Gear List
Not-Quite-Ultralight But Light Enough
Humble Beginnings Around this time in 2014, I knew nothing about backpacking. I was leaving in a week and all I had was a pair of leggings. I was running around...
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...
Your Average Jane’s Gear Log
My AT 2017 gear list, including the why and how.
When Ultralight is Too Light
PCT hikers are notorious for obsessing over their base weight. Thru-hikers might start the AT with two camp chairs and a thermos strapped to their pack, but PCT hikers look...
Requisite Gear Post: The Follow-Up
Waaay back in March after months of research and planning, I posted my initial gear list here. Now I'm back due to multiple requests (and my own gear nerd tendencies)...
Hiker Box Diaries: Blood On The Saddle
We are in the homestretch. The dog days of August. The last few weeks we have stumbled over the blowdowns in Oregon, then wandered through Obsidian and volcanic rock towards...
My Gear Lust. I mean, List.
Let’s get this clear right now. I could get an invitation to leave tomorrow on the AT, or the PCT, or just about any trail not on the polar ice...
My Wonderland Trail Thru-Hike Gear List
This week, I, along with a pair of friends, will hopefully set out to thru-hike the Wonderland Trail. I say hopefully because this year's permit system is a bit of a...
Review: Gossamer Gear The One UL Shelter
Full Featured. 19.5 Ounces. Since 2004 gear manufacturer Gossamer Gear has created the lightest and most efficient gear ultralight for backpackers and peakbaggers. One of the pioneers of the
Hiker Box Diaries Episode 7: Halfway To Heaven And Just A Mile Out Of Hell
Here is an update on the past 100 miles. After taking a week off the trail, I got back on the PCT at Walker Pass (mile 652). Poobah and I...