Day: October 31, 2014

Princeton Tec Remix LED Headlamp … Bright, inexpensive and Made in USA!!!

I bought a Princeton Tec Remix LED Headlamp for dirt cheap from Sierra Trading Post during one of their major mark downs and I got one heck of a deal. I’ve had it for a few years now and it hasn’t failed me yet so I’m considering getting a spare. Right now I have the Princeton Tec Fuel […]

Marmot Driclime Windshirt Jacket

  I love my Marmot Driclime Windshirt Jacket, whether it’s a shirt or jacket or whatever you want to call it, so I take it on just about every hike or backpacking trip that I’ve gone on since I bought it.  I’ve had it about a year now and have worn it on about 6 backpacking trips.  It’s great because it packs up very […]

MSR Hubba Tent

    I’ve owned my MSR Hubba Tent for about a year and a half now and I’m very pleased with it.  I use it mostly for Spring, Summer and Fall adventures because it is fairly thin material so I try not to use it for the Winter months because it costs a chunk of change. […]

Sawyer Squeeze Pouches Trail Shower Hang Handles Lanyard

I don’t know if anyone else out there has tried this but I used a leather punch to punch out the reinforced areas at the base of my Sawyer Squeeze Pouches.  Then I found some Nite Ize RR-04-50 Reflective Cord, 50 Feet, Green and threaded it through the holes so I could hang the pouches off my pack or use them as lanyards. Paracord Planet […]

LINVILLE GORGE TWO NIGHT OUT AND BACK TRIP 10/24/14 THROUGH10/26/14

  I had a great time backpacking Linville Gorge once again! This was my second time visiting Linville Gorge but this time we weren’t doing a loop. We were doing two out-and-back hikes. The first leg of our journey began at Sitting Bear Trailhead which is a little further North than my previous trip that started at Wolf Pit which […]