Practical gear and clothing advice for hiking and backpacking trips of all kinds. If you’d like to see more hiking tips on any subject related to exploring the world on foot, please drop me a line.
Gear
How to Buy Hiking Boots
Best Water Filters 2019
How to Load a Backpack
About Hiking Poles
Favored Sleeping Bags for an AT through hike
Navigation
Lost no more. How to Stay on the Trail and what to do if you get off it.
Trip Planning
How to Section Hike the Appalachian Trail
A Backpacker’s Guide to Loop Hikes and Trail Shuttles
A State-by-State Overview of the Appalachian Trail
Best Backpacking Trails in all 50 States
Varmints
Lyme Disease Sucks. 5 Tips for Minimizing Risk When You Hike
Bear-proofing your Food in the Backcountry
Three Lines of Defense for (almost) Insect-Free Hiking
Cooking & Food
Three Tasty, Nutritious Meals for the Trail
Drying greens before backpacking trips yields healthy dividends
How to Make Beef Jerky
The Hiking Life
