I guess it's time to cover this. Bleh. I dug through a shit ton of pictures to find a picture of what I set out on the PCT with so I can go over what I set out with, what I got rid of, and things I've replaced them with up to this point. I …
Category: gear review
Gearathon: Patagonia Nanopuff
I have been told many times that in order to not die, I will need a down jacket. Okay, maybe no one said I would die, but I've met some resistance against me bringing a synthetic jacket. "But, if it gets wet it will be useless!" "You're gonna be cold!" "RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE" I hate …
Gearathon: Black Diamond Carbon Cork
When I started gearing up for the PCT, I did research into what I thought looked good and didn't give much thought to alternatives. I was actually a stubborn ass about it and had to eat my words a couple times when I had people say "I hate to tell you I told you so". …
Gearathon: Patagonia Houdini Windpants
Ah, one of my favorite items of gear. These are the pants that started my descent into ounce counting madness, what pushed me out of my comfort zone of conventional hiking clothing. They freed me from the shackles of hiking pants. They freed me from the sweaty prison that is rain pants. I saw someone …
Gearathon: Kahtoola K10 Crampons
It's a big spooky El Nino year in 2016, so traction for getting over snow/ice is a big ticket item (for me). While most went for microspikes, I went a little crazy and went with hiking crampons. Why? I'd heard about microspikes slipping off people's shoes on inclines. Whether or not that's a constant problem …
Gearathon: Thermarest NeoAir Xlite
I love my gear and gear in general, but I'm so over it right now. That being said, maybe I can be of use to someone out there. To stray from having an entire book written about my gear, and to make things interesting for myself (because I'm selfish), my planned format is to review …
Gear Review: Tarptent Protrail
The Tarptent Protrail is an amazing tent. Why? Oh, I'll tell you why. Weight Let's start off with the important part: It weights just over a pound. One. Pound. For reference, my other tent weighs in at four pounds. Having this thing in my pack opened up options for me not only because it also …
The Limping Rabbit 