Scandinavian lightweight backpacking, ultralight backpacking, hiking & gear reviews
May 29-31, 2020 I'll be attending the first ever European Trail Days which will be held just outside Umeå, Sweden. Before the event I'll be hiking the 42 km Tavelsjöleden Trail which starts in Umeå and stretches up to Lake Tavelsjö in the north-west. Apparently I should keep an eye open for the mythical Tavelsjö …
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I was asked some months ago if there is a significant difference between the Soto Windmaster and the BRS 3000T stoves with respect to fuel consumption. I used the Soto Windmaster during my Arctic Sweden hike last September in 2109. So in October 2019 I decided to conduct a little test comparing the stoves. Here …
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"Before heading off to bed I placed all my garbage down in the shelter by the lake so no wild boar would find my camp interesting in the middle of the night. However, it turned out that something or better said someone else would invade my camp later at midnight ..." Day 1 - Friday …
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This is my story about how I began capturing images on my adventures including what camera equipment I used and what photography gear I pack today. My intension of this post is not to write a review about what photography gear is best to use for lightweight backpacking but more a record of my progression …
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In April 2018 I ordered my handmade custom Foratata down quilt from As Tucas who are a small cottage company based in the Spanish Pyrenees. As Tucas was founded by Marco Sánchez in 2013. They make gear and apparel that they have tested in the Spanish Pyrenees. Their brand name means The summits in the Aragonese language, …
Køge Å Stien or Køge Stream Path is a 22 km long cycle and footpath that follows Køge Å (Køge Stream) from Køge to Borup. The trail is only a half hour drive in a car south from Copenhagen. I have hiked this trail two times and in both accounts I started at Borup and …
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I live in Scandinavia where there are considerable differences in daylight length all depending on where my location is. When I'm on my treks in northern Sweden in the late summer months, I experience only a few hours of darkness. In June the sun does not set at all and in January there is darkness …
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