Category Archives: GEAR

First Casualties of the Trip

The Patagonia low-top hiking boots are out. They’re hot, heavy, and uncomfortable.They lost they’re starting roster spot to a pair of Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star Hi-tops, which are cool, light, and comfortable.

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The Patagonia webbed belt is out too (a bad day for Patagonia), though through no fault of its own. It was replaced by a leather belt with this Sex Pistols belt buckle. And thus the subtitle has been changed from “Around the World in One Pair of Pants” to “Around the World in One Pair of Pants that are Held Up by a Sex Pistols Belt Buckle”

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