An elastic band and a racquetball for stretching and myofascial release. 10-20 minutes effort in the evening helps me sleep better and get moving faster in the morning.

Ah, mine has a threaded insert that comes up out of the coffee bed and the bit that sits on top the grounds screws onto it; no flipping. I did screw it down too tight on one attempt, which jammed it up and the water didn’t flow through.

I think with revisions to grind size, ratio, and water temp, I can make a decent cup. Fewer grounds got into the cup than what I was expecting. And the s&c milk probably covered up some sins.

Trying a Vietnamese phin brewer. A dollop of sweet and condensed milk in the cup. This is my first trial and it… has room for improvement. If anyone has recipes or tips, please bring them on.

I have some Salomon hiking shoes as well and am quite happy with them for hikes under 8 miles or so. But any longer than that, or on rougher trails, my feet do better with more protection in a Merrell Moab 3; which I picked for the wide toebox.

I would try Lems, but I don’t have the budget for that quite yet. And I do get low cut Moabs, so none of the ankle rigidity that I can’t stand either. I’ve never tried gaiters, good idea though and something I’ll keep in mind.

Grains and fresh veggies, as I’ve found the slight weight add of fresh tastes better (and the water to rehydrate probably cancels out the weight of fresh anyway). Cherry tomatos and kale last on the trail pretty well. I’ve kept a bag of kale unrefrigerated for three days and it was still crunchy.