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 … More

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 … More

My goal this past weekend was to delve into off-trail adventures in an area I know relatively well. I wanted to … More

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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

Recently I saw a post about someone looking for ultralight options for Epipens. There aren’t any. Furthermore, weight should not … More

I had never seen people more surprised to see me, but we had found their spot right at nightfall. Well, … More

Unbeknownst to us, we decided to backpack up to Mt Jefferson in the middle of Oregon’s unbelievably short deer season. … More

On my last trip a week ago, I discovered a problem with my Gregory Z55 that I bought in 2009 … More