Earlier on I shared my thoughts on our diaper system. I took a look at our cloth diapers and a couple methods of cleaning them: Gear Shakedown I've had a bit more time, and Toothless has grown a bit and started solid food, so I thought I'd revisit this. Diapers We still use the cloth … Continue reading Gear Shakedown: Diaper and Scrubba #2
MYOG: Shortening the arms on a Morrison Outdoors sleeping bag
Toothless has tried his Morrison Outdoors sleeping bag a few times just around the apartment and gets frustrated that the arms are a little long and restrict him from rolling over. We tried tucking the arms in and it doesn't stay. Then we tried using painters tape to fold and shorten the arms and his … Continue reading MYOG: Shortening the arms on a Morrison Outdoors sleeping bag
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
Gear Selection: Baby Sleep System
Sleeping Pad Rigid sleeping pad Its not recommended to let a baby sleep on an inflatable sleeping pad. The current recommendations are for babies to sleep on firm sleeping surfaces. So inflatable pads are out, and we don't co-sleep, so Toothless needs his own rigid sleeping pad. We have selected the ZLite SOL. These are … Continue reading Gear Selection: Baby Sleep System
Gear Shakedown: Diapers + Scrubba
We are planning on using cloth diapers on the GDT this year with Toothless. Recently we purchased Osocozy flats from a local shop. We normally use prefolds but due to how thick they are, they can take a long time to air dry (and even dry in the drier!) so the general consensus is that … Continue reading Gear Shakedown: Diapers + Scrubba
Gear Selection: Baby Carrier Part 2
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
Trip Planning: Evaluating the VIT
Disclaimer You should always hike your own hike and be accountable for your own safety. The information hosted on this website is not complete and has not been vetted by anyone at the VITA. It may be incorrect. You are responsible for your own safety and success in your hike. Plan We were considering hiking … Continue reading Trip Planning: Evaluating the VIT
Plans for 2021 Hikes
Our plans are firming up for the 2021 season and so we would like to announce our intent for the following hikes with our baby Toothless. GDT We have hiked the GDT in 2018 and plan on sharing the experience with our baby boy. This is one of our most cherished hikes and we are … Continue reading Plans for 2021 Hikes
Gear Selection: Baby Carrier
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
Trip Planning: Pandemic Options with a Baby
Before COVID19 paused the world, we found out we were expecting a child in October 2020 as we had been planning. We had been planning for some time, so we had some ideas about how we wanted to spend the first year together already. We love spending time together away from other people. We love … Continue reading Trip Planning: Pandemic Options with a Baby
Backpacks & Bike Racks 