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A trick I have used when hiking in a cool rain is to stick my arms out of the armpit openings of my rain jacket so it functions like a rain vest. Your arms get wet and radiate large amounts of heat. This can help keep your torso dry and warm but not sweaty, at least in some conditions when the...

I am from the US but have often traveled all over Europe with no passport (except for entering or exiting) as long as you stay within Schengen countries. Can I assume that pre Covid, you could trek across the borders of Norway, Sweden, and Finland (all Schengen) with no issues? I did once...

I was taught to loop the short cord from the base of second peg to the top of first peg. Based on the leverage on the first peg from tent cord, that makes more sense to me. Now I want to test it.

I don't try to be gluten free but my favorite hiking food is dal baht, Rice and lentils which are on the list of available foods. It is the fuel that powers porters in the mountains of Nepal which is a good recommendation. I cook with some curry powder, olive oil, and salt.

If you use the type of Nalgene with a drinking spout and straw inside to draw water from the bottom, the you can attach the Sawyer to the straw and cut the straw short enough so the input of the filter rests on the bottom of the bottle. You have now made a filter bottle. Fill it with water and...

I find it curious there are so many comments about the air temperature . It seems to me the heat is more important. Heat and temperature are not the same, but they are related to each other by heat capacity (the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a given amount of a substance)...

Oboz Sawtooth low-top non-waterproof are my favorite hiking shoe. They are a little more substantial than running shoes.

Shift weight to your head. This is how the world's best load carriers do it. https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/219/22/3626/16733/The-mechanics-of-head-supported-load-carriage-by

There was a long discussion of this on a US forum I follow. I was interested because I use a homemade alcohol stove with an Olicamp XTS pot which is a lot like the Stash but a lot heavier and bigger than I need or want. The stash pot is the ideal size and much lighter. I use an aluminum cylinder...

WhIle it may not be wise to constantly buy the newest gear (in the US we call it GAS - Gear Acquisition Syndrome), the reality is that technology has advanced and new gear may be superior to old gear, in which case sticking with old gear is not necessarily wise. I took a 5 day trip with a friend...

Also consider that compared to many hobbies, backpacking has a low environmental impact. As I get older, my ability to go backpacking becomes more dependent on my ability to lighten my load. Thus rejecting lightweight backpacking my cause me to take up another hobby that has an even larger...

I cook rice dishes on the trail with my alcohol stove with minimal time and fuel. The secret is to use basmati rice from the Indian grocery store. I will use 2 parts water to 1 part dry rice. Bring to boil. Turn off the stove and put the pot in an insulated pot cozy. After about twenty minutes...

The 1p X-Mid is on Amazon if that helps. But I'm from the US so I don't know the complexities of buying from overseas.

I have a Tarptent Notch. The sleeping area is small but I only use it for sleeping so that does not bother me. It has two doors with large vestibules which helps. At night I hang my mostly empty pack from the pole in the vestibule so it is out of the way and off the ground. I considered selling...