When I first got into hiking, a few years after my first foray into it, in college, I was determined I was going to be a "real hiker". Even though I had no actual idea what a "real hiker" was. It apparently had more to do with me shopping out of paper catalogs in the… Continue reading The Old Days: Randomly Buying Freeze-dried Meals Via The Mail
Tag: Backpacking
2001: The Year That Changed Me
Looking back at hiking, you probably have a year that changed you. When it became an obsession and more than just a hobby, you did it once in a while. Mine was in 2001. It seems so long ago, yet it feels just like yesterday. I picked up hiking as a hobby after my oldest… Continue reading 2001: The Year That Changed Me
For The Love Of Women’s Gear
As I read an article this morning by Backpacker Magazine (You May Have Bought Your Last Women's Sleeping Bag) I was both angry and very sad. For what I feel may well anger some, who will tell me I am the problem, a dinosaur in a changing world. I will be called an angry Terf,… Continue reading For The Love Of Women’s Gear
Time Tested Backpacking Kitchen Gear
There was a time when I flittered from stove to stove, always searching for the newest. I had a new cookset every spring. And I reviewed a lot back then, often having been sent kit after kit to try out - and to review (hopefully). I had Rubbermaid bins of gear stacked up. When we… Continue reading Time Tested Backpacking Kitchen Gear
Hiking Hacks: Keeping Warm On The Cheap
I am a frugal person in life. To the point it can be eye rolling. Kirk often has had to tell me that I worth the real thing, and to just spend money on quality. But there are times when my hiking gear hacks work just the same. And I save a lot. And so… Continue reading Hiking Hacks: Keeping Warm On The Cheap