I used a pair of new $3 thrift store metro ski poles on many hikes and just recently switched to cheap collapsable poles so I can strap them on my pack. I used them alot on the Laurel Highland trail in the mountains of Pennsylvania. I'm currently section hiking the Buckeye trail around Ohio and I fi...

I use a hiker pro and had an unexpected issue when I used muddy water from a stream along the Buckeye trail in May. I plugged the filter up in just a few strokes even with a coffee filter on the end, I was aware that they plugged up but I was overconfident of their ability and I used it perhaps a co...