Physiotherapist · Hiker · Australia based
Gear that actually works, and the legs to carry it.
I'm Jack. I test kit over full routes in bad weather and tell you what I'd buy again — and as a physio, what to do so your body lasts the distance too.
Featured film
A journey into the Highlands on Scotland's most-walked long-distance trail — 96 miles from the edge of Glasgow to the foot of Ben Nevis, and what I wish I'd known before starting.
The buy-again list
A stricter test than "good product" — the pieces I'd buy again tomorrow without thinking about it.
Pack
1.13 kg (2.5 lb)
Lightweight internal framed pack
Where I bought itShelter
964 g (34.0 oz)
Freestanding ultralight one-person tent
Where I bought it
A gear-list app for backpackers who are tired of planning a pack in a spreadsheet. Build the kit list, see where the weight actually sits, and fix it before you leave.
About Jack
I spent years as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist before I started walking long routes myself — and found the hiking internet full of confident nonsense. Spec sheets treated as evidence, sponsored gear called honest, and almost nothing about the body doing the carrying.
So I started making the videos I wanted to watch: kit tested in real conditions, and preparation grounded in something more than opinion.
The newsletter
Gear that earned its place in my pack, training that holds up over long days, and what's coming next on the channel. No lead magnet and no seventeen-part funnel.
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Work with me
If your kit holds up in real conditions, I'm interested in putting it on a real route and saying so honestly.
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