Backpacking Skills
Tips To Minimize Foot Pain While Hiking

Tips To Minimize Foot Pain While Hiking

It’s hard to enjoy the great outdoors when your feet hurt. Here are a some tips and tricks for eliminating foot pain and keeping your feet happy and healthy on your next backpacking trip…

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How To Pack A Lightweight Backpack

How To Pack A Lightweight Backpack

With lightweight packs the way you organize your gear affects comfort as much as what you carry. There are many ways to pack a backpack. Here’s how I pack mine…

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How To Hike 15 to 30 Miles A Day (With Example Itineraries)

How To Hike 15 to 30 Miles A Day (With Example Itineraries)

Are you planning a long hike that will require you to hike 15, 20 or 30 miles every day? Here are some tips (and example itineraries) for hiking long distances.

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Thru-Hiking Tips Part 1

Thru-Hiking Tips Part 1

Thru-hiking is backpacking an entire trail in a single trip. If you are planning a thru-hike here are some tips to help you succeed, with information about why hikers quit, setting priorities, pacing, scheduling, hiking your own hike and making trail friends.

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Thru-Hiking Tips Part 2

Thru-Hiking Tips Part 2

Last week I posted an article with some tips for thru-hikers. Here is Part 2 of that series, with more information about footcare, diet, gear weight, managing finances, staying positive and not quitting…

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