As I posted around Winter Solstice about voting with our dollars and the advice another blogger posted about choosing what brands match your values and principles – and then supporting them with your purchases. Here are my top brands, what I buy from them and why. (I receive $0 kickbacks) My gear list by season…
As a long, long time runner (45 years of half-marathons), shoes and socks have become critical gear for happy feet, happy hiking. I track miles on specific shoes and have made gear changes because of this discipline, e.g., I swapped out all my shoes from Topo Athletic to Altra. I loved my Topos and they…
For shoulder seasons when it’s cold and probably wet too, I need a heavier fleece than I carry in the warmer summer season (go-to then is Sky Goat waffle fleece). I looked at several different versions from popular brands including Patagonia and Smartwool, but from Garage Grown Gear (product list), a new local brand from…
The old reviews of the different gear were lost in the ‘great corruption’ and will not be redone until the gear is replaced. Gear Fast pack kit Shoulder season kit Backpacking kit Shelter: Tent Marmot Catalyst 2* Marmot Catalyst 2* Durstan X-Mid Pro 1 Shelter: Tarp Hammock Gear Traverse* Hammock Gear Traverse* Gossamer Gear Twinn…
