The Trek Editors

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A review of alternatives to Smartwater bottles for thru-hikers.

A list of the gear needed to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.

Orodha ndefu ya gia inayotarajiwa kwa thru-hike yangu ya Njia ya Appalachian mnamo 2024.

Kutoka kwa kofia ya chupa ya maji hadi kuzuia maji, hapa kuna hadithi saba kuhusu gia ya backpacking kutazama.

Sasisho fupi kutoka Derek wakati uko kwenye njia.

Need a reason to backpack the Tour du Mont Blanc? Read here.

In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Dr. Brian Fallon and Noah Johnston of Project Lyme to discuss all things..

For now – at 5 am camped at a remote creek and pecking on my phone screen – I just want to offer a few thoughts on what the trail has been teaching me.

maili 300 ndani, na bado ninahisi kama ninajifunza jinsi ya kufanya jambo hili la kutisha.

Orodha ya gia ya kuongezeka kwa AZT ni sawa na orodha yetu ya gia ya AT:

For once, the lightest, smallest option is probably not the best choice for hardcore backpackers.

Mr. Rook and I have always felt that gear should support the hiker’s needs. Each hiker is different, thus what they need for their hike to be successful

My goal was to have a base weight (base weight = packed weight — food and water weight) as close to, or below, 20 pounds, with a packed weight not ...

What's in your hiking backpack?

I’d like to introduce you to Boomerang, an 11-year-old going for his Triple Crown on the PCT this year. Also, he’s my second-born.

Laying all of my gear out and taking inventory of everything seems simple enough, but it can be one of the most daunting yet...

Screw a hunk of rubber onto your water bottle, walk 200 feet away from the trail as well as any water sources, dig a six-to-eight-inch deep...

In this final post of the series, we’ll cover the most popular cooking systems, resupply strategies, water filters, water- and tickborne diseases...

Unpacking the fears you might have hiking on the Appalachian Trail

Mkusanyiko wa Gear kwa Njia yangu ya 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike

This is an uncomfortable topic for most of us, including me as I decide how to deal with poop while hiking in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina...

Margaret Blauvelt anaendesha kupitia orodha yake ya gia ya kupanda na ujuzi wa kufunga hapa.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I really wouldn’t change much about my PCT thru hike this year.

I’m new to hiking but I know that you need gear to hike the Appalachian Trail. So I had to figure out what is and isn’t worth the weight for me.

Ukuaji katika orodha ya Paul "Bowie" ya PCT Gear ya Madigosky

My intention is to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail (AT), southbound, starting in June of 2023.

Hebu tuzungumze juu ya vitu vyote Permethrin, ikiwa ni pamoja na kwa nini unapaswa kuitumia kutibu nguo zako na gia kabla ya safari yako inayofuata.

Orodha ya Gear ya Njia ndefu ya Slaughterhouse & Tricks kupunguza uzito.