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How to Know What’s the Best Available Products?
When you are looking for camping gear Shaggy Outdoors offers a variety of reviews and products to consider. They give reviews of Kelty Products, Bear Products, Archery Targets, and more. Having a quality review before purchasing products is essential to make good decisions.
Kelty Tent Footprints for Tent Floors
Why would you need a footprint for your backpacking tent? The protection you get when you place your tent on the ground is better when you have the footprint. The footprints by Kelty are sized for the floor of the tent. Adding this to your backpack will help you save the integrity of the tent and help you keep it in good condition for years to come. The Shaggy Outdoors team provides some good insight into the footprints for the Kelty backs so check out their website for more details.
Hiking Trips In Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff, Arizona has hundreds of hiking trails for every level of hiker.
For advanced hikers check out the Humphrey’s Peak trail in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness. This 6.5 hour in-and-out trek is for the advanced hiker. 10.7 miles of views and sights not seen anywhere else in the state. Be ready for the elevation this 12,633 foot peak.
Fatmans Loop Trail in the Coconino National Forest is a moderate hike. This is a loop trail for 2.4 miles and takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Be Ready for any Weather Conditions
When backpacking for the day or the week you need to be prepared for the weather changes. Check out the weather before you leave but pack for any chance of rain in the summer and early fall and snow in the winter.
At the elevation in Flagstaff you could get snow on the peaks in the mid summer months. So be prepared!
When you’re hiking in the summer and early fall take a rain jacket and rain cover to get out of the rain. Rain jackets are light weight and can be compact for easy packing into the backpack.
Backpacks by Kelty you can get your rain cover. For about $35 you keep your gear, food, and cloths from getting wet. Rain covers are sized for the different backpack sizes. Make sure you get one that fits tight and is rain proof or resistant.
Sweatshirts or heavier shirts are good for the ever changing weather conditions in Flagstaff. When you start you hike, the weather might be 70 degrees reaching highs in the 90’s during the day and falling back to the 60’s or lower at night. Pack for all potential conditions and you will have a more enjoyable day or multi-day backpacking experience.
Look out for the sun during the summer months in Flagstaff. While the weather temps appear to be reasonable or even mild the elevation and being that much closer to the sun will impact your hike. Hike with plenty of water and lather up some sunscreen to protect your body from being burned. Consider long sleeve light weight shirts for added protection and even a hat with a wide brim.
What Shoes to Wear?
Most of the easy hike you can use tennis shoes or an equivalent trail shoe. Use more comfortable shoes and lighter weights for those easy trails.
For the intermediate trail consider moving up from the tennis shoe to a light weight hiking shoe. Don’t use your shoes on the trail for the first time. Break them in walking around your home or town before you go on a two or more mile hike. If you haven’t worn the shoes you might find they don’t fit well and cause pain or blisters.
Difficult trails you should look at a more firm low top or mid top hiking boot. Something that can withstand some rugged terrain. This type of boot can be stiff and heavier but worth the weight and stability on trails with more extreme grade and terrain.
Water and More Water
No matter where you hike you need to the essentials. The one item you can never go without or have access to is water. Typical daily intake is supposed to be near 1/2 your weight in ounces of water. REI recommends 1/2 liter per hour for moderate activity in moderate conditions. Therefore, when you hike the mountains of Arizona you should increase that intake to make sure you don’t dehydrate.
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