Picking the best shelter is not about picking the best shelter that is out there but picking the best shelter for you. There is so many choices out there that it will send your head spinning and you might still get it wrong. I picked the smallest, lightest, budget friendly shelter but found that I was in a tomb and […]
Pros pick items that make their backpacks lighter but also that makes their trips special. They pick items that can be use in several ways, i.e. duct tape can fix a lot of gear issues so you don’t need a lot of fix it kits but in a pinch, it can also be used to tape down a bandage. Pros […]
Most people complicated things by over planning, over packing, over spending, and make it harder then it should be. But the truth is you only need 4 things to hike the AT (Appalachian Trail): the physically mentally and emotional grit and desire to complete the trail, about 5 to 7 months off your real life, a backpack full of mostly […]
It is the question that I have been asking since deciding to do a through hike it back in the summer of 2020. Then I tried to hike it in 2021. Due to everything going wrong, I only lasted a month but the top answer on the internet that I found was about $1000 dollars per month without the cost […]
So, for the last 2 weeks, every time that I start a post. Something comes up. So this is a bit delayed. But I will be going back to weekly. I tried to hike the Appalachian Trail in 2021. I left after 30 days. It was not a great experience in a lot of ways and most of them were […]
The most important book that you will ever read for the understanding of history, laws, and the world around in the Western culture is the Bible. The influence of the Bible is long reaching and goes into every part of your life and the culture around you and most people don’t even realize it. Because I am in the US, […]
Last night, I watched as my beloved Los Angeles was in flames. This morning, I woke up to snow which will be an ice storm shortly! A state of emergency has been issued both for California and Georgia. The thing that makes this incredible is that it is the same storm which has crossed the United States. My heart is […]
I am looking at where to began in history and what I am finding is that humans are stupid! We learn lesson after lesson and just have to relearn it. It reminds me of a teacher that I had in High School and I went back a few years later to say, “Hi”. I asked him how he was and […]
I have been sick for most of the last week. It has been a cold were I am exhausted but can’t sleep, can’t really think, then I suddenly get a bit of energy and start to do something only to find not even halfway through I want to go back to bed. I hate wasting a week of my life […]
The Wrong Date of Birth In the United States and other countries, we celebrate Christmas on about December 25th every year and for religious people, this is the birth of Jesus the Son of God! But this is not his true birthday. Several different dates have come up through the years as the true day including March 20 of 6 […]