Some More Backyard Camping Gear Reviews
Last night the temperatures were forecast to reach freezing and the winds were to be mild and gentle. So, this was the perfect opportunity for me to get out there and try out some more of my gear....
View ArticleGossamer Gear 1/8″ ThinLight Pad
So, yesterday my Gossamer Gear ThinLight pad showed up at my doorstep. I tend to get excited when I get new backpacking gear in the mail (who doesn’t?), but I must admit that my wife thought it was...
View ArticleFare-The-Well, Original NeoAir…
Out with the old, and in with the new… This is what Therm-A-Rest has recently done with the popular NeoAir series of pads. A few years ago it started with the original NeoAir (as seen in the picture...
View ArticleFirst Look at the Klymit Static V Sleeping Pad
A few days ago I came across a long-term review of the Klymit Static V sleeping pad over on HikeLighter.Com. With a fair sense of John’s hiking style and preferences, and reading what he had to say...
View ArticleTherm-A-Rest ProLite 3 Small Sleeping Pad
I got to thinking again… This time about air pads. My Therm-A-Rest ProLite 4 was my first air pad. I actually bought it used (in “like-new” condition) about 4 years ago now, and I gotta say, it is a...
View ArticleTagged: My 3 Favorite…
Yup, I’ve been tagged… again. Ok, it was actually a few months ago when Tony actually tagged me (in THIS video), and I am just now getting around to responding… I gotta say though, picking “my 3...
View ArticleThanksgiving AT Section Hike Post Hike Gear Talk
So last weekend I met up with a group of pretty good guys and spent a night on the Appalachian Trail. As I mentioned in my previous trip report, we had a great time. The weather was dang near perfect,...
View ArticleGear for a 3 Day Backpacking Trip
This weekend I will be heading out for another fun-filled adventure… so I figured I had better pack a bag before it’s too late… But, let me begin by saying that I have chosen not to reveal the...
View ArticlePost Hike Gear Talk: March 2015 – Carver’s Gap to Kincora Hostel (Dennis Cove...
I recently met up with a few friends to hike a 40 mile section of the AT (for those that don’t know, that’s the “Appalachian Trail”) from Carver’s Gap to Dennis Cove Rd (or more accurately, to Kincora...
View ArticleExped SynMat UL7 Sleeping Pad Review
Yea, I am… a HUGE NeoAir fan. However, after a random night’s sleep on an older Exped SynMat 7 last July at the “Fontana Hilton” shelter, I found myself re-thinking the comfort level of the Exped pads…...
View ArticleWhat if I Had to Buy All New Gear!
“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” Rather than do an end of year gear review, what if I were to completely start all over! “What if…” I started 2017 off with absolutely no backpacking...
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