Hiking Gear posts
As a shakedown before we headed out to tag the part of the GDT we had to skip in 2021, I snagged permits for Elfin Lakes in Garibaldi Provincial Park for us to do a quick overnight hike. We had a few things to test out as Toothless is much bigger and more mobile now … Continue reading Trip Report: Elfin Lakes
I mean, that's it. Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park has been closed since the start of the COVID19 pandemic. Natasha and I hiked there in 2018 prior to our GDT thru hike. We have hoped to do the traverse but it didn't come together in 2019. Then the pandemic hit and we haven't been able … Continue reading I’m wishing for Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park to reopen
We hiked the GDT in 2021 with our son Toothless. Before we left on the thru hike we wrote a post breaking down the gear we decided to bring. This post will list out our main systems and gear and document how they worked out for us on the GDT in 2021 with our 8 … Continue reading GDT 2021 Final Gear List
We are hiking the GDT this time around with our son, Toothless. He will be about 8 months old when we start hiking. Over the past few months we have been working out what gear to bring on the GDT with him. We have been overcoming his constantly changing needs as well as gear shortages. … Continue reading GDT 2021 Gear List
Skip the long YouTube videos and the demineralized water. Try soaking the filter in white vinegar for a few hours (or overnight) first. Our BeFree filter stopped flowing after 1.5 seasona. We backflush our filter and clean with bleach before storage so we thought maybe it was dried out. We went the entire SCT shakedown … Continue reading Gear Repair: BeFree Filter Clog
I have been nagging Natasha about doing this for years and we finally broke down and did it. We sleep on a double pad and it tends to slide down even the gentlest of inclines. This sometimes means one of us gets pushed against the wall or our feet push against the mesh and push … Continue reading MYOG: Adding Nonslip to Exped Mat
We started carrying an umbrella when hiking with Toothless. With him in the front carrier, the umbrella helps keep the rain and sun off of him and minimizes how often we need to change his outfits to keep him comfortable. It is also is really useful at camp - in particular while eating. There are … Continue reading MYOG: Hiking Umbrella Holder
Our water filter stopped flowing prematurely this season while on the SCT, forcing us to use chemical treatment on trail. As a result we started reconsidering our water treatment system. We have since cleaned the filter and it flows again, but we are still going ahead with chemical treatment on the GDT for 2021. Current … Continue reading Gear Selection: Water treatment for the GDT 2021
We tend to prefer to use a footprint for our tent. So when we originally got our Z-Packs Duplex, we made our own! We have also made the same design for our Z-Packs Triplex. This design has lasted years of hiking and has taken the majority of the wear and tear on our tent floor. … Continue reading MYOG: Easy, Cheap, Kinda Light Tent Footprint
A while back I wrote about our initial plans for a baby sleep system for backpacking on the GDT. After some initial tests we found that our original plan wasn't going to work out and we needed to find something that worked for our baby Toothless. I wrote about our success when we camped at … Continue reading Gear Selection: Baby Sleep System 2
Backpacks & Bike Racks 