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The highest-rated and most popular backpacking and thru-hiking tents and shelters for couples based on the Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey.
The Best Thru-Hiking Shelters for Couples (2022 PCT Survey) | The highest-rated and most popular backpacking and thru-hiking tents and shelters for couples based on the Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey.
The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey (2022)
The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey (2022)
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New Bear Canister Regulations in Desolation Wilderness
New Bear Canister Regulations in Desolation Wilderness
The Forest Service has introduced new food storage regulations in Desolation Wilderness requiring overnight users to now carry “a canister designed to prevent access by bears.” Simply put, bear canisters are now required in Desolation Wilderness. This impacts everyone recreating in Desolation Wilderness, including Pacific Crest Trail and Tahoe Rim Trail hikers. And to reiterate in case of any…
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Two New BearVault Bear Canisters! (Approved for the JMT+PCT)
Two New BearVault Bear Canisters! (Approved for the JMT+PCT)
canister and food-protection space, BearVault has released two new products, the BV425 “Sprint” and the BV475 “Trek“. Both bear canisters meet Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC) grizzly bear testing standards as of May 2022 and are approved for use on the John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. At first glance, two new sizes of what’s essentially the exact same canister might not…
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The Best Shelters for Couples on the Pacific Crest Trail (2021 Survey)
The Best Shelters for Couples on the Pacific Crest Trail (2021 Survey)
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail as a couple can be a huge test of a relationship. Which tent or shelter to use as a couple can be an important consideration. Will you sleep together? Separate? Who will carry what part of the tent? Will you use a two or three-person tent? Will you bring no shelter and cowboy camp every night until it rains and then have a huge, relationship-ending fight? I may…
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The Pacific Crest Trail Women's Gear Guide (2021 Survey)
The Pacific Crest Trail Women’s Gear Guide (2021 Survey)
Pacific Crest Trail women’s gear lists oftentimes do not align exactly with the gear lists broken down in the PCT Hiker Survey Gear Guide. I’ve structured the data here a bit differently than I have in the PCT Gear Guide; for each item, I’ve first listed the highest-rated and then immediately below listed the most common. If you have any feedback on the data or how it could be improved, I’m…
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The Pacific Crest Trail Gear Guide: Class of 2021 Survey
The Pacific Crest Trail Gear Guide: Class of 2021 Survey
In the second installment of this year’s Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hiker Survey, we dive into PCT hikers’ gear. Pacific Crest Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers and (spoiler alert) it’s impossible to find a perfect PCT gear list. That said, we can try. I’ve organized this post in a way that I hope will give a comprehensive picture of what gear PCT thru-hikers are using. This post covers…
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The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey (2021)
The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey (2021)
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