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Iliotibial band syndrome, often abbreviated as ITB or ITBS, is an ailment common to hikers and backpackers, in addition to cyclists. It usually manifests itself as knee pain or pain along the side of your leg from your hip down to your knee. It occurs when the fibrous connective tissue on the outside of your leg, called the iliotibial band …

Nobody gets just one chigger bite. You get a whole mess of them, more often than not, and they itch like hell. But chigger bites are preventable and the itching they cause goes away in a few days. Unlike ticks, chiggers do not carry any diseases that can affect humans.  The best way to prevent chiggers bit is to avoid …

The Paria Breeze Mesh Bivy is an affordable and spacious single-person bug bivy for use under a tarp or by itself in dry weather.  Bug bivies are more spacious than bivy sacks with floors and sidewalls to keep rain from splashing back under your tarp. They’re far more livable with enough room to change your clothes, read, and even sit …

Hard shell jackets are a burly type of rain jacket used for winter hiking as a windproof and waterproof clothing layer. They have a richer set of temperature regulation and storage features than warm weather rain jackets to help you avoid perspiration and carry extra gloves, hats, and navigation instruments. Hard shell jackets are also heavier and thicker than many …