2023 Gear Loadout after a few months of deliberating and making essential gear changes, i have finally dialed in my backpack for the 2023 hiking season. i am excited to test this out in June, where i will be hiking the entire Casques Isle trail in 2 days/3 nights when its warmer
Featured Reflecting on my Pukaskwa National Park (2022) Trip i have wanted to share my experiences and processes on how i went about planning and preparing for this trip since i finished it, but never got around to it. here is a long and detailed journal entry that details it all. this trip was my longest trip so far
The End of the 2022 Hiking Season i should have posted this a while ago, but i am a slacker as usual. at the time of writing, we are now into december and the snow is here to stay. the temperatures are below freezing for the most part, and that means that there are winter adventures to
Gear Changes for 2023 currently in the off-season for most backpacking trips so now is the time to change out gear for trips this year. as i am preparing for another Pukaskwa trip, i have been reflecting on the gear used and have been making some subtle changes here and there to save more
Featured Waymark Mile 28: New Pack for 2023 after last years' test on backpacking lighter, i was in the market for a cool new backpack that was smaller than my osprey talon 33 and much lighter. i was going to settle on the LiteAF curve 30L but after careful consideration (and after they had raised their prices), i
1-2-2023 Tee Harbor Overnight Campout did an overnight trip at sleeping giant with my new hot tent setup. originally, i had planned to stay out for 3 nights, but i ended up only doing 1 night instead. the park looks much different in the wintertime. i snowshoed for approx. 2 hours into the backcountry while
Featured Thoughts About the Weekend Trip during my weekend hike testing out an ultralight configuration, i kept on telling myself that this was the best way to go about hiking and to start leaving the unnecessary items back at home. i couldn't believe how far i was able to go and the rate of speed that
20L Backpacking Challenge so the challenge was a success, i hiked a total of 23.6km the first day and 10.2km the following day, totaling 33.8km. didnt even feel the backpack on me at all. this will probably be my go-to setup from now on. my inreach says i was averaging
