Find out more about the gear I love and use for all my adventures.
When it comes to buying a backpacking tent it can be so hard to know where to start! Our go to for the last seven years has been the Marmot Tungsten Two person tent. This awesome tent has stood the test of time and survived many storms, from thunder and lightning on the Skoki Loop,…
This is our guide for what to pack for a winter hut trip, with my essentials….and not so essentials, I fill my pack with when heading out for a winter hut trip! Let’s be honest, one of the best parts of staying at a backcountry hut is the lighter pack you can carry! Backcountry huts…
We’ve put together a list of Valentine’s Day gift ideas for the outdoor adventurer in your life. I don’t know about you but I am certainly not a lovey dovey, buy candies and flowers on Valentine’s Day, kind of person, so for those on the same wavelength as me. Most of these Valentine’s Day gift…
I’ll be the first to admit that I often pack a few luxury items for backpacking trips on top of the essentials. I appreciate the extra comfort and the treats for both the hike and at camp. Some of these luxury items I take with me on every backpacking trip, while others I switch in…
Packing for a seven day canoe trip can be tricky business. We rarely find ourselves in the backcountry for seven days other than a week long backpacking trip on the West Coast Trail, we didn’t have a lot of experience in multi day canoe trips or being in the backcountry for a week, so packing…
We typically only purchase items for outdoors adventures when they are on sale. This means black friday sales are a perfect time to snag some high price items for a more reasonable price! Camping, hiking and many other outdoor adventures require gear and so we are always looking for the best prices for our favorite…
When it comes to backpacking, my go to pack is the Osprey Ariel 65, this female specific pack fits everything I need in it for at least a seven day adventure, plus I’ve owned this pack for five years now and it’s been on numerous adventurous and is still going strong! It isn’t the cheapest…
For many people backpacking the West Coast Trail is a bucket list trip but knowing what you should be packing to backpack the West Coast Trail can make or break the trip. For many, including myself, used to backpacking in the mountains, the West Coast Trail includes many conditions I wasn’t used to encountering. The…