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
Background I posted an initial review of my Phasic Sun Hoodie from Arc’teryx. This review was based on use in the fall, winter and spring. I've been wearing the hoody for a couple years now and have a few more thoughts on how it performs. I also have a Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily Hoody that … Continue reading Gear Review: Arc’teryx Phasic Sun Hoody Revised Reflection
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
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…
It's getting closer to our 2021 GDT start and we really need to finalize gear and routines with Toothless. Our key concern so far have been getting a sleep system and routine sorted out with him since our previous attempts were unsuccessful. We originally had a trip planned for Manning Park but we cancelled this … Continue reading Gear Shakedown and Trip Report: Camping and Backpacking Chilliwack Lake with Toothless
As a low risk hike to test out our gear, various systems and build a routine we hiked up to Cheakamus Lake and camped at Singing Creek Campground. We have done this hike before and it is very accessible and easy - and we thought it would be a good first trip with Toothless. We … Continue reading Gear Shakedown and Trip Report: Backpacking Cheakamus Lake with Toothless
actually he has two... ..which made his first camping trip extra challenging. At first we noted that he was sleeping not quite as well as at home, then afterwards realized he had a tooth break through during the camping trip. Then pretty much immediately after that he had a second come in. So now he … Continue reading Toothless has a tooth
We decided to camp at Alice Lake to test Toothless out on camping and get him accustomed to his sleeping bag. Day 1 He napped on the drive out. His nap was cut short by about 30 mins but he had already slept in by 30 mins on the morning so we were hopeful this … Continue reading Gear Shakedown and Trip Report: Camping with Toothless
We have been using a ZPacks Duplex as our primary backpacking tent for about 5 years and we have loved it. When Toothless was born, we realized we needed some room for him to sleep next to us. We do not co-sleep at home and it is not safe to have an infant sleep on … Continue reading Gear Review: Triplex Initial thoughts
We periodically go on bike rides to the park and back. I think we typically bike 5km each way, so around 10km total. Yesterday I decided to ride with Toothless to Avalon Dairy to return some bottles. We have accumulated a lot since our local grocery store stopped accepting them due to the pandemic. While … Continue reading Biking 30 kms with Toothless
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