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Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo Arrives…
My new Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo tent showed up on my doorstep today! I bought this to replace my heavier and smaller Kelty Grand Mesa 2 tent for when my wife or my son goes out with me. I will...
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Leki CorkLite Aergon Speedlock Trekking Poles
I have been meaning to do a video on my trekking poles for a while, and finally got to it today while on a trip to Big Hill Pond State Park in Tennessee with the kids. Being that my daughter is not...
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Big Hill Pond Day Hike With The Kids
Last Friday the kids and I packed up a little lunch and headed to Big Hill Pond State Park for a short day hike. I was a little amazed at the excitement that my daughter displayed since she is not...
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Gossamer Gear LT4 Trekking Poles
My first set of trekking poles was a pair of $26 ($13/ea) Outdoor Product Flick-Lock poles from the local Wal-Mart. I was not sure if I even wanted/needed poles at that time, which is why I went with...
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Thanksgiving AT Section Hike Post Hike Gear Talk
So last weekend I met up with a group of pretty good guys and spent a night on the Appalachian Trail. As I mentioned in my previous trip report, we had a great time. The weather was dang near perfect,...
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“GG LT” Grips on my “BD ACC” Poles
The title of this post stands for “Gossamer Gear LighTrek” grips on my “Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork” trekking poles. Some may remember that in a recent post hike gear talk post, I mentioned that I...
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Rock Gap to Deep Gap: Post Hike Gear Talk…
Last weekend I did my first section hike of the year. A few of us met up and hiked SOBO on the AT from Rock Gap to Deep Gap (NC). At only around 25 miles total, it wasn’t really a long hike, but it...
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Post Hike Gear Talk (Newfound Gap to Max Patch)
I recently headed out for a (much-needed) 4 day section hike along the Appalachian Trail. I covered 50 miles, starting at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and finished on the...
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Post Hike Gear Talk: January 2015 – Hot Springs to Max Patch
Last weekend I met up with a few friends and continued my hike a few miles farther north along the Appalachian Trail. On day 1 we began our hike from the parking lot below Max Patch, and hiked ~7...
View ArticleWhat if I Had to Buy All New Gear!
“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” Rather than do an end of year gear review, what if I were to completely start all over! “What if…” I started 2017 off with absolutely no backpacking...
View ArticleJMT Trip Planning: Shelters
In all of my planning for this summer’s 2018 JMT hike, picking which shelter I would carry was one of the easiest choices I had… mostly! It shouldn’t be any surprise that I chose my Zpacks Hexamid Solo...
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