I love reading blogs that post multi-day backpacking or mountaineering trip reports. I feel like I can really get to know someone from a trip report; it's a very pure form of storytelling and the thing that makes me come back to a blog time...
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The first tent I ever bought for myself was manufactured by Eureka. That was a long time ago. So when Eureka asked me to review one of their lightweight tents, the Eureka Solo Spitfire Tent, I was intrigued. Eureka is not the first brand that springs...
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When I backpack, I usually wear a pair of leather Asolo TPS 520 boots. Even though they have Gore-tex liners and I waterproof them using sno-seal, they can get wet. When that happens, they can take several days to dry and increase my risk of blisters.
One...
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I finished the last section of the New Hampshire Appalachian trail south of Kinsman Notch this past weekend, climbing Mt Cube (2,909 ft) on Saturday with my friends natureGirl and Mark. We started at the trail head off of NH-25A and climbed up the steep...
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When I set up a shelter for the night, I always try to fill up two, 3 L platypus hydration bladders with water before I start cooking dinner: one for camp and one for the next day, so I can get an early start. However, depending on the distance between...
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I bought a pair of fixed length, carbon fiber hiking poles from Backpackinglight.com (USA) last week. They were on sale for $53.99, which is a great deal for an ultralight pole and proof that BPL’s new email marketing campaigns work.
They...
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