From The Trail

A few weeks ago, Minimal Gear's impact manager Kyle attended the PCTA's Trail Skills College program in Cascade Locks. Trail Skills College are weekend long events that take place up and down the Pacific Crest Trail throughout the year that teach...
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If we've never been introduced, I'm Becky, Minimal Gear's marketing manager and frequent poster in this blog. Mother's Day is coming up, which gives me the excellent opportunity to brag about my own mother, who is currently 500 miles into...
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Now that Diorite Gear is officially launched, what’s going on with Cnoc? Our first brand, Cnoc Outdoors, may have been in the background the last few months as we worked to bring Diorite Gear into existence, but that doesn’t mean there...
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Anyone who thinks backpacking food is bad has never been backpacking - not because the food itself is the highest of quality and flavor, but because there’s no better seasoning to any dish than the hunger built up by a...
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There are two sights that caused me pain while thru-hiking. The first is the bag that held my freshly purchased resupply now full to the brim with all the trash created just by me repackaging everything to fit in my...
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