Gear Lists

Raider’s Fanny Pack : Toiletries And More

Raider’s Fanny Pack : Toiletries And More

Up the trail, the sun glimmered off an iridescent waist, rainbow reflections hitting the dirt path. Grown-out blonde hair tucked loosely into a bun. A stray stand comes loose in...

Jan 14, 2018 : Katie Doane
Why Am I So Nervous?  I’ve Been Waiting So Long For This Moment!

Why Am I So Nervous? I’ve Been Waiting So Long For This Moment!

Okay, now I understand. I've read so many blogs written in the final days before hitting the trail. Just about every one expressed anxiety, self doubt, nervousness. I assumed either...

Jul 23, 2017 : Ruth Morley
AT SOBO Gear List

AT SOBO Gear List

The oft discussed gear list. Do you have all the lightweight items?  What was your budget?  Since my preparations began, I have been trying to balance lightweight with budget, taking...

Jul 16, 2017 : Megan Landstine
My Gear + Food

My Gear + Food

These are the items I use daily on the trail. I'm 51 days in now and can pretty confidently say that I feel comfortable carrying each one of these items....

Jun 1, 2017 : Anna Zimmerman
Efficient and Capable: My Gear List

Efficient and Capable: My Gear List

My gear list was built to be efficient, but capable and after two years in the making - it better be! Check it out and see if my gear updates...

May 26, 2017 : Josh Johnson
The Things We Carried

The Things We Carried

Living out of your backpack is serious business. For nearly five months I lived out of my backpack, trekking from Georgia to Maine. Before setting off, I tried to pack...

Apr 28, 2017 : Danielle
Cook Kits

Cook Kits

Have you every taken a look at your current cook kit and asked yourself how can I make it lighter? Well I have and this is what I have found...

Apr 18, 2017 : Patrick Donahue
PCT Gear List II

PCT Gear List II

Not a whole lot has changed from the first gear list. I wanted to get an Arc pack with the heavier duty 4.2 oz/sqyd Gridstop fabric. Unfortunately, you can only...

Mar 16, 2017 : Lion Heart
On Hiking With A Knife

On Hiking With A Knife

I wouldn't be caught dead in the wilderness without a knife.  Plain and simple.  I was always taught that you never go into the woods without a.) telling someone where...

Feb 24, 2017 : Sean Kearns
What’s in My Pack:  Ruby Throat’s Gear List for 2017

What’s in My Pack: Ruby Throat’s Gear List for 2017

Backpack with Benefits Twenty years ago, I moved to the mountains and bought my first “real” backpack, an Osprey ISIS with a built-in chair. A CHAIR! Best.  Thing.  Ever. (Unless...

Feb 15, 2017 : Deane "Roo" Giordano