This is part six in a series about my $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List. Part six, is all about clothing and the miscellaneous gear that didn't fit into other categories, such as, headlamp, buff, towel, and thermal layer.
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My Minimal First Aid Kit
My $100 Super-ultralight Gear List: First Aid and Gear Repair
This is part five in a series about my $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List. Part five, is all about my first aid and gear repair kit. This kit is very minimal, but you can do a lot with a roll of gauze and some duct tape. Here's how...
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My $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List: Cooking
This is part four in a series about my $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List. Part four, is all about my cooking gear, DIY alcohol stove, and water treatment.
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My $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List: Sleeping
This is part three in a series of posts about my $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List. Part three is all about my shelter, sleeping gear, and how to make your own rain tarp out of window shrink wrap plastic or Tyvek.
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My $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List: Packing
This is part two on a series of posts about my $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List. Part two, is all about backpacks and how to make your own stuff sacks and pack liners.
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Some of the best moments in my life happened when I had the very least. Whenever I stress about money or work, I remind myself of that. When I was spending a majority of each year backpacking, hitchhiking, or cycling, people would ask me if I was a self-made millionaire or a trust-fund baby. I’d laugh it off and assure them that living like a hobo was dirt cheap.
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Footcare for Backpackers: Interview with AAPSM President, Paul Langer
In part two of my interview with AAPSM President, Paul Langer, Paul answers our questions about foot care on the trail.
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Footwear for Backpackers: An Interview with AAPSM President, Paul Langer
I contacted Paul Langer, president of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and D.P.M. at one of the largest orthopedic groups in the country, Twin Cities Orthopedics in Minnesota. Paul was more than happy to answer all of my questions and those asked by fellow hikers on the WhiteBlaze.net forums. This first article focuses on footwear for backpackers.
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My Keen Boots after 900 miles on the AT
Q&A: Should I Buy Hiking Shoes or Boots?
This great question comes from a reader named Heather. I like this question because when buying your first set of gear, certain items seem like a given. Football players need cleats, basketball players need high-tops, and hikers need sturdy leather hiking boots, right?
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Trying Anything to Get a Hitch in Utah
30 Tips for Hitchhiking to Resupply
The first time I stretched out my arm and put out my thumb, I felt equally nervous and excited. A few hundred hitches later, the nervousness has dwindled to nothing, but the excitement continues. It's not simply free transportation. Something about it evokes a feeling of uncomplicated freedom. Akin to minimizing possessions to only what you can carry. My friends and I have gotten many hitches from people who said we were the first hitchhikers they have ever picked up, so it seems we’re doing something right. Here are 30 tips that may help get you a ride.
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