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Andrew Skurka on Why Backpackers Should Ditch Oatmeal

I Run a Gear Company. Here’s What Blew Up in 2026

Andrew Skurka on the Most Underrated Winter Backpacking Technique

Why the CDT Pushes Thru-Hikers to Their Limits

Andrew Skurka on Why Your Blister Kit Starts With Junk Mail

Thru-Hiker Explains Why The PCT is NOT For Everyone

Andrew Skurka on the Only 12 Backpacking Clothes You Really Need

We Asked PCT Thru-Hikers About Their Biggest Mistakes

Andrew Skurka on the Best $1 Backpacking Meal Ever

The Loowit Trail: 30+ Miles Around Mount St. Helens

Andrew Skurka on 5 Rules for Leading a Great Backpacking Trip

Roasting PCT Thru-Hikers Trail Names!

We Asked PCT Thru-Hikers About Their Ultralight Gear

Why I Quit My Last Thru-Hike...

Why Most Backpackers Buy the Wrong Backpack

Andrew Skurka on Eating Processed Foods in Backpacking | Mail Bag 3

What's in My Pack? | Hiking Viking's 2026 Ultralight Gear List

Andrew Skurka on Why You Should Wear Sandwich Bag Socks

“What Do You HATE About the Appalachian Trail?”

Andrew Skurka on Hammocks, Tents & Shelter Choices | Q&A #2

The Best Gear on the Appalachian Trail, According to 7 Thru-Hikers

Andrew Skurka Answers Your Backpacking Questions

The Shoe That Could Change Thru-Hiking Forever

Andrew Skurka on "Stupid Light" Ultralight Backpacking

Which Trail is the Best? - Colorado Trail vs. John Muir Trail vs. Long Trail

Andrew Skurka on Quitting Thru-Hiking Forever

My 10 Hard Lessons I Learned on The Long Trail

Andrew Skurka on Why Most Backpackers are Packing Wrong

10 Things I Learned From My Terrible John Muir Trail Hike

Andrew Skurka on Why Most Backpackers Carry the Wrong First Aid Kit

11 Tips for Thru-Hiking the Colorado Trail

Andrew Skurka on The Biggest Food Mistakes Backpackers Make

Pro Gear Tester's "Do Not Buy" List

Andrew Skurka on Going Beyond AllTrails

Andrew Skurka Says "Sleep With Your Food"

The Worst Thru-Hiking Advice Everyone Repeats

Andrew Skurka on the Best Backpacking Tents for Any Adventure

What's in My Pack? | Peg Leg's 2026 Ultralight Gear List

Andrew Skurka on Mastering Harsh Backpacking Conditions

What Nobody Tells You About Extreme Thru-Hiking...

Andrew Skurka on How to Poop in the Woods

I've Hiked 4000 Miles - These Were My 10 Biggest Mistakes

10 Things No One Wants to Admit About the PCT...

We Need to Talk About Trail Magic...

My Final Thoughts on the Drakensberg Grand Traverse.

TERRIFYING END to a Thru-Hike! | Stitches DGT 2026 | Day 10

What do hikers talk about? | Stitches DGT 2026 | Day 9

Why are we all here? | Stitches DGT 2026 | Day 8

Swimming in beautiful waterfalls. | Stitches DGT 2026 | Day 7

He went from prison to hiking guide. | Stitches DGT 2026 | Day 6

You won't believe this view. | Stitches DFT 2026 | Day 5

My quilt is officially done... | Stitches DGT 2026 | Day 4

Will I ever be dry again? | Stitches DGT 2026 | Day 3