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The Eight Things I Dislike About Long Distance Hiking
If you have spent any time on YouTube or read blogs about long-distance hiking then you will find that the focus is always on the positives and rightly so. Long-distance hiking, whether that is on a pilgrimage trail spending time in hostels, or on a 6-month hike across the Pacific Crest Trail backpacking with a…
A Lighter Pack Hack!
If you walking a trail without camping gear then ideally you should be carrying no more than 10% of your body weight. If you are going on a multi-day backpacking trip with a full loadout then try to aim for no more than 15% of your body weight. Keeping your pack weight down to a…
How to Sleep Warm When Winter Camping
If, like me, you are a cold sleeper, then trying to keep warm while backpacking and camping in the winter months is a challenge. It seems such a waste of valuable hiking time and being in nature if you miss out on those colder months. Hiking in the winter brings a completely different experience to…
The Soto Amicus Stove and New River Pot | Why I ditched my Jetboil
Winter is coming! With all my winter gear such as a new sleeping quilt, extra hand warmers, additional clothing, waterproof socks and a whole list of other winter essentials, I needed to lighten my load. The first thing I did was swap my Osprey pack for a Salomon Outweek, which saved me around 3lbs in…
How To Select A Good Waterproof Jacket for Walking
This was a question recently asked on the Adventure Geek Facebook Page. The answer went into a longish list of things to consider, so I thought it best to produce a little blog about my opinion on waterproof jackets. I have a whole range of waterproof jackets. Some are super expensive and others are cheap…
Why I Never Use A Hydration Bladder
I’ve not used a hydration bladder for about three years, and there are many reasons why. #1 – Electrolytes Any experienced hiker will be using electrolytes if they are on a multi-day / long-distance trail hike or even a challenging day hike. It is just not practical to add electrolytes to a hydration bladder. Ideally,…
The Best Personal Location Beacon for Hiking Emergencies
What is a PLB? A PLB is a personal location beacon. They tend to work from satellite communication rather than using mobile phone signals. When you are out walking in remote areas then it is important to have the ability to contact the emergency services, even if you do not have mobile phone signals. Reality…
EP12 – THE AROUND THE WORLD TRIP OF A LIFETIME
Click play SUMMARY OF THIS WEEK’S SHOW:- “You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on.” Tupac Shakur This week’s Podcast in a Nutshell:- This week’s…
EP11 – THE ULTRA HIKER, BEST WALKING MAGAZINES AND MORE
Click play SUMMARY OF THIS WEEK’S SHOW:- Be yourself and people will like you. Jeff Kinny – From A Diary of a Wimpy Kid This week’s Podcast in a Nutshell:- This week’s podcast in a nutshell:- #1 – We always start the podcast with a bit of a quiz in the form of “guess…
EP10 – HADRIAN’S WALL, AND OTHER UK TRAILS with STEVE HUNT
Click play SUMMARY OF THIS WEEK’S SHOW:- If you are facing in the right direction, then all you have to do is keep on walking” This week’s Podcast in a Nutshell:- This week’s podcast in a nutshell:- #1 – We always start the podcast with a bit of a quiz in the form of “guess…
GEAR REVIEW – SHAKEDOWN HIKE AND SALOMON OUT WEEK PACK TEST
I’m off to walk the Jurrasic Way The Jurassic Way is an 88 mile hike from Stamford in Lincolnshire to Banbury in Oxon. However, due to Covid19 restrictions, we will be camping rather than B&B (all being well with government guidelines, of course) – we leave on 4th July (fingers crossed). Testing the Salomon Out…
EP9 – Abel Tasman Track in New Zealand | What is the Best Hiking Socks?
Click play SUMMARY OF THIS WEEK’S SHOW:- “With every walk in nature, one receives far more than he seeks” John Muir This week’s Podcast in a Nutshell:- #1 – We always start the podcast with a bit of a quiz in the form of “guess the sound”. This week we have one of the most dangerous…
