My kickstarter campaign ended a few hours ago, at $3,869! I can't believe we did it! This means that after I pay kickstarter 10%, I'll have $3,482. I was imagining that my campaign would just make it to $3,500, so after fees I would have $3,150. This is of course much less than I need … Continue reading We did it! And deep thoughts about lightweight gear.
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Preparing for the PCT: planning my resupply stops
Planning where I should mail my resupply packages to along the 2600 miles of the PCT should be really confusing and overwhelming. It should take days of exhaustive research and it should require a good amount of crossed fingers and educated guessing. But it's not, and it doesn't. That's because Yogi's guides exist. Yogi is … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: planning my resupply stops
Preparing for the PCT: video update! my tiny backpacking kitchen in action
I got my popcan stove in the mail today! Here I show you my tiny backpacking kitchen in action. And there are only four days left on my kickstarter campaign! It's 50% funded right now, If this thing isn't funded by April 2nd the project won't happen. The book is going to be many things- … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: video update! my tiny backpacking kitchen in action
Preparing for the PCT: My wee backpacking kitchen
The camp kitchen is one area where the philosophy of lightweight backpacking really shines. It's actually super easy and not genuinely not expensive to have a backpacking kitchen that weighs only a couple of ounces in its entirety. And ultralight backpacking stoves, the shining stars of the lightweight backpacking galaxy, are everything that you want … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: My wee backpacking kitchen
Preparing for the PCT: Footwear
The first backpacking trip I ever went on, the Resurrection Pass trail in Alaska, was a forty-mile walk through a flower-filled alpine meadow that crossed the Kenai Peninsula on the ridges of the Kenai Mountains. It was a pretty simple hike, as far as backpacking trips go- tree-line in Alaska is low (it gets lower … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: Footwear
Preparing for the PCT: Training
How do you train to walk 2600 miles? I’m a professional dog walker, so I walk a couple of hours every day. That’s the bulk of my training. I also bike and run, but not every day. I used to do intense cardio every day, but then when I started dog walking so much I … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: Training
Preparing for the PCT: One outfit for five months (or, where do I find a sunhat that doesn’t look stupid?)
I like to buy clothes at the end of the season, when they’re cheap. Last year in fall, when I was buying tank tops for this year, I had to stop myself, saying- I’m not going to get to wear these. I’ll be wearing the same outfit every day. For five months. What do you … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: One outfit for five months (or, where do I find a sunhat that doesn’t look stupid?)
Preparing for the PCT: Food
When you’re walking for 2600 miles, what do you eat? As far as I can tell from what I’ve read about other people’s PCT hikes, you either buy your supplies in little towns and eat junk food for five months, or you plan all of your meals in advance and mail them to yourself. Which … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: Food
The final version of my kickstarter project is now live!
Hey guess what everyone! The original version of my kickstarter campaign was doomed to fail because I was a fool who didn't understand kickstarter, but now I am much smarter and the final version of my campaign, Carrot Quinn Walks from Mexico to Canada, is AWESOME. That's because in this campaign you can buy copies … Continue reading The final version of my kickstarter project is now live!
kickstarter: let me back that up and try again
The other night I was up way past my bedtime, reading this essay by Chloe Caldwell and thinking about how my kickstarter would fail. I was feeling sad about it, because I felt really invested in hiking the PCT, and Chloe, who is an awesome writer, was going to live in my trailer and watch … Continue reading kickstarter: let me back that up and try again
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