And..we are off..to head towards the GDT. We are driving out to Coleman, where we will leave our car for the duration of the hike. After staying in Coleman overnight we will get a ride to Waterton where we will start the GDT with Toothless on July 5. The drive out will be over several … Continue reading GDT Travel Day -4
Category: GDT 2021 Pre GDT
MYOG: Adding Nonslip to Exped Mat
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
MYOG: Hiking Umbrella Holder
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
Gear Selection: Water treatment for the GDT 2021
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
Gear Selection: Baby Sleep System 2
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
GDT 2021 Food
Alright! Let's talk food! In 2018 I had a pretty dialed in food plan. This worked pretty well for us, but I had some lessons I took away. Some specific to the GDT and some lessons more general about long hiking. Lessons I can eat a pretty low variety of food for a long time … Continue reading GDT 2021 Food
GDT Prep: Final Stretch…
We're in the final stretch of prepping for the GDT with Toothless and this is probably the most stressed I have been about any trip (other than that one PCT section where I was still printing maps at midnight before we left but we don't talk about that trip). Regardless of how much there is … Continue reading GDT Prep: Final Stretch…
GDT 2021 Gear Haul: Trail Runners
I've been wearing the Asics Fuji Attack 4 gel trail runners for about 4 years now. I just kind of stumbled on them. I bought them on clearance one day, gave them a try, and they worked really well for my feet. When we were planning our hike of the GDT in 2018 these were … Continue reading GDT 2021 Gear Haul: Trail Runners
Backpacks & Bike Racks 