lifestyle – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:42:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg lifestyle – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 Outdoors after 50 https://pmags.com/outdoors-after-50 https://pmags.com/outdoors-after-50#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:35:46 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=42232 Outdoors after 50

What you do regularly matters more than what you do spectacularly. Hiking after 50 isn’t about slowing down, it’s about living a life where movement is ordinary, not exceptional. Read More ...

Continue reading Outdoors after 50 at PMags.com.

]]> https://pmags.com/outdoors-after-50/feed 5 42232 Better to have it and not need it? https://pmags.com/better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it https://pmags.com/better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:44:16 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=23551 Better to have it and not need it?

Thoughts on a widely used trope. Read More ...

Continue reading Better to have it and not need it? at PMags.com.

]]> https://pmags.com/better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it/feed 2 23551 What is a thru-hike? https://pmags.com/what-is-a-thru-hike https://pmags.com/what-is-a-thru-hike#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2019 02:11:17 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=23060 What is a thru-hike?

Some Friday evening musings of when a backpacking trip becomes a thru-hike. Read More ...

Continue reading What is a thru-hike? at PMags.com.

]]> https://pmags.com/what-is-a-thru-hike/feed 6 23060 Buying gear is a ticket to adventure??? https://pmags.com/buying-gear-is-a-ticket-to-adventure https://pmags.com/buying-gear-is-a-ticket-to-adventure#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2017 05:31:59 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=14104 Buying gear is a ticket to adventure???

An email had the subject line of: Buying gear is like buying a ticket to adventure. Huh??? Read More ...

Continue reading Buying gear is a ticket to adventure??? at PMags.com.

]]> https://pmags.com/buying-gear-is-a-ticket-to-adventure/feed 4 14104 Be a gear hobbyist! https://pmags.com/be-a-gear-hobbyist https://pmags.com/be-a-gear-hobbyist#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2017 19:28:59 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=13638 Be a gear hobbyist!

Just some thoughts on gear as a hobby. Read More ...

Continue reading Be a gear hobbyist! at PMags.com.

]]> https://pmags.com/be-a-gear-hobbyist/feed 5 13638 Amazon Prime – Perfect for the outdoors person https://pmags.com/amazon-prime-perfect-for-the-outdoors-person https://pmags.com/amazon-prime-perfect-for-the-outdoors-person#comments Mon, 16 May 2016 15:58:07 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=11189 Amazon Prime – Perfect for the outdoors person

Want to buy outdoor supplies and gear and not a lifestyle? Get an Amazon Prime account. Read More ...

Continue reading Amazon Prime – Perfect for the outdoors person at PMags.com.

]]> https://pmags.com/amazon-prime-perfect-for-the-outdoors-person/feed 4 11189 Gear as lifestyle – Why is gear discussion so popular? https://pmags.com/gear-as-lifestyle https://pmags.com/gear-as-lifestyle#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:30:36 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=4948 Gear as lifestyle – Why is gear discussion so popular?

Gear as lifestyle. Or why discussion of the minutiae of gear is so popular. Read More ...

Continue reading Gear as lifestyle – Why is gear discussion so popular? at PMags.com.

]]> https://pmags.com/gear-as-lifestyle/feed 12 4948