As an avid outdoorsman, who spends most of the year living outside, I have the opportunity to try out a lot of different products. And because of the way I live my life, I subject my gear to some of the toughest conditions and rigorous use. Here is some of my favorite gear with links and my honest opinion of how it performs (if you know me at all, I’m not one to sugar coat anything).
Side note: I am starting out with my thru-hiking gear. This is the thru-hiking gear I can’t recommend enough, especially to someone just starting out. I can’t tell you how many times I see people get injured on their first hike because their gear is just too heavy. If thru-hiking isn’t your thing, don’t despair, I’ll be adding climbing gear and other outdoor favorites soon!
One of my go-to shoes is La Sportiva’s Karacal. I am not a fan of the zero-drop shoes fad. Zero-drop shoes have a higher link
One of my other go-to shoes is La Sportiva’s Jackal. As I’ve said before, I am not a fan of the zero-drop shoes fad. Zero-drop
Aside from being ultra-light (20.8oz), the DupleXL is longer (by 6″) and taller than the regular Duplex model, which, as a guy who is 6’1”
The Zpacks 10°F sleeping bag is my favorite sleeping bag on the market for the simple reason that this bag is probably the only reason
I fell in love this backpack on my North Country Trail thru-hike in 2022. The 4800-mile trek was difficult enough without having already thru-hiked four
The Arc Air DCF 50L Backpack by Zpacks has literally had my back in some of the worst conditions where I needed the carrying capacity
Five or six years ago, the Ghost Whisperer Jacket was “the puffy” for trail because it was only 8.8oz. In terms of innovations, if you
Having thru-hiked over 21,000 miles in the last 8 years, I’ve experienced quite a few of the adversities one can expect on any backpacking trip
