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I recently spoke to a friend who just returned from a season of tree-planting in Beautiful British Columbia. She reminded me that the ultimate gear test is tree-planting: if your clothes and boots can tough through a whole season without turning to rags and flapping shreds of leather, you have found the ultimate product of durability. Outdoor enthusiasts are always looking for the “right” piece of equipment to complement their needs, especially those who live, work or spend extended periods of time in the bush. As a former planter, I remember vividly this unavoidable seasonal dilemma: will my boots make it through one more season? Will my tent fly rip this year or the next?

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After over 2 500 km on the Appalachian trail, I think it is fair to say that I am now a hiking expert. The following is my equipment review of everything in the "Walking" category.

The most important piece of equipment in this category, and arguably the single most important piece of all, has got to be the boots. There are several schools of thought on the subject. Some prefer walking shoes (trail runners), while others prefer light boots. Some people even go as far as to walk in sandals or barefoot!

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In this story, there are no carnal desires being satisfied in a clandestine fashion. Actually, the only connection that this post has with the film Brokeback Mountain is that it's about two guys and spectacular scenery. It all started with my buddy Danish Mike who, as you can imagine, is Danish. Anyways, he was getting married in Denmark. He graciously invited me; I accepted with pleasure. His wife was so impressed with the fact that I was coming from so far to be at the wedding that she suggested he and I go on a road trip upon my arrival. You know you're marrying the right woman when...

It was decided that we would embark on a Scandinavian road trip. Yeah! Like many people, I'm a sucker for a road trip. The fact we were going through fjord country was an immeasurable bonus in my eyes as I’d been yearning to see that part of the world for too long.

Have you ever had really high expectations, only to have them crushed like a ripe grape underneath steel-capped boots? I know you have. I also know that you understand the emptiness and violated naïveté that follows, not to mention the self-loathing. I had high expectations, and I'm not easily impressed.

Proof that I'm not easily impressed

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