Hiking Gear posts
Read Part 1 here After deciding to focus on selecting a non structured carrier to hike the GDT with Toothless, we did a bit more research, selected a carrier and have been testing it out. The Options We started off looking at the following three carriers. These were identified by looking for front baby carriers … Continue reading Gear Selection: Baby Carrier Part 2
Our hopes for the summer of 2021 have been set high for attempting a thru hike with our baby, "Toothless"NOTE1, during our parental leave. A key piece of gear to select is a way to carry him. The trip planning itself is still in progress because it's much slower to plan a thru hike when … Continue reading Gear Selection: Baby Carrier
When we hiked the GDT the mesh panel on the back of my Arc Haul wore through, causing a strap to rub against my back for several hundred kilometers. This eventually caused me quite a bit of pain - my back had knots from everything being off kilter and rubbing. Worn Through Panel I have … Continue reading Gear Repair: Arc Haul
Background Since I have been 15 years old I have had a condition (vitiligo) that, while it gives me unique white skin, hair and eyebrows, it makes me very suseptible to sun burns. This results in skin damage and can lead to skin cancer. As a result I try to be very careful with sun … Continue reading Gear Review: Sun Hoodies
The GDT is an amazing trail and I think it has ruined us in terms of our expectations for other trails in the future. Here are a few resources and our perspective on the GDT. I'll try to avoid repeating things other hikers have already addressed well - definitely refer to the other hiker journals … Continue reading For Future GDT Hikers
We have been asked several times while on day hikes about where we got our dirty girl gaiters. We had bought them online directly from Dirty Girl Gaiters, and keep advising anyone who asks. Everyone seems a little underwhelmed when we tell them that though so I've been keen to find a more local source. … Continue reading Gear Source: Dirty Girl Gaiters in Vancouver
We are halfway through the trail now, so now is probably a good time to reflect on how it's been so far. Itinerary We planned our itinerary in a bit of detail and it has been pretty accurate so far. We have been trying to keep to our permits so we have made sure to … Continue reading GDT Reflection: Mid Point
I feel like I've been through lots of packs, but on reflection I think I've gotten a lot of use out of them. Previous Packs I started with a MEC pack; I believe it was a 60 L Cragalot back in 2008. I was a student. The pack was on sale (cheap), available at MEC, … Continue reading Gear Mini Review: ZPacks ArcHaul
We have finally finalized our meal plans (as much as we can anyways), so I can stop teasing with posts about us buying food and give more details on what we actually plan on eating. Calories and Nutrition Natasha and I don't need a lot of calories hiking usually. We have planned for 3600 calories … Continue reading GDT Food and Meal Planning
Background We are planning to do the Great Divide Trail this summer and wanted to take advantage of the long weekend to do a quick shakedown trip. The main things we were testing out on this hike were: (1) a new sleep system (MYOG double quilt and Exped Synmat HL Duo); (2) Andrew Skurka's recipes … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux – Trip Summary
Backpacks & Bike Racks 