backpacking and travel blog based out of Oregon
Four years ago I first took the Banks-Vernonia Trail with a big group of friends. This is a bikepacking trip … Continue reading The Banks-Vernonia Bike Trail Annual Trip (and other thoughts on rural tourism and how not to lose elections)
If you’ve found my blog funny, useful, informative, or infuriatingly annoying, consider dropping a dollar into my hat on Patreon. I … Continue reading Consider Supporting .douchepacker. on Patreon and Get Entered to Win a Shitty Prize
Anytime I’m gonna be doing a new outdoor activity its a good idea to take a short, easy, low commitment … Continue reading “Bikepacking” Shakedown Trip in The Deschutes River Canyon
Currently I have four separate shelters for different types of trips generally depending on the season, amount of precipitation, and … Continue reading My Quiver of Backpacking Shelters
When my partner and I were discussing NYE plans, I brought up snowcamping almost as a joke because I thought … Continue reading A New Years Delight: Snowshoeing and Snowcamping in Gifford-Pinchot National Forest
This summer has been amazing and this weekend we capped it off with a bike camping trip. Every time I … Continue reading Bike Camping to Stubb Stewart State Park
I ordered the Sawyer Mini back in March of 2015 with pretty high hopes, which were mostly held up. It … Continue reading I’m Done With the Sawyer Mini: 18 Month Review
