If there is one constant in backpacking it is this: Fewer things are better than more things. There are of course exceptions. More Sour Patch Kids are always better than fewer Sour Patch Kids after a 15-mile day on the trail. That might be the only exception now that […]
Lately, I find myself day hiking with one pole and backpacking with two. I never use poles for ascents and most always on decent. However the gray area of flat hikes or gentle grades may question if trekking poles even required, especially two poles. There are times that I find having two poles is greatly appreciated especially when working across the beaver dam or freshly soaked bogs with undetermined depths. “Our bog crossings in the Adirondacks have been known to swallow hikers in a blink!” – NY WILDS
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