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Gossamer Gear’s LT 4 Carbon Fiber trekking poles are adjustable length carbon fiber poles. They’re unlike most commercial trekking poles because they’re so lightweight, just 6.8 oz / pair, and they don’t have hand straps. They are adjustable to 140 cm in length (longer than most mainstream poles), and come with EVA molded grips that have a slight give if you squeeze …

Napoleon Chest Pockets When it comes to hard shell jackets for backpacking, you really want to buy a rain jacket that has napoleon chest pockets aligned along your sternum instead of side pockets. Waist level side pockets are completely worthless because they’re going to be covered up by your hip belt. I use the napoleon pockets on my rain jacket so …

These instructions were contributed by regular stg-sectionhikercom-buttons.kinsta.cloud reader Ken “Drip Dry” Holder. The cozies, shown above, were co-developed by Ken and Lee “Revlee” Fields. A Cozy System for Freezer Bag Cooking My hiking buddy (Revlee) and I went through about 5 renditions of this design before we hit on something that really seemed to work for us.  We typically use …

My winter hiking partner and I drove back up to Mt Moosilauke this weekend for a go at the South Peak (4,523 ft), which is also on the Trailwright’s 72 peakbagging list. The weather was a lot more winter-like on this hike with a dusting of snow at the base of the mountain and about 2 inches on the summit.  …