One question I hear pretty frequently is, “What do I need in my first aid kit for hiking?” The honest answer to this question is that it depends on a few things: where you’re going, who you’ll be going with, the planned duration of your hike, your level of knowledge
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Today I thought I would share my Pictured Rocks backpacking gear list with you. While I am by no means an expert, nor do I have an ultralight base weight, I thought sharing my Pictured Rocks backpacking gear list might be a helpful planning tool for those of you who
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I decided to do a River Country Products Trekker 2.2 Tent review after picking up this budget-friendly, ultralight, 2 person tent for weekend backpacking trips with Patronus. In this video, you’ll see my first time setting it up, a quick look at its features, and my initial thoughts on the
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I’ve already written about Patronus’ hiking gear list, and mine and Luke’s camping gear list, so today I thought I would share my hiking gear list with you. Clothing and gear items are always a matter of personal preference, but the items I’ve listed below are what works for me.
Now that we’ve had several different chances to test everything out, today I thought I would share a camping and backpacking gear review post with you. Before I get into our actual gear list, let me preface this by stating upfront that I am not an ultralight backpacker. While I
One of the questions I get asked rather often is which backpack Patronus wears and how well it works, so today I would like to share our dog gear list for hiking with you. When I first began hiking with Patronus, I didn’t buy a bunch of dog gear right
I have always enjoyed spending time outside, but the idea of shopping for all the gear I would need to go backpacking felt really overwhelming. Most of the vacations we went on when I was a kid involved staying at a cottage or in a nice hotel, so when Luke
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