Gear List

Wonderland Trail Gear Shakedown: New Additions, My Current Top 5, & The Official List

Wonderland Trail Gear Shakedown: New Additions, My Current Top 5, & The Official List

A complete gear list of everything I'm bringing with me on the Wonderland Trail, as well as new gear additions and my current top 5 traditional and untraditional pieces of...

Jul 3, 2025 : Hiker Sonic
My Gear at the Appalachian Trail Halfway Point

My Gear at the Appalachian Trail Halfway Point

This won’t interest some folks at all, but others love gear more than anything. You know which camp you fall into and what to do. For a complete list, check...

Jun 25, 2025 : Cynthia Olsen
Joy’s CDT Gear List

Joy’s CDT Gear List

I am a hiker that if I can't access it while hiking, I probably won't stop and take off my pack to get it. I have had bad chaffing, blisters,...

Jun 23, 2025 : Dani Buck
Preparing for the JMT as a Young Person

Preparing for the JMT as a Young Person

Ten year old thru-hiker PJ shares how she’s preparing for a JMT hike and what gear she carries.

Jun 22, 2025 : PJ Athenian
Packing for the CDT and other preparations!

Packing for the CDT and other preparations!

Yesterday, my girlfriend Bella and I laid out all of the clothes and gear that we'll be taking with us on the CDT! We'll start the trail in less than...

Jun 11, 2025 : Megan Paluska
My Gear & Prep for the PCT

My Gear & Prep for the PCT

GEAR: Part 1 It's here! The months (maybe even years) of obsessing over gear is over. After reading The Trek blogs, reading Gear Lab reviews, scrolling through people's Instagrams that...

May 30, 2025 : Kiley V
Gear Talk

Gear Talk

The gear I’m taking with me and some additional commentary.

May 28, 2025 : Sara
You’re Taking ‘That’ Gear With You?

You’re Taking ‘That’ Gear With You?

Ah, the delightful and divisive topic of gear. What drives more conversation and debate among keen hikers than what is in your pack?  If, like me, you enjoy spending time...

May 25, 2025 : Sean Berenson
A Dumpster Diver’s Guide to Thru-Hiking Lifestyle

A Dumpster Diver’s Guide to Thru-Hiking Lifestyle

In long distance hiking culture there is this sort of constant onslaught of gear-oriented layouts and I wanted to add my own being a bit different than the voices you'll...

May 22, 2025 : Zenji SpiritWalker
Gear Lists are for Changing

Gear Lists are for Changing

On all of my thruhikes so far, my gear has fluctuated based on things like terrain, hiker box finds, and material failures. Still, I was chuckling at myself this week...

May 10, 2025 : Kelly Rogue