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Stick’s 2018 JMT Gear List

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Stick

For the past 19 months I have been planning my own JMT hike. During those months I have spent time dreaming about the hike… time planning the hike… and time thinking that it would never get here. But now here … Continue reading →

Posted in Backpacking, Gear, Gear List, John Muir trail, Trip Planning | Tagged Anker, Backpacking, Bear Can, Bearikade, Black Diamond, Black Rock Gear, Bonnies Balm, Columbia, Cuben Fiber, Deuce of Spades, Dirty Girls, Enlightened Equipment, Evernew, Exped, Gear List, GooseFeet Gear, Hiking, injinji, Inov-8, iPhone, JMT, John Muir trail, Joshua Tree, Lightload, Lightweight Backpacking, LiteTrail, MLD, Outdoor Research, patagonia, RODE, Soto, Suntactics, Suunto, Thermarest, Thru Hike, Trip Planning, Weekender, Wild Ideas, ZebraLight, ZPacks | 20 Comments

JMT Trip Planning: Shelters

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Stick

In all of my planning for this summer’s 2018 JMT hike, picking which shelter I would carry was one of the easiest choices I had… mostly! It shouldn’t be any surprise that I chose my Zpacks Hexamid Solo Plus Tarp & … Continue reading →

Posted in Gear, John Muir trail, Trip Planning | Tagged Alpine Carbon Cork, Backpacking, Black Diamond, Carbon Core Stakes, Cuben Fiber, Cuben Fiber Tarp, Hexamid Solo Plus Tarp, Hexanet, Hiking, JMT, John Muir trail, Leki, Lunar Solo, MSR, shepherd hook stakes, Six Moon Designs, tarp, Titanium Stakes, Trekking Poles, Trip Planning, V Stakes, ZPacks | 4 Comments

PHGT: Meet Virginia “SUL” Gear List

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Stick

On June 23rd & 24th of 2017, I hiked the 50 miles between Dennis Cove Rd to Damascus, VA. This marked my 3rd state along the Appalachian Trail that I have now completed, and landed me on the first big … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Trail, Gear Reviews | Tagged Alpha Light Spoon, Alpine Carbon Core Trekking Poles, Anker, Appalachian Hammock, Appalachian Trail, AT, backpack, Backpacking, Black Diamond, Carbon Core Stakes, Carbon Fiber Stakes, Cuben Fiber backpack, Deuce of Spades, Eagle Creek, Enlightened Equipment, Esbit Cook Kit, Gear List, Gear Talk, Granite Gear, hammock, Headlamp, Hiking, Inov8, LiteTrail, MSR, Post Hike Gear Talk, Potty Trowel, Sea To Summit, Section Hiking, Shortie Spoon, silnylon tarp, Sorex Stakes, SUL Gear List, Suunto, Suunto Core, Synthetic Quilt, ZebraLight H51, ZPacks, Zpacks Zero | 4 Comments

Post Hike Gear Talk (Newfound Gap to Max Patch)

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Stick

I recently headed out for a (much-needed) 4 day section hike along the Appalachian Trail. I covered 50 miles, starting at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and finished on the beautiful bald called Max Patch. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Backpacks, Bear Bag System, Bear Canister, Camera Gear, Coffee, Cook Kits, Food, Gear, Gear List, Gear Reviews, Headlamps, Pillows, Rain Gear, Sleeping Bags, Sleeping Pads, Tent, Trekking Poles, Umbrella, XLite, ZPacks | Tagged 000 mAh, 12, Air Pillow, All American Burger Wrap, Alpine Carbon Cork, Apple, Arc Blast, Backpacks, Batter Pack, Bear Vault, Black Diamond, BV 450, Chili, Chrome Dome, CloudKilt, Coffee, Cook Kit, Down Hugger #3, Exped, GoLite, GooseFeet Gear, Greenbelly Bars, H51, Headlamp, Hexamid, Hexanet, iPhone 6, Jetboil, Jiva Coffee Cubes, Mini Pump, Montbell, NeoAir, New Trent, Packit Gourmet, Pad Thai, pillow, Powerpak Xtreme, Rain Kilt, sleeping bag, Smart Phone, Sol Ti, tarp, Thermarest, Trekking Poles, Umbrella, XLite, ZebraLight, ZPacks | 8 Comments

Rock Gap to Deep Gap: Post Hike Gear Talk…

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Stick

Last weekend I did my first section hike of the year. A few of us met up and hiked SOBO on the AT from Rock Gap to Deep Gap (NC). At only around 25 miles total, it wasn’t really a … Continue reading →

Posted in Backpacks, Cook Kits, Foot Wear, Gear, Gear List, Gear Reviews, Gossamer Gear, Sleeping Bags, Sleeping Pads, Spoons, Stoves, Tarps, Tent, Trekking Poles, Umbrella, ZPacks | Tagged 0.6L Evernew Cook Pot, Air Pad, Alpine Carbon Cork, Appalachian Trail, Arc Blast, AT, backpack, Backpacking, Black Diamond, Gear List, Gear Review, Gear Talk, Gossamer Gear, Hexamid Solo Plus Tarp, Hexanet, Hiking, Marmot Helium, Shortie Spoon, Thermarest, ThinLight pad, Trekking Poles, trip report, Vertex Stove, XLite, ZPacks | 10 Comments

“GG LT” Grips on my “BD ACC” Poles

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Stick

The title of this post stands for “Gossamer Gear LighTrek” grips on my “Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork” trekking poles. Some may remember that in a recent post hike gear talk post, I mentioned that I wasn’t a huge fan … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY/MYOG, Gossamer Gear, Trekking Poles | Tagged Black Diamond, DIY, Gossamer Gear, Lightrek Grips, MYOG, Trekking Pole Grips, Trekking Poles | 20 Comments

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Stick’s 2018 JMT Gear List

JMT Trip Planning: Shelters

PHGT: Meet Virginia “SUL” Gear List

Post Hike Gear Talk (Newfound Gap to Max Patch)

Rock Gap to Deep Gap: Post Hike Gear Talk…

“GG LT” Grips on my “BD ACC” Poles

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