Adventurous by Q Kelley

      The long-awaited trail review is here! So much to cover and so little time...  I will keep it simple and answer the most burning questions about this ultralight coffee filter to date. Keep in mind, this is based on a 3-day 2-night weekend trip and NOT an extended thru hike.  Was packing in/out coffee grounds too much of a hassle?       Not at all. I stored all my grounds in two plastic ziploc bags (one for each day) and simply dumped the wet grounds back into the bag after use. I understand that this is a leave no trace item, but the extra few grounds stuck to my filter were washed off along with my regular dish cleaning at a safe distance away from the shelter.  How did I grind the coffee?      I ground the coffee beans before I left for the trip and stored them in airtight bags. Was it abiding by the 15/15/15 rule for coffee? Definitely not, but everything tastes better in the backcountry anyway. I didn't notice a ...

      This weekend, my brother-in-law and I are braving the cold and backpacking to two different shelters along the top of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I wanted to do an overall pre-trip view of what I will be taking. I think this will be very interesting, as every outdoorsman knows that what ends up going in the pack or being used on the trip is usually different from how the scenario plays out in your head.       The conditions near Mt. Le Conte are hard to predict, mostly due to the fact that I am unable to find a weather station accessible on Google that is on the mountain or at least nearby. Gatlinburg and Cherokee weather can be vastly different after taking into account wind chill and thousands more feet of altitude. There is one source I was able to find. It is beautiful, but scary. Pictured below are two recent posts from High on Le Conte that show some pretty cold conditions.  Source:  https://www.highonleconte.com/dail...