Washing my Enlightened Equipment Quilt for the First Time

About a year and a half ago I bought my first backpacking quilt from Enlightened Equipment. Check out my review … More

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

I have to admit its been a tough week for .douchepacker. My latest post about Jenkem flopped when Redditors failed to … More

Pain, boredom, soul-crushing loneliness. These are just a few of the problems on the trail that we can ameliorate using … More

Last time I was on this hike (2009) it was so god damn crowded people set up tents in the trail … More

Its wildflower season, so we took a trip out east of Mt Hood for a two nighter. Arriving in the … More