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The Sea-to-Summit Spark Pro Down 30 Sleeping Bag is a top-of-the-line ultralight 950 fill-power down mummy sleeping bag with premium features, including a draft collar, zippered footbox, and dual side zippers. The shell and liner are made with lightweight 10D nylon fabric with box baffling over the torso and sewn-through construction over the legs. Like many of Sea-to-Summit’s sleeping bags, …

The last time I hiked over Camels Hump Mountain, a 4000-footer in Vermont, was in 2008 when I hiked the Long Trail. Now in 2024, some 16 years later, my goal was to hike all the other trails that go up, down, and around Camels Hump because I’m pursuing the Side-by-Side patch given out by the Green Mountain Club for …

My backpacking trip to Scotland this May did not go as planned. Two days into my hike, I came down with what was probably Norovirus. It kicked my ass, and it took me about a week before I began to feel myself again. Ironically, I’d just published an article about How to Avoid Norovirus on Backpacking Trips. I’m unsure when …

When preparing to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trails (AT & PCT), people tend to wonder just how much navigation skill is actually needed to stay on the right path and not get lost. I’m often asked how I found my way when thru-hiking these trails and my initial reply usually starts with, “I followed the white blazes …