Earlier this week, I hauled off into the woods with all the things I needed to survive for three days in the Linville Gorge Wilderness, a challenging yet beautiful place to hike in western North Carolina. By popular demand, I did a bag dump to show everything I took with me — except for food…
Read MoreIf you can split weight between everyone's packs while hiking, do it. One of the best ways to do that, for example, is by having one person carry the tent, another carry the stove, and a third person carry the food.
Not everyone has a 3-person tent, however. But this might be your chance to score one for cheap. Right now at REI Outlet, you can get the Hylo 3 Tent by Mountain Hardwear for only $173 -- half off of its original price of $349.
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