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Thanks to Trails and Treads in Tupelo, MS for doing such a great job at helping with my first bike purchase in a looong time... After reading tons of poor reviews and looking at the (broke down) bikes at our local Walmart I thought about investing that money in a "better" bike, so I gave Trails and Treads a call and discussed my needs/wants and concerns. I ended up going with an entry level Trek, the FX1. They ordered the bike for me, and in less than a week it arrived at the shop and they assembled it for me. Once I arrived they walked me through some of the basics and then put the bike up on a rack and told me to hop on. They then proceeded to take measurements and make fine tuned adjustments so that the bike fit me. After more questions and picking up a few "essentials" they finally helped me load it up and take it home! This weekend I put almost 16 miles on it riding at JP Coleman state park while camping. It's a ton of fun to ride, lightweight, and fast (I got up to 30 mph at one point!) and I look forward to putting many more miles on it! So while it may not be a top of the line bike, I am happy that I decided to learn with this bike rather than the others I looked at, and I am even more happy that I went to Trails and Treads for the experience. If you're in the market, definitely give them a call or stop by! (And no, I don't work for them... lol!) https://www.trailsandtreadstupelo.com https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/hybrid-bikes/fitness-bikes/fx/fx-1/p/17446/ #trailsandtreads #tupelomississippi #trek #trekbicycles #bicycle #fx1 #trekfx1 #trekownersI think these LoLoHo shirts are the only matching shirts my wife and I have... lol. Anyway, since getting our camper last year we have watched a lot of YouTube channels about RV’ing, and our favorite channel has been Long Long Honeymoon. They have lots of videos full of tips and suggestions about all things RV’ing as well as lots of travel videos. So if you are new to the RV’ing world or just looking for some fun, interesting YouTube channels to watch talking about RV’ing, give their channel a view. #loloho #longlonghoneymoon #matchingshirts #rving #rv #starcraft #21fb #clearcreekcampground #alabama #camping #glampingHad another good weekend in the camper... despite the bad weather (mostly just predicted) and the less than friendly neighbors... Clear Creek campground near Jasper Alabama has some nice sites and some of the nicest staff that we have encountered. There are even some walking and bike trails that are pretty nice, and a really nice beach area. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area! #camping #glamping #rvlife #rv #starcraft #21fb #camper #jasperalabama #clearcreekcampground #site61 #fawnloopThe skies cleared briefly on the last day of our hike (last month) to give us this great view from the top of Blood Mountain on the AT in Georgia. Storms were getting ready to roll in though, and just a couple of miles past this point was the end of our hike, so we decided to head out before the weather got bad. #appalachiantrail #at #bloodmountain #bloodmountaingeorgia #georgia #blueskiesandclouds #viewsformiles #sectionhike #backpacking #hiking #mountains #mountaintops #4458feetWould you believe that @backpackinglight (of all people) talked me into checking out a backpacking chair! I’ll admit that I haven’t been backpacking hardly at all in the past year, but between this chair (which is awesome by the way) and my Zpacks Duplex tent... I am really wanting to get back out there ASAP! And who said that it ain’t about the gear... lol (jk... to some degree). Anyway, this is the REI Flexlite Air chair. Mine comes in at 15.5 oz for the chair only, and with my DIY Kelly Green 8D stuff sack it comes in at a total of 15.7 oz... so yeah... an extra pound. But that’s what’s nice about getting all my other gear weight down... even with this chair I can still be around 20 pounds for even cold weather trips. As for the chair... it’s rated at 250 lbs and I’m a solid 210 lbs (yeah, I got heavy again) and it does wobble a bit so I’m curious to see how it will hold up to someone of my weight over time. But for now it’s pretty comfortable. For a more thorough review check out the video that BPL put out not that long ago on these chairs... #backpacking #chair #itsarealchair #ulbackpackingNot the best pitch, but given the space I had to work with and the time before it was about to rain, it’s what I ended up with. Regardless, this was the only night I have spent in the Zpacks Duplex on the trail (although I also spent 2 nights into with my wife at the ATKO19). For one person though, this thing is fantabolous! It rained much of the night, and as with any other tent, splatter did come in at the corners, but with the Duplex I can just scootch on over to the middle and not have to worry about that... well until I have to clean it up later. Anywho, the Duplex is an awesome tent... easy to set up, lightweight and spacious! The only downfall is that it is a single wall shelter, so condensation can be an issue, however due to the amount of interior space, a 5’10” guy can still easily avoid the wet walls. And as I have said before, because of the high clearance of the canopy around the Zpacks shelters plenty of air can circulate which means there is minimal condensation to begin with. Either way, while I loved my Hexamid for many years, I am happy to be in the Duplex now. Now I just need to plan more trips!! #zpacks #teamzpacks #at #appalachiantrail #justicecreek #duplex #cubenfibertent #cubenfiber #itsnotcalleddcf #backpacking #hiking #ultralightbackpacking #ul- Follow Stick's Blog on WordPress.com
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Stick’s 2018 JMT Gear List
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
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JMT Trip Planning: Shelters
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
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PHGT: Meet Virginia “SUL” Gear List
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
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Rock Gap to Deep Gap: Post Hike Gear Talk…
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
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“GG LT” Grips on my “BD ACC” Poles
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
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