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Which Backpacking Stove You Should Buy and Why
Which Backpacking Stove You Should Buy and Why

Due to the typical focus on base weight and not total weight, food and cook kits are, in my opinion, overlooked as an area of optimization for pack weight and trip enjoyment. Cooking, eating and cleaning will take up a significant portion of the time you spend on camp chores.

Math Says You Should Buy One of These Backpacks
Math Says You Should Buy One of These Backpacks

I went through the internet and collected a bunch of data on a range of different backpacks for sale today and came up with 6 that I think are the best options for the typical section hiker.

Best Headlamp for Backpacking
Best Headlamp for Backpacking

The only thing worse than being lost in the woods at night, is being lost in the woods without a light source. A headlamp, a light source that you can secure to your head is especially useful as it allows both of your hands to remain free to provide stability while hiking, to allow you to set up camp more easily in the dark, and allows the light to follow your head movements so it is always pointing at what you are looking at.

Backpacking Essentials - The Complete Backpacking Setup Gear Guide
Backpacking Essentials - The Complete Backpacking Setup Gear Guide

Part survival, part comfort, and part showing off to your buddies, these are the backpacking essentials you will need for your next overnight backpacking trip into the wilderness. This list encompasses 2 major categories: base gear and consumables that you will need on a typical backpacking trip.

Inspiration to get you back on the trail

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About Big Guy Backpacking

Hello and welcome to Big Guy Backpacking! We are founded on the belief that time spent outdoors in the woods is the best way to spend time. Therefore, we aim to inspire, teach, help, and build a community of like minded people so that we may all do just that. While all are welcome, as the name suggests, we also pay extra attention to help those on the upper ends of the height and weight spectrum maximize the enjoyment they have while hike, backpacking, and adventuring in general. 

My name is Mike AKA Big Guy and I will be you host and friend as you join the BGB community. All it takes is a little information, a few friends, and to be honest a lot of sweat to start getting back to your roots out in the wilderness that is left in this world. 

I never feel better going back to work after a few days in the woods and not just because that means I get to sit down all day. My mind is at rest from the fresh air, beautiful views, and sense of accomplishment after every hike. These feelings are only magnified when you can share those moments and accomplishments with friends. Experiences out on the trail can bring people together and creates bonds that last a lifetime.

This is not to say that taking multi day trips into the backcountry is easy and perfectly safe. That's where we come. Join the community today and we'll help you find the right gear, get the best information, and help find hiking buddies that will be there to help when you need them.

Don't wait, backpacking and hiking are 4 season activities. Join the BGB community today and start on the adventure of a lifetime.


 
 
 

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