Shoes

Worn out shoes

June 9, 2010

I stumbled over this quote today and thought it would be a fitting memorial to my falling apart light hikers. Rest in peace, little guys. I’ll miss you. I even remember the day I bought you. When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the shoe leather has passed into the fiber of [...]

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Backpacking basics: Footwear

November 12, 2009

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several people ask me what the beginning steps are for getting into backpacking. So I’ve decided to write a series of articles on the backpacking basics to help people get started. First up is footwear. The main things to consider are: tread, stability, and waterproof level. Tread For [...]

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