When we head out for a hike i envision it’s like when Gilligan & the gang were planning for a three hour tour. Despite our best efforts we always overpack & over “gear”. When I was little & we would go for long walks in the woods behind our house with my Granny B, we didn’t think about spf or bug spray or having the right books for the terrain. We simply started walking. Of course we knew nothing of REI and we weren’t going off grid to bag a peak. All the same, I still think there’s an appeal to going total Grandma Gatewood and just hitting the trail for the hell of it. (Might be my approach to the AT some day!) Of course should our three hour tour ever turn into an “extended” vacation a la Gilligan I’m going to be pretty glad I’ve got those Stingers & extra laces. #hike #getoutdoors #seeNC #rei #reiaddict #stingers #gear #familyouting #hiking #saturdayvibes #jeep #lifewithviv (at The Engalawish House) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byvn2E_HHWQ/?igshid=1up6jn85v1e8o