I still want to be in the Durston cult though because I love it when Dan responds to my posts about him inventing the sport of UL hiking, and also the concepts of using trekking poles and carrying things rather than just pushing them around on the ground.
I don't want an X-Dome Pro 1+.
This hat has enough solar to charge a phone. If you are hiking in a sunny area, you can be power-independent. No need to find an outlet in town and wait an hour or two. You can do your resupply, eat some food and get back to trail.
https://us.ecoflow.com/products/solar-power-hat
You can also run a neck fan to cool you off.
For anyone who hiked the AT, or part of it, with a romantic partner: did you have fights or serious disagreements along the way?
Seems weird perhaps, but I was recently informed that Parmesan is nearly as protein dense as chicken breast, and has quite a high fat content. Does anybody bring a block of parm on multi day rides, or any other high cardio activities?
Edit: I figured it was obvious but for me the idea is mainly as a camp food, either gnawing off the block, or grated in meals. On bike nutrition that seems to work well for me consists mostly of Haribo bears and beef jerky. Also, while I have a pretty strong stomach and have no fear of unrefrigerated hard cheese, I’m thinking in terms of a 2-4 day ride. Thanks for all the comments