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My Take on the Layering System

1st April 2017 by Gilad Nachmani

Layering system on the trail

There is so much that has been written about clothing and the layering system for outdoors adventures by many great outdoor adventurers. In any case, clothing and layering outdoors is an extremely subjective and personal topic, so I figured I can add my preferences and opinions to the abundance of articles on the subject. I […]

Filed Under: Gear, Skills Tagged With: baselayers, clothing, down, insulation, Merino Wool, softshell, synthetic, wp/b

Knee Pain When Hiking – Probable Causes and Solutions

3rd January 2017 by Gilad Nachmani

Hiking without knee pain

Most hikers (and, well, most of the other regular humans we know) suffer from some sort of knee problems: either after 10 km of hiking, after 30 miles or just when going downhill with a heavy pack. I am no different – I used to always get knee pain when hiking and I couldn’t even […]

Filed Under: Skills Tagged With: Backpacking, glutes, Hiking, IT band, lightweight footwear, training

British walker’s guide to hiking in USA

15th November 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Hiking in USA

I recently relocated from London, UK, to Portland (Oregon), USA, and had no doubt that my hiking life was not over, but actually started a new chapter. After hiking for so many years, hiking the the USA shouldn’t be that hard, right? Well, after 5.5 years in the UK, I am by now a fully […]

Filed Under: Ideas, Skills Tagged With: Angel's Rest, Backpacking, Devil's Rest, Hiking, Permits, Right of way, UK, USA, Wahkeena Falls

The Dangers of Hiking in Hot Weather (some of which might surprise you)

27th September 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Hiking in hot weather

Over the course of a month and a half in Israel, I had a chance to remember what it means to go hiking in hot weather: the constant sweat, the chase after water from the fear of dehydration, remembering to cover my self (or at least use sun screen) and the loss of appetite. All […]

Filed Under: Skills Tagged With: Dehydration, Heat stroke, Hyponatremia, Israel, Overhydration, Preventing chaffing, Sun burn, Sun stroke

Getting back from a backpacking trip – taking care of your gear

11th June 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Getting back from a backpacking trip - taking care of your gear

You had a great trip: 3, 4, 10 days out and about getting wet, muddy, wet again, dry with caked mud or dust – normal life on the trail. All that use and abuse (which is exactly what gear is made for) comes with a price tag: it can really ruin your gear. Taking care […]

Filed Under: Gear, Skills Tagged With: Backpacking gear, Cleaning, Gear Maintainance, Maintainance, Outdoors gear

First solo camping with a toddler – a father on a mission

4th June 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Camping with a toddler

It seems that every outdoors enthusiast who has kids, has one goal: to get their kids to love the outdoors as much as they do. This is probably true not just for outdoors people but also sports fans, various athletes or anyone with a serious hobby. So it is not a surprise that I really […]

Filed Under: Adventures, Skills Tagged With: camping gear list, Chilterns, hiking with a toddler, Saunderton

How to walk 25 miles a day

21st May 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Walk 25 miles a day

I love walking long trails, but with limited time I needed to find a way to make it work: go fast or go long. I have written about the difference between going fast or going long (days) and explained how this connects to the ultrapacking concept. At the core of ultrapacking and completing longer trips […]

Filed Under: Skills Tagged With: Backpacking, Footwear, Lightweight gear, ultrapacking

A practical step for lightness – transitioning from hiking boots to trail shoes

23rd April 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Transitioning from hiking boots to trail shoes

I remember when I first decided I no longer wanted to hike with boots: my wife and I had been walking the Offa’s Dyke national trail for a week, proceeding at a leisurely pace with our heavy packs and our walking boots when on the 7th day my knees flared up, getting fully inflamed. I […]

Filed Under: Skills Tagged With: ankle roll, Asolo, foot stability, foot support, Footwear, hiking boots, Inov-8, leather boots, leg strength, lightweight, Trail Shoes, training

Is ultrapacking the way to go?

2nd April 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Ultrapacking

It seems that today, there are a million and five ways to move on two legs, all involving various schools of thoughts and methods. I have tried many and I almost always find some limitations, especially as I keep getting older, fitter and with much less time. My biggest concern at this point in my […]

Filed Under: Skills Tagged With: Backpacking, hill walking, thru hiking, Tramping, Trekking, ultra running, ultralight backpacking

Knowing When To Stop

26th March 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Knowing when to stop sometimes depends on the potential camp

I can’t even count the number of times I have heard the saying: I’m not hiking/walking to get anywhere; I’m out for the walk itself I’m pretty sure I’ve said this myself many times, but I can easily recognise, now, that many times it is an attempt to just convince myself, and is not the […]

Filed Under: Skills Tagged With: Camping, danger, gear, resposibility, risk, ultrapacking

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