My cook stove system is one area of gear that I was really happy with on the Pacific Crest Trail due to how well it worked for me. Getting to camp and sitting down at the end of a long hiking day to cook a meal became a much welcomed Read more…
Shoes are one of the most important pieces of backpacking gear, even more so on a thru-hike. If you can’t keep your feet healthy and happy, you won’t be getting very far. In this post I will do a backpacking shoe review of I wore on my 2016 Pacific Crest Read more…
In this day and age we depend on electronics and computers to live. Backpacking through the wilderness may not require these, however it makes life easier to carry them. My electronics were an important part of my PCT gear. Choosing rugged and reliable electronics is an important gear selection choice Read more…
Backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail is a momentous journey. I spent months out there. Much of it alone or nearly so. Just walking through the mountains and the woods. On such a long trip, we have a lot of time to think. About ourselves, as well as the world around Read more…
Eating food is an integral part of the thru-hike experience. It becomes one of the most important aspects of your life. You have to eat tons of food if you are hiking the PCT. Depending on your body, backpacking can burn anywhere from 400 – 600 calories per hour.[1] Spreading Read more…
One of my favorite parts of hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail was the sunsets. I saw the most magnificent sunsets during this trip. Each day as it grew closer to night, I would look at the topo map and try to figure out where to camp to have the Read more…
Some of you may have met me on trail. You would have know me as Sleepy Andy. Throughout the trail I kept a journal so I could go back and look up whatever it was I was doing on any given day. Not only would this help me piece together Read more…