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Hikin' Jim's Lightweight Backpacking Gear List

Brian Fryer

Trail Ambassador Hikin' Jim and Daughter Joyce This is my general summer backpacking gear list for mountain regions (elevations up to 14,000') in the Southwestern US for temperatures down to...

Hikin' Jim's Lightweight Backpacking Gear List

Brian Fryer

Trail Ambassador Hikin' Jim and Daughter Joyce This is my general summer backpacking gear list for mountain regions (elevations up to 14,000') in the Southwestern US for temperatures down to...

Wired's Gear List for a Thru-Hike

Wired's Gear List for a Thru-Hike

Brian Fryer

Choosing the right overnight backpacking gear for yourself can be a struggle. Strive to find that balance of cost, weight, and comfort. Gear is a very personal thing and there...

Wired's Gear List for a Thru-Hike

Brian Fryer

Choosing the right overnight backpacking gear for yourself can be a struggle. Strive to find that balance of cost, weight, and comfort. Gear is a very personal thing and there...

How to Walk Straight while Hiking

How to Walk Straight while Hiking

Brian Fryer

Over the years of my thru-hiking endeavors I have progressed in my ability to be a better hiker. I think most long distance hikers naturally strive to do the same,...

How to Walk Straight while Hiking

Brian Fryer

Over the years of my thru-hiking endeavors I have progressed in my ability to be a better hiker. I think most long distance hikers naturally strive to do the same,...

The Art of the Bail

The Art of the Bail

Brian Fryer

View from the Wonderland Trail Remember the Clint Eastwood movie, The Eiger Sanction? During the climbers meeting, Clint suggests that their planned route leaves no room for retreat and the...

The Art of the Bail

Brian Fryer

View from the Wonderland Trail Remember the Clint Eastwood movie, The Eiger Sanction? During the climbers meeting, Clint suggests that their planned route leaves no room for retreat and the...

Philip's White Mountains Gear List

Philip's White Mountains Gear List

Brian Fryer

This is hiker Philip Werner's summer gear list is designed for backpacking in New Hampshire's White Mountains on trips lasting from 1-4 days in length. Summer temperatures can range from...

Philip's White Mountains Gear List

Brian Fryer

This is hiker Philip Werner's summer gear list is designed for backpacking in New Hampshire's White Mountains on trips lasting from 1-4 days in length. Summer temperatures can range from...

How to Prevent Chafing while Hiking

How to Prevent Chafing while Hiking

Brian Fryer

There is a certain achievable clarity when your crotch is bitten by a Rottweiler (chafing). It's hard to miss, hard to deny, and even harder to explain to those witness...

How to Prevent Chafing while Hiking

Brian Fryer

There is a certain achievable clarity when your crotch is bitten by a Rottweiler (chafing). It's hard to miss, hard to deny, and even harder to explain to those witness...