Plantar Fasciitis is a very common and painful foot condition experienced by many hikers. I know, I’ve had it. It is a repetition injury often caused by hiking or running and presents itself as chronic heel pain. This pain is caused by the inflammation of the ligament that connects your heel bone to the ball […]

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Here’s my homemade first-aid gear list. It’s a little on the heavy side because I use 1/2oz. ointment tubes instead of disposable packets. I do that for convenience, so I don’t have to replenish it after every trip I take.

Item
Weight

1/2 oz. tube, CVS zinc oxide cream
0.5 oz.

1/2 oz. tube, Walgreens triple antibiotic ointment
 0.6 oz.

1/2 oz. […]

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I’ve started planning my early spring trips and I have been weighing the pros and cons of different shelter alternatives.  I own ultralight tarps, tarp tents, 4-season tents and a Hennessey Hammock and have different criteria for bringing each along on a trip depending on terrain types, trip duration, weather, and backpacking companions. None of […]

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I hate leaving my tent in the middle of the night to have a pee and go to great lengths to avoid it. I can’t help it. I drink a lot of water when I hike with a 25 lb. pack and it catches up with me in the middle of the night. Therefore, when […]

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