Month: July 2018

VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL 7/2/18 – 7/4/18

          This wasn’t exactly a hike or a backpack trip but instead it was a bike trip on the Virginia Creeper Trail which is just as good if not better in some ways.  The total length is about 34.3 and like a lot of trails across the country it’s a converted […]

My ZPACKS HEXAMID SOLO PLUS TENT

                 ZPacks™ Hexamid Solo-Plus Tent                 Well I resisted the urge to purchase a Cuben Fiber tent for quite some time but I finally caved in for many good reasons.  A few reasons that I resisted are that generally speaking, anything made of Cuben Fiber tends to be pricey and another is just to resist the […]

ZPACKS GROUNDSHEET PONCHO! Get it you won’t regret it!

        So I’ve got a few other pieces of gear from Zpacks and they are all outstanding!  Needless to say, I’ve have had my eye on the groundsheet poncho for awhile and I finally found some extra cash laying around so I bought it. I’ve only used it once as a poncho and it did exactly what it […]