The Ultimate Guide to Backpacking for Free, or Close to it!
The Ultimate Guide to Backpacking for Free, or Close to it! So you want to get into backpacking? Most hobbies and sports have a lot of killer start-up costs. Want to go SCUBA diving? $500 for certification alone please. Want to go rock climbing? $300 in gear please. Want to go backpacking? Head to REI and spend spend spend! Hold on a sec, before you fork your hard-earned money over, it will be worth reading the rest of this post. This post is going to show you that with a little pre-planning and a little savviness, you can backpack for free. We are going to talk gear, clothing, food, and where to backpack. I was once a outdoors-loving high-schooler who didn't have the money to spend on gear. I still am very frugal, but not cheap, in that I see what has the most value and what doesn't. Backpacking should be about you, nature, and enjoying it, not about showing off the newest extreme-nano-lite can opener you got from your favorite outdoor store. Lets dive right in! Gea