Author: Walker Joe
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Layering While Moving — It’s About Staying Regulated
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Layering is often discussed in terms of temperature. Stay warm. Stay dry. Add a layer when cold, remove one when hot. While these ideas are familiar, they rarely reflect how clothing is actually experienced while moving through terrain for long periods. On the trail, layering isn’t about maintaining a fixed state. It’s about regulation —…
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Trail Nutrition Isn’t About Fueling Hard — It’s About Staying Functional
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Trail nutrition is often discussed in terms of performance. Calories, macros, energy density, and optimisation tend to dominate the conversation. While these ideas have their place, they can obscure a simpler and more useful goal when moving on foot for long periods: staying functional. On the trail, nutrition isn’t about maximising output. It’s about maintaining…
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Trail Shoes or Hiking Boots? It Depends on How You Move, Not Where You Go
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Few gear questions generate as much debate as trail shoes versus hiking boots. The discussion is often framed around terrain: boots for mountains, shoes for trails; boots for rough ground, shoes for smooth paths. While terrain matters, it’s rarely the decisive factor people assume it to be. In practice, the more useful distinction lies in…
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Carry Comfort Isn’t About Weight — It’s About How Load Behaves
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Most discussions about backpacks begin and end with weight. How heavy the pack is.How light the pack itself feels.How much weight can be saved by choosing a different design. Weight matters, of course. This is why footwear choice often feels different once a pack is added. But anyone who has carried a pack for long…
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Choosing Hiking Boots Isn’t About Brands – It’s About Terrain And Load
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Most people think they choose hiking boots based on fit, brand reputation, or a handful of online reviews. In reality, most footwear failures happen for a different reason: the boots were never matched to the terrain, the load, or the duration of use in the first place. This is why a pair of boots can…