Kammok’s Ultralight Camp Kit is a minimalist backpacking hammock setup that includes the: Roo Single UL Hammock, The Kuhli UL tarp, and the Python 10 UL Hammock Suspension Straps. These three elements are also sold separately. Hammockers who are sleeping anywhere below 75*F will also need to add top and bottom insulation to this system, …
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Back on the trail again! Craig from Lazy B’s Pizzeria dropped Giggles, Josh, and I off at the Benchmark Trailhead, and we hopped straight onto a Ley alternate that cut off about four miles of official trail.
Not all of the alternates Ley suggests are shorter: some are supposed to be more scenic, provide access to water, or go cross-country onto the actual divide.
This one went down the road a bit, then on single track around a lake and straight back to the CDT. ...
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Town! The internet! Perishable foods! Sometimes it’s hard to leave. I insisted on going to the bakery one last time. Josh called MSR to figure out the problem of our new tent body not matching our old tent fly. We left our resupply grocery shopping until after lunch, and Giggles, Josh, and I didn’t walk out until mid-afternoon.
I was on the phone with my brother, holding my grizzly roll (it’s a huckleberry cinnamon roll) and trekking poles in the other hand as we found our way onto a dirt road and back into the park. ...
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Six Moon Designs Skyscape Scout has been my go-to tent for a summer of adventures. This single-person tent is a fantastic option for new long-distance hikers who want to count ounces but don't want to break the bank.
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In just a few short years, Logan, Utah-based Altra Running shoes has taken the American long-distance hiking world by storm.
I had never heard of the company until my first long hike (Colorado Trail, 2015), but in 2018, for the first time, Altra surpassed Salomon to become the most popular brand of trail runners in The Trek’s annual Appalachian Trail surveys. More than twice as many chose Altra than the next highest brand, Salomon. Just two years earlier, ...
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