Friday Favorites: Favorite Hiking Gear & Supplies
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My husband and I love to plan long weekend trips to New Hampshire for hiking. I am definitely a day hiker as I like to have a cozy hotel room, shower, and comfy bed to come home to at the end of a long hiking day. But the more we hike and the longer/ more difficult trails we tackle, the more I invest in the right gear as it really does make all the difference. Today, I thought I'd share 10 of my "must have" hiking essentials. 1. My hiking boots -- I tried on so many pairs before settling on my hiking boots and now I just love them. In fact I've nearly worn them out and just ordered myself a second pair. Ignore the pack; that's my husband's pack and much too big for me 2. My little backpack -- I rarely carry much with me while hiking and hadn't thought to get myself a backpack but my husband bought this for me for Christmas and I find I use it on every hike now and just love it. I even used it the whole week walking around Disney/ Universal because