Must Have Hiking Gear for Older Hikers: Gray Hair Hiking

I will often get questions about the kind of gear I wear, use, and carry. I thought I would do a brief video about it and provide some links for you to find the same or similar items to those I use should you be interested.

As I mentioned in the video, I find that Columbia or Merrell close-out stores can be good places to find great equipment at reasonable prices. For example, every year around Black Friday, I go to the Merrell outlet in Camarillo, California as I live in Southern California. They have had consistently good deals. Columbia outlets are also great, particularly their clearance outlets. For example, in Cabazon California, there is a Columbia outlet, but a few stores down from that one is a clearance outlet. It is the luck of the draw what you find there, but on my last trip, I got the hiking pants in the video for 20$ and a 150$ raincoat for 35$.

Below I have listed specific things from the video that you can get on Amazon. Full disclosure, if you use the link provided and you buy the item, I get a small percentage of the sale. If you choose to do that, great. But I also wanted you to just be able to see the things up close should you want more information about the products.

Backpack – Kavu sling bag - https://amzn.to/49Uzpf8
IWALK phone charger - https://amzn.to/3UUPltF
Hydration multiplier - Liquid IV - https://amzn.to/3P1XRTS This is also at COSTCO.
Towel - Rain leaf microfiber - https://amzn.to/49vvp4U
Gaiters - VSVI brand - https://amzn.to/3T1Zn9N
Hiking pole - something like this - Cascade brand - https://amzn.to/431cPiz
Merrell hiking socks or something like this - https://amzn.to/3P1geIB
Merrell Boots - https://amzn.to/3uKqMFc
Columbia shirts - https://amzn.to/3UYYzVy
Columbia hiking pants or something like this - https://amzn.to/430HXPx
Columbia light windbreaker or something like this - https://amzn.to/3P1geIB
Mechanix work gloves - I forgot to mention these in the video, but have always worn gloves
while hiking and these are the ones I like - https://amzn.to/3wLykry
Neck muff/gaiter - something like this Geyoga brand - https://amzn.to/48wZgbP
Packable rain poncho - https://amzn.to/3wBCjHg I'm sure you can find these anywhere
Puffy jacket something like this - https://amzn.to/3wuggSM
Stetson Cowboy hat - https://amzn.to/3TfrIuy
Yaktrax - https://amzn.to/3uRMQxw

Knee ice pack wraps - https://amzn.to/3wugAAY I have one for each knee! It helps on the rare occasion that I have any inflammation/swelling after a hike. Surprising the difference a little icepack can make.