When I go day hiking or backpacking I always bring a long a small bottle of Purell hand sanitizer (left.) I buy it in bulk and repackage it to save weight, but you can also buy small bottles of it (right) in many drug stores or supermarkets.
Purell’s primary active ingredient is ethanol which kills 99.99% […]

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Logan bread is a dense quick bread full of dried fruits and nuts. Named after Mount Logan in the Yukon, its delicious taste, high calorie content, indestructibility, and non-perishability make it an ideal long distance backpacking food.
I first leaned about Logan Bread a month ago from my friend John on a section hike of the […]

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A lot of backpackers really like having coffee in the morning. In fact, I have friends who are so fanatical about it that they roast there own coffee at home and bring coffee presses to make it on the trail. I like hiking with them because they’re willing to carry all this extra gear, but […]

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Snickers are a great trail food. They’re easy to find if you’re in town doing a resupply and they stand up pretty well in a hot food bag. They also contain a good mix of sugar and nuts that will give you a quick boost and then last a while.

This weekend I came across a […]

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This weekend, I am going to be hiking without a stove and I will only be bringing along food that can be prepared without cooking. I feel pretty safe doing this in June because the temperatures this weekend are going to be in the 80’s and 90’s in much of New England and I have […]

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