Trekking Poles: Which Grips are Best?
An often overlooked yet vital part of trekking poles are the grips. Buyers tend to get so caught up in other details they neglect to co...
27 Aug
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22 Aug
10 Reasons You Need Trekking Poles
If you are a skeptic of trekking poles, join the club! There are a lot of hikers that would rather trudge through rivers and up mountai...
18 Aug
Trekking Pole Materials: Which is Best?
When searching for your perfect trekking pole, you want to choose the best material available. This is important, because the type of m...
08 Aug
How to Adjust Trekking Poles to the Correct Height
Trekking or hiking poles have become very popular with hikers and backpackers over the last several years. Hiking poles have proven to...
02 Aug
Adjustable Hiking Poles – How Do They Lock?
Adjustable hiking poles have rapidly become the standard. Being able to use the same pair of poles for a number different conditions, ...
31 Jul
Shock Absorbing Hiking Poles: Hack or Bodge?
I was recently asked my view on shock absorbing hiking sticks. The most common question is: are shock absorbing trekking poles a gimmic...
26 Jul
Tips for Trekking Poles
You may be reading this because you are looking for tips on using your trekking poles, if so, sorry, we are literally discussing trekki...
17 Jul
Day Hiking With Your Camping Chair
Many of you have asked and debated about the value of bringing a camping chair on a day hike. I for one am of the opinion that if my d...
11 Jul
Choosing the Best Camping Chair
I always wonder what my friends will bring when I tell them to bring a camping chair for an outing. I have seen some amazing things. T...
06 Jul
The Lowdown on Trekking Pole Accessories
I am sure if you are reading this, you have already decided that hiking poles are for you. Whether you want poles because they will hel...
01 Jul
Making Effective Use of Trekking Pole Straps
Trekking pole straps have a very specific purpose: they take the pole loads from your hands and distribute the load between your hands ...
24 Jun
Why You Need Trekking Poles and Which Ones You Need
Walk farther, faster and healthier… You need trekking poles.
We all have our pet peeves. Mine for a long time was nerds roa...
22 Jun
Weekend Paddling Trip
Last week our family went for a paddling adventure on a local lake. This was our second full day outing on the lake. We took paddlebo...
20 Jun
Anatomy 101: The Trekking Pole
Hiking, trekking or adventuring are all outdoor activities that can take you from the park next door to halfway around the world to Tib...
16 Jun
“Fixed” Vs. “Folding” Vs. “Telescoping” Trekking Poles
Trekking poles have been a popular hiking tool for a long time, and their popularity is only increasing as increasingly more people f...
07 Jun
How to Use Trekking Poles
Introduction
So you have purchased new trekking poles and are excited to use them. Congratulations on a purchase that you will...
27 May
The Benefits Of Using Trekking Poles
Introduction
Trekking poles are one of the most advantageous pieces of gear any avid hiker can purchase. The most obvious benefit is t...
23 May
Camping Chair History
The first portable chairs were first observed by archaeologists as being used before 800 AD. The simple design has been known as a Viki...
21 May
Types of Hammocks
• Suspended/Convertible
The classic idea of a hammock is a large suspended piece of fabric that is hung between two beautiful trees,...
16 May
Backpacking Hammock Features
Hammocks have been used for sleeping and relaxing in the outdoors for hundreds of years. The root of the word comes from the Spanish w...