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So your heading into the backcountry, your gonna get alittle smelly but there are ways to stay clean and "Leave No Trace". Fairly new to New Zealand is the use…

If you’re like most hikers, your shelter is the heaviest piece of gear you carry so swapping out your old tent for a trekking pole tent is a quick way…

Thanks to Auckland Tramping Club for mentioning us in their newsletter. Word of mouth is important for the little guy!

Absolute Wilderness have Rebranded to Real Meals. They chose this name to reflect the "Real" nature of there meals which are chef-made locally in nelson before being freeze-dried. Once Freeze-dried…

In Store Now at PackGearGo is the exciting ultralight brand Six Moon Designs. They offer lightweight, high quality, affordable backpacking equipment and we will be stocking a good range of…

The Gossamer Gear Vagabond Packable is an ultralight packable daypack that can fit in your luggage (or even your pocket) that compresses into its own pouch.  Although the Vagabond Packable…

With the Queen Charlotte on our to do list and an ankle injury that ruled out long distance walking , we decided bikepacking the Queen Charlotte was our best option…

Steve and Judy recently walked the South Island Leg of the Te Araroa Trail with their Aarn Packs and after 1200km they were as good as new. " Judy and…

Bikepacking is fun adventurous way to explore our country side and dual use tracks like the Heaphy and Old Ghost Trail. It consists of mostly off-road cycling on dirt or…