Cutting Your Toothbrush Won't Make You a Better Hiker

Cutting Your Toothbrush Won't Make You a Better Hiker

Your base weight doesn't measure your backpacking ability. TownShirt explains why cutting your toothbrush won't make you a better hiker and offers a free full-length toothbrush to make things right.
— Dylan Tonkin
Why Is There So Much Gear Content and So Little Hiking Advice?

Why Is There So Much Gear Content and So Little Hiking Advice?

After thousands of miles on the AT and PCT, the biggest lessons weren't about gear weights. Here's why experience, judgment, and community matter more than another spreadsheet.
— Dylan Tonkin