After I bought these Adidas hiking shoes, the laces started shredding less than a year after I bought them. The outer sheath…
Mt. Hood Timberline Trail Trip Report (including the new Eliott Creek Crossing)
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Timberline Trail Menu
I don’t often write about what I eat on my trips. This year I’ve got some meals dialed in that…
Devils Peak-Kinzel Lake-Salmon River Loop Trip Report
To keep in shape for next weekends attempt at the Timberline Trail, I really needed to get out and do…
Twin Lakes and the Elkhorn Crest National Scenic Trail Trip Report
This weekend we took a long trip down to The Elkhorn Mountains for a two nighter. We arrived Saturday and…
Goat Rocks Wilderness Trip Report
I nearly bailed on this trip and Im sure glad I didn’t. Its the last backpack I’ll be doing until…
Mt Margaret Backcountry in Mt St Helens Nat’l Monument Trip Report
A recurring character on .douchepacker. had a nice trip planned with his wife to the Mt Margaret Backcountry, part of…
Salmon Butte Trip Report, Gear Test, and Off-Trail Fail
My goal this past weekend was to delve into off-trail adventures in an area I know relatively well. I wanted to…
Review of The Finicky Neoair Xlite MAX SV
At REI I was walking around aimlessly wondering how to combine my dividend and a 20% off coupon. I didn’t…
Impatience = New Quilt MYOG
I have a 20f degree quilt made by Enlightened Equipment. I just posted an 18 month review of it here. I’ve…
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