Selecting Pads and Packs with the Hiking Sailor

Feb 20, 2019 Posted by: Lauren Hudgins Appalachian Trail,  Gear Information,  Packs,  sleeping pads,  tents

Still deciding on your sleeping pad and pack? Here are some tips from Adrian Redgwell, the Hiking Sailor, who already made it through over 700 miles of the Appalachian Trail last year and is going to complete the trail going SOBO this year.

Gear Guidance from Michèle Hoffmann, AT 2018

Jan 30, 2019 Posted by: Lauren Hudgins Appalachian Trail,  Gear Information,  Gear Prep Interviews 2019,  Gear Prep Interviews 2019 AT,  thru-hike

This is how it works for the whole trip: you meet people, you keep walking together for some hours, days, or weeks. Sometimes you meet them again, sometimes not. Sometimes you think somebody has left the trail and then you meet him eight weeks later again.

Why We Are Phasing Out Our Poles and What Is Next?

Oct 10, 2018 Posted by: Gilad Nachmani Cnoc Update,  Gear Information,  Vertex Poles

You've probably noticed lately that our Vertex poles are being phased out and you might have asked yourself why.