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    Snack bars, healthy eats on a hunt?

    Larabars. Available at most grocery stores, clean ingredients (as long as you don't get the ones with chocolate chips) and can be had for an alright price. So many bars are just refined sugar and seed oil, hardly promotes athletic performance
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    Favorite National Park

    Grand Canyon in the winter
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    Any wool pant recommendations?

    Thanks everyone for the great recommendations Looking for a midweight pair for layering with long johns and rain pants if it's really soggy for hiking/camping/backpacking in north central Idaho during the winter. Down the road may use for predator hunting as well as I learn. Wouldn't mind if...
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    Any wool pant recommendations?

    Does anyone have recommendations for 100% wool winter pants? Filson look great but at $450 a pair.. Ouch. I've also heard the quality has slipped recently. About the only affordable option I've seen are the big bill pants which are 80 wool and 20 nylon. Curious if anyone has tried these. I have...
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    Switching to Tennis Shoes / Trail Runners from Mountaineering Boots.

    Awesome. I know there's a strong tradition of heavy duty boots for the backcountry but the last several years I've been using lightweight minimalist style shoes (Frank church area and N Idaho), big miles off trail, scree slopes, deadfall, you name it. I'm a big proponent. If your ankle is...
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    Who is Hoffman Boots......let me tell you?

    Seconding this - if Hoffman sold a minimalist style boot (low to no arch support, low to no drop, wide toe box, allows ankle flexibility) I would purchase a pair in a heartbeat. Something along these lines but if materials better suited to the PNW...
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