If You Are Gearing Up,
These Products
Are Some of My Favorites

I do not sell any of these products, but I do use them and love them. I use a lot of gear that everyone uses, like a camp stove, dry sacks, carabiners, a tent, a sleeping bag, etc. Most of my stuff is good, but there are many credible competitors. The recommendations on this page are because the products I’m showing you are either unique, one-source options, or substantially better in my opinion than the run-of-the-mill products you usually find in their genre.

The links are all external and will open in either their own windows or their own tabs. The pictures all come from the sites they link to. As time goes on, they might represent discontinued lines or colors, but as long as the innovative ideas remain valid, I plan to leave them here, just to give you an idea of what you might be shopping for if you go to the point-of-sale sites I’ve linked to.

HipStar

HipStar is the manufacturing company and sole point of sale for the Hands-Free Travel Trailer.

• The handles have shock absorbers to keep the trailer smoothly following you in spite of the micro starts and stops produced by the human walking stride.
• It attaches to the seat post of a bicycle as easily as it attaches to your waist.
• It perfectly balances the weight you place on it so that pulling is effortless and comfortable.
• The heavy-duty model comes with disk brakes to control it when going downhill.
• The wheels are large enough to easily roll over uneven ground (rocks, roots, uneven track, water runoff erosion, etc.), grass, even beach sand.
• It has a kickstand to stand upright when you wish to unbuckle it.
• It folds up and can be worn as a backpack to get over seriously insane rough trails.
• The wheels can even be removed for storage in the trunk of a car.

Injinji

Injinji makes socks with toes. Toe socks worn under regular socks, like liners, or worn alone help prevent blisters because skin-on-skin contact is prevented. The material in the toes is designed to wick away moisture, so your feet stay drier, too.

Injinji also makes toeless socks for other activity needs as well, such as heavier wool socks for hiking that can be worn over the toe sock liners.

They even have over-the-calf toe socks with gradually increasing compression from above the ankle to above the calf for improved foot circulation and reduced swelling after a long day of hiking on the PCT, CDT, or AT¹.

Hidden socks, mini-crew socks, full crew socks, mid-calf socks, over-the-calf socks, boot socks, trainer socks, hiking socks, compression socks, muted colors, neutral socks, bright socks, socks to match the seasons, playful designs….

Why shop anywhere else for socks?

¹Pacific Coast Trail (PCT)

Continental Divide Trail (CDT)

Appalachian Trail (AT)