Granite Gear Crown2 60 backpack review
Followers named my superbly designed, lightweight but rugged Granite Gear pack, Olive Oyl.
Stove test!
I leave for Northern England and the Coast-to-Coast in six days and until a few moments ago, I was still ambivalent as to which stove to bring. A little scientific research made for an obvious winner Carry as little as possible, but choose that little with care. – Earl Shaffer On a week’s long walk […]
And the winner is…
alicoop! My tent doesn’t look like much but, as an estate agent might say, ‘It is air-conditioned and has exceptional location. Fennel Hudson Congratulations to Eileen Ho of Ann Arbor, MI for coming up with the most popular name for my new Tarptent Notch Li, all ready for her first thru-hike on England’s Coast-to-Coast in […]
sweet dreams
Which mattress do I take for the 192 miles of England’s Coast-to-Coast in June? There’s only one way to find out and that’s to sleep on both – one night after the other.
Boots or trainers?
I need help choosing footwear for the Coast to Coast walk in June. What do you think? Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. – Khalil Gibran My toes are deformed. They have not always been this way, but in the last […]
home-on-the-trail
This is my new tent for the Coast to Coast walk next month. Let the beauty of what we love be what we do. – Rumi Possibly the biggest purchase a thru-hiker will make – and the most obvious place to cut weight – is with her tent. So much goes into choosing. Will it withstand […]
Don’t shun (-tion) the “Ten Essentials”
The Ten Essentials are the minimum amount of gear one should carry to be safe in the backcountry.
