Gear Rules and Principles

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Gear Rules and Principles

This week, we’ll finally dig in to that topic that everyone seems to obsess over: gear. You’re going to be living out of your backpack for the next long while, so what goes into that backpack is important. But maybe not quite as important as you think.

Asking the Right Questions

As I just mentioned, I’m not going to tell you exactly what to buy. That would be impossible—and not just because what’s available is constantly changing. This truth is so important, I’ll say it yet again: There’s no ONE right piece of gear.

The best gear is what works for you. Not what the magazines (even Backpa...

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