I spent the last three months logging trail miles in 10 different pairs of bamboo socks to answer one question: are bamboo socks actually any good for hiking? After 280 miles of testing across the Cascades, the foothills near Bend, and humid lowland forests, I have a real answer. Yes, bamboo socks are good for […]

After 12 years of hiking Colorado 14ers and multi-day Sierra treks, I have learned one lesson the hard way: your calves make or break a long hike. Compression calf sleeves for hiking became non-negotiable gear for me after a brutal 18-mile descent in Rocky Mountain National Park left me limping for three days. Since then, […]

I spent the last two months testing the best elastic no tie shoelaces for hiking across trailheads in the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain switchbacks, and a wet weekend on the Appalachian Trail. After over 80 miles of testing with different boots, weather conditions, and pack weights, our team landed on 10 elastic lacing systems that […]