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Tips and Trails

REI Outdoor Adventures 2020

By Tucker Ballister
Tips and Trails

Why You Should Hire a Guide For Your Next Adventure

By Tucker Ballister
Kühl,Pants

Stretchy Pants for Men: Kühl Pants

By Tucker Ballister
Food,Perky Jerky

Perky Jerky Review: The Best Tasting Jerky On Earth

By Tucker Ballister
Gear.com,Lights,Power

The Give a Buck Campaign at Gear.com

By Tucker Ballister
Tips and Trails

REI Outdoor Adventures 2020

By Tucker Ballister on Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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I’ve never been one to use vacation time to sip Mai-tais and work on my tan. I prefer to use that time to explore new places and push my physical limits. If you’re like me and you feel like your vacation time is best spent pushing yourself to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience, check out these …

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Tips and Trails

Why You Should Hire a Guide For Your Next Adventure

By Tucker Ballister on Saturday, November 23, 2019
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As a guide myself, I have to admit to some level of bias as I undertake this article. But I’ve also been recreating outdoors (doing a lot of different activities) for many years. Sometimes it’s hard for me to imagine paying for a guide when I can pop online to research trails, weather, and anything …

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Kühl Pants

Stretchy Pants for Men: Kühl Pants

By Tucker Ballister on Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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These are the first pairs of stretchy pants I’ve ever owned. Admittedly, I’ve always been a little envious that the ladies seem to get all the fun when it comes to stretchy pants. But I also haven’t really been on the lookout for stretchy pants for men.  Well, when my esteemed friends at Kühl apparel …

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Food Perky Jerky

Perky Jerky Review: The Best Tasting Jerky On Earth

By Tucker Ballister on Monday, November 4, 2019
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If you think the title of this article is an exaggerated claim, then you haven’t tasted Perky Jerky yet! I relied heavily on their jerky options for my summer’s adventures. Everywhere I went, a bag of Perky Jerky was sure to go. My friends, coworkers, and clients raved about the tiny samples that I gave …

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Gear.com Lights Power

The Give a Buck Campaign at Gear.com

By Tucker Ballister on Monday, October 28, 2019
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As a gear tester, I sometimes find myself having a hard time trusting new brands or online stores that aren’t the REIs, Patagonias, North Faces, or Columbias of the world. Don’t get me wrong, I have gear from most of those companies that I love. But one of the great parts about running my own …

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Backpacks Nayosmart

Nayo Rover: My New Laptop Backpack

By Tucker Ballister on Thursday, October 17, 2019
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Up to this point, I’ve focused my backpack review efforts on packs used for hiking or backpacking. But there are, of course, many different functions for backpacks and I recently upgraded the everyday carry backpack that I use for work. In this review, I’m going to show you the features and comforts of my new …

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Larq Water Bottles

The Larq Self Cleaning Water Bottle

By Tucker Ballister on Sunday, August 4, 2019
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There’s quite possibly nothing that bothers me more than finding single-use plastic water bottles lying on the beach or at the trailhead. It’s especially troubling when those bottles still have 90% of the water remaining after whoever used it only took a sip or two. While I still love my HydroFlask, Nalgene, and Tree Tribe …

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Tips and Trails

The Health Benefits of Backpacking

By Tucker Ballister on Friday, July 12, 2019
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I feel very fortunate that I grew up in a place with such easy access to the backcountry. Living in Truckee, CA, it’s absurdly easy for us to get on a trail and get away from town in under an hour. I recognize that this isn’t the case for many, many people out there living …

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Chaco Footwear

Custom Chacos: Introducing PrintShop

By Tucker Ballister on Sunday, May 26, 2019
custom chacos print shop - main strap lounging

Wow! It feels like it has been forever since I’ve added any new content to The Backpack Guide. To those who may have been anxiously awaiting new gear reviews, trail info, or trip reports, I sincerely apologize. It has been a spring of transitions, and if you’re interested in what I’ve been up to, I …

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Tips and Trails

A Hammock Camping Gear List

By Tucker Ballister on Wednesday, March 27, 2019
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So you want to get into sleeping elevated, do you? From experience, it takes some time and requires a degree of trial and error to dial in your hammock camping gear list and perfect your setup. Getting a good hang (as die-hard hammockers call it) takes some experimenting and can require different considerations depending on …

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