Yearly Archives: 2015

When you take life to the raw basic essence of survival the priorities of your day change completely […]
Water Collection & Purification

On the 4th August 2014 my son and I stood on the summit of Katahdin having set off […]
A Year of Reflection

Having started my hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2014 with 55lb of pack weight, I decided to […]
A Review of the Ventra Gear Mainframe

The Timex One GPS watch is the company’s most advanced multi-function watch, with its color touchscreen it certainly […]
Gear Review: Timex Ironman One GPS+ Watch

Raven Rock State Park is in central North Carolina. I went for a day hike of about 5 […]
Raven Rock State Park, North Carolina

Part 1 of a review of MSR Pocket Rocket, Snow Peak Lite Max, Trangia Spirit and Vargo Triad […]
Review of Hiking Stoves

On 17th June 2015 I traveled to Sheffield in South Yorkshire to meet my son and go for […]
Hiking the Pennine Way | Edale to Marsden | England

In a previous post, I reported circumstances surrounding the arrest of Appalachian Trail hiker James “Bismarck” Hammes at […]
Interview with Hiker who Assisted FBI arrest “Bismarck”

This past Saturday, May 16th, a former Appalachian Trail thru-hiker, James “Bismarck” Hammes, was arrested at Trail Days in […]