About a year and a half ago I bought my first backpacking quilt from Enlightened Equipment. Check out my review … More
Month: May 2016
Wilderness First Aid with NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute
Over the past few years, Ive become more cautious about my safety while backpacking. Ive had an allergic reaction to … More
Bernie’s Done and I had Groin Surgery
I have to admit its been a tough week for .douchepacker. My latest post about Jenkem flopped when Redditors failed to … More
Three Popular (legal) Drugs for Backpacking: An Overview
Pain, boredom, soul-crushing loneliness. These are just a few of the problems on the trail that we can ameliorate using … More
Opal Creek Wilderness Trip Report
Last time I was on this hike (2009) it was so god damn crowded people set up tents in the trail … More
Badger Creek Wilderness Trip Report
Its wildflower season, so we took a trip out east of Mt Hood for a two nighter. Arriving in the … More