What Gear am I Using: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
In an earlier draft of my article, I realized that all of my pieces of gear fall into one of three categories. The Good, things that I like and plan to keep around, The Bad, gear that I don’t love but can’t replace due to time/money, and The Ugly, which is things that totally work but are super scuffed. Shoutout to my XXXL rain jacket poncho.
A general overview: my gear is put together on a (relatively) low budget. It’s designed to get me through a hike of the Superior Hiking Trail. Eventually, I’d like to upgrade it into a Pacific Crest gear list so some of the gear was bought with that in mind. It was created with the intent of having a 15 pound base weight for a total of 30 with food and water. I don’t know if I even got close to that, but that was the plan.
Continue reading to learn more about gear used to backpack, written by Owen Harries.
Soti nan eskwadwon an
Konvèsasyon Kanfi ak kominote nou an, ki soti nan Manm Eskwadwon ak Anbasadè yo nan Brand Patnè ak ekip la Sawyer.
Medya Mansyone
Streams, waterfalls, and rivers can quench your thirst in the wild, but they may carry dirt and impurities.
Medya Mansyone
The baby wrap method has been tested in only this one trial, but it cut malaria cases by a greater margin that the vaccines have in some studies.
Medya Mansyone
In future, I’ll use gravity when I can, and squeeze when I have to.
