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The Top Footwear on the Appalachian Trail: 2023 Thru-Hiker Survey
In this third installment of the 2023 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Survey we're covering all things footwear. Picking shoes is one of the most personal gear choices when it comes to...
Change In Footwear, Leaving the Smokies, and Update on Bear Activity
Change in Footwear i was terribly disappointed when I discovered at Locust Cove Gap Campsite, mile 147.4, that a lug on the sole of my new Keen Voyager hiking shoe...
The Top Footwear on the Appalachian Trail: 2022 Thru-Hiker Survey
The second installation of the Trek’s annual AT Thru Hiker Survey covers all things footwear. Shoes are one of the most important gear choices to a thru-hiker’s comfort, considering that...
The Top Footwear on the Appalachian Trail: 2021 Thru-Hiker Survey
Following the general information survey results released a few weeks ago, our attention now turns to Joal’s favorite subject: gear. Each year as part of The Trek’s annual thru-hiker survey,...
The Top Footwear on the Appalachian Trail: 2019 AT Thru-Hiker Survey
Each year as part of The Trek’s annual thru-hiker survey, we ask hikers about the footwear they used, and this footwear data remains my favorite to analyze and write about!...
The Top Footwear on the Appalachian Trail: 2018 AT Thru-Hiker Survey
Each year as part of The Trek’s annual thru-hiker survey, we ask hikers about the footwear they used, and this footwear data remains my favorite to analyze and write about....
The Best Women’s Footwear for Hiking and Backpacking
The following is a sponsored post brought to you by REI. Find your next favorite pair of trail shoes here. Women can get away with wearing men's shoes, but research...
Top Footwear of 2017: Results from the Annual Hiker Survey
I should start with an apology for the long delay in writing this post. We typically try to get the survey results out before the next class of thru-hikers begins,...
The Top Footwear on the Appalachian Trail: 2016 Thru-Hiker Survey
This is the third year in a row I have surveyed hikers about their footwear, and for the third time, it seems be the trickiest gear selection. Just take a look...
Pox & Puss Episode #20 – Pink Blazing in the Footwear Department
Find out the new definition of Pink Blazing! We actually talk about gear...well, how to shop for it at least. We take a call from Mr. T, some guy wears...