stg-sectionhikercom-buttons.kinsta.cloud Backpacking Gear Reviews and FAQs

It’s well known that long distance hikers become eating machines and have to struggle to get enough calories to maintain their body weight on hikes that last for months. But as a section hiker, I rarely have the opportunity to go backpacking for more than 3 or 4 days at a time. Why then, have I always based the amount …

I often bring along a plush (we used to call them stuffed) animal when I go hiking. A surprising number of other hikers and backpackers do this as well. Why? Well it started as a prank that my wife would play on me when I was off backpacking for the weekend. She’s sneak a stuffed animal into my pack as …

Most people don’t realize that hiking trail design is a spin-off from landscape architecture where trail designers deliberately plan vistas and trail features to heighten our experience of natural beauty. Given that background, some element of the pleasure we experience hiking and backpacking has been pre-programmed by a human mind and may not be entirely natural. Instead, bushwhacking or off-trail …

Here is my Mountain Laurel Designs Duomid Review based largely on my experiences using this shelter during the 13 day TGO Challenge, this year in Scotland. Andy Howell has also published a review of the cuben fiber version, which I also suggest you read if you’re tempted to lay out $405 dollars for this outrageously priced shelter. A Pyramid Camping …