacking Trip

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Stick

This weekend I will be heading out for another fun-filled adventure… so I figured I had better pack a bag before it’s too late… But, let me begin by saying that I have chosen not to reveal the location of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gear List, Trip Planning | Tagged Backpacking, Black Diamond Trekking Poles, Chrome Dome, Cuben Fiber, Cuben Ground Sheet, Down Pillow Case, Down Socks, Eagle Creek Pack It Specter, Enlightened Equipment, Exped, Gear Toons, GoLite, GooseFeet Gear, Hexamid Tarp, Hiking, Jetboil Sol Ti, LiteTrail, Montane Minimus Smock, Multipack, Odor Proof Bags, Prodigy Quilt, ProLite 3, Rain Kilt, Sawyer, sleeping pad, Snow Peak Ti Bowl, Thermarest, Trip Planning, UL Pillow, UltraLight Backpacking, Umbrella, Water Filter, ZebraLight H51, ZPacks | 19 Comments

Olympic National Park Post Hike Gear Talk

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Stick

My recent hike in the Olympic National Park has now been my longest single backpacking trip. We were out 7 days and 6 nights; the temperatures ranged from around the high 30’s (F) to likely mid 60’s (F), and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Backpacks, Clothes, Cook Kits, Cups/Mugs, Gaiters, Gear, Gear List, Gear Reviews, Gossamer Gear, Headlamps, Lights, Pillows, Quilts, Rain Gear, Sleeping Pads, Socks, Spoons, Stoves, Tarps, Trekking Poles, Wallet, Water Filter, ZPacks | Tagged 1/8" Thinlight Pad, 550 ml Cook Pot, Blast 30 Backpack, Capilene 4 Extreme Wt Hoody, Cuben Fiber Wallet, Custom Down Pants, Dirty Girl Gaiters, Down Socks, Enlightened Equipment Quilt, Exped UL Air Pillow, GooseFeet Gear, Gossamer Gear, Lawson Kline Ti Hook Stakes, LiteTrail, LT4 Trekking Poles, MSR Carbon Core Stakes, North Face Verto, Olympic National Park, Overbooties, patagonia, Prodigy Quilt, ProLite 3 Sleeping Pad, REI Long Handle Ti Ware Spoon, Sawyer Squeeze, Solid Fuel Cook Kit, Stuff Sack Down Pillow Case, Terra Nova 1gm Stakes, The North Face, Therm-A-Rest, Water Filter, Wind Jacket, ZebraLight H51, Zipepred Wallet, ZPacks, ZPacks Hexamid Solo Plus Tarp, ZPacks Hexanet, ZPacks Hip Belt Pouches | 10 Comments

25 Awesome Backpacking Christmas Gifts for under $65

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Stick

Christmas time is upon us, and while I will admit, gift-giving is not what it’s all about, it is a tradition that many people take part in. So, with this in mind, I am sure that there are some that … Continue reading →

Posted in Gift Ideas | Tagged Adventure Outdoor Seat, alcohol stove, Backpacking, Boombot Rex, Caldera Sidewinder System, Carbon Fiber Tent Stakes, Cuben Fiber Rain Mitts, Down Hood, Down Socks, EvaRest CCF Pad, First-Aid Kit, Fosters Flat Bottom Cup, GetOutThere Kit, Gift Ideas, GLine Guy Lines, GoLite Poncho Tarp, Growers Cup Coffee, Hawk Vittles, Hiking, ISO-Clean Stove, Knife, Mini Atomic Stove, Newt Backpack, Pocket Profile Map, Polycro Groundsheet, Redneck Beer Cup, Rollover Stove, Safety Kits, Snuggly Toes, Spyderco Ladybug, Titanium Trowel, Titanium Windscreen, UltraLight Backpacking | 12 Comments

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What if I Had to Buy All New Gear!

Post Hike Gear Talk: January 2015 – Hot Springs to Max Patch

Post Hike Gear Talk: BIAS Weight Weenie Micro Hammock

Gear for a 3 Day Backpacking Trip

Olympic National Park Post Hike Gear Talk

25 Awesome Backpacking Christmas Gifts for under $65

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