Increasingly, studies are showing that hiking with poles can have significant positive effects. Carbon hiking poles reduce impacts on knees, ankles, hips, and all the joints in between. From personal experience, they also keep your hands closer to heart level, which reduces that uncomfortable swelling of the hands and fingers that happens on longer hikes. …
Month: November 2018
Today, we’re going to look at five hiking pole tips for safety and efficiency. These tips will help you choose the best set of poles for you and use them to the best of your ability. As a younger man, I often wondered why people relied on hiking poles. I liked keeping my hands free …
Water is arguably your most critical resource on any backpacking or remote camping trip. For long-distance hiking, specifically, the ability to get clean water quickly and keep moving is vital, which is where the MSR TrailShot Water Filter comes in. I’ve recently written about finding clean water in the wild, a gravity filtration system from …