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Epic Water Filters Outdoor Series Review: The Best Filtered Water Bottle For Hiking

When hiking or backpacking, everybody needs a good way to treat their water. It could be chemical treatments, boiling, or even UV purification, but most of the hikers I know use filters. I’m generally a fan of squeeze filters like the Sawyer Squeeze because of their versatility (see my review and breakdown of their lineup …

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The Best Water Filters For Backpacking and Hiking (in 2022)

Gear / By Brady

When exploring the outdoors, having a source of clean drinking water may be the most important thing to consider. Backpacking is always uncomfortable to some degree, but stomach bugs from contaminated water are uncomfortable and dangerous when you’re deep in the backcountry. You can’t carry all your water for a multi-day trip, so you need …

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Salomon Speedcross 5 Review: The Ultimate Mud-Runner

Gear, Shoes / By Brady

When it comes to trail running shoes, Salomon is one of the absolute best. They put a ton of effort into testing and experimentation to get the exact shoe they want for any type of trail running, and it really shows in the Salomon Speedcross 5. Over the last year or so I’ve been working …

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The Best Instant Coffee for Backpacking and Camping

Food / By Brady

Of all the “luxury items” on my backpacking or camping gear list, coffee is probably the most non-negotiable. A good cup of coffee in the morning helps me get up in the chilly morning air, forget the aches and pains, and shake off the tiredness from the previous days’ adventures. But often I’m just not …

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Kuhl Silencr Kargo Short and Kontour Short

Gear Review: KÜHL Kontour Skinny Short 4″

Clothing, Gear / By Alyssa

I’m always on the lookout for shorts I can wear both hiking and casually around town, and when Kuhl reached out to Brady and me about an opportunity to try out some of their shorts, I was stoked! I went with the Kontour Skinny Short 4” in the color Harvest (I love their color selection, …

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Gear Review: Kühl Silencr Kargo Short

1 Comment / Clothing, Gear / By Brady

I’m generally pretty picky when it comes to hiking shorts. I usually find one pair that I like and then wear it to death, until I’m forced to buy another (usually the same model; I wore through three pairs of The North Face BTN’s in one summer). Recently I’ve been hiking in some cheap Walmart …

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Backpacking Meal Plan: 7 Days of Food Plus Tips and Strategies

Food / By Brady

Effective meal planning is, without a doubt, one of the most important keys to success on any backpacking trip. Food is fuel, so you need to have enough calories and nutrition to keep you going. But food is also for enjoyment, so you need to make sure you bring foods that you love and won’t …

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Nomad Nutrition Review: High-Quality Vegan Backpacking Meals

Food / By Brady

I’m always on the lookout for new backpacking food. It’s not that I don’t love some classic Mountain House, but variety is the spice of life, right? And since successful backpacking relies on good nutrition, I’m also always on the lookout for new meals that don’t just taste better but are better for you. It …

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Right On Trek Meal Planning Service Review: Easy Backpacking Food For Beginners

Food / By Brady

At this website, one of our main goals is to help new and inexperienced backpackers feel confident in the outdoors. One of the biggest hurdles for new backpackers is figuring out what and how much food to pack on trips. It needs to be nutritious, tasty, and sufficient enough to fuel you on long, calorie-burning …

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How To: Go Backpacking in Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch

2 Comments / Backpacking / By Brady

If you’re looking for a single southern Utah backpacking trip that will showcase the best of what the area has to offer, then Paria Canyon/Buckskin Gulch is the trip for you. Located in the Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, this hike follows a wild river (and/or narrow slot canyon) for at least 38 miles. It cuts …

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