I am adding a new blog to My Blog list, Walking With Wired. After thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2011 and the Continental Divide Trail in 2013, she is finishing the triple crown by hiking the Appalachian Trail. She post everyday and finished day 31 yesterday. She post full, detailed posts with wonderful pictures. She has posted her gear lists which is a gear source as we put together our gear list. Her blog is well worth following.
Two days ago we picked up our camper, "George", from Kramer's Kampers. We purchased George at Kramer's and had him in for his annual check up and maintenance. Our experience with Pete and the folks at Kramer's has and is a great experience, we highly recommend Kramer's!
On the way home from Kramer's we stopped at Bass Pro to check out their camping and hiking supplies. Due to our personal lives and situation we are unable to hike for days on end (wish we could). We plan to take a two-night overnight hike in Glacier National Park in 2015. I have been preparing a gear list based on two hikers that do through hiking and long hikes.
Hiking long distances I can understand the very best equipment especially for a tent and sleeping bags. However for our limited opportunities for overnight hiking, are $300 plus tents and $400 plus sleeping bags worth the expense? At Bass Pro we found the Eureka Spitfire 2 which is $170 and had excellent reviews on Bass Pro and Amazon.
We were up at 5am and out with our packs. We did our usual 3.1 miles and the packs feel much more comfortable - a super sign. Our morning hikes will continue on Thursday and Friday as we prepare George for our first camping trip starting this Friday.
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