Overview

Welcome to my page all about (ultralight) trekking and hiking! Here I'll be posting new (short) tours, packing lists & information around the topic of traveling on a regular basis. Have fun browsing, Kai

2017-07 Sweden Is Always Worth a Trip

It was now the fourth year in a row that the summer holidays drew me to Sweden. This year, I was very curious how this holiday would go. After all, the Hermannsweg was still in the bones of my foot months later. Bimbi was also very battered this time with her shoulder. So we decided that this year should be a little more senior-friendly. The result was several day trips that were to be linked together. The luxury of a few nights at a campsite with a warm shower and a toilet where the mosquitoes do not suck the blood out of your behind was also part of the rough plan.

2017 Sunset

Some time ago I was able to capture a beautiful sunset. But as always, pictures are known to say more than a thousand words!

App for Navigation with a Smartphone - OsmAnd+

Over the last few years I have repeatedly dedicated myself to GPS navigation with a smartphone. The accuracy required for determining location is quite sufficient for hiking with current models. Since I myself have only been using Android-based smartphones for several years, I will only refer to those in this article. OsmAnd+ is now also available for iOS, but whether this app offers an identical range of features as the Android version is not known to me.

During this time I tested Maps.me, Gaia GPS, Locus Maps, Google Maps and Orux among others for their suitability for hiking and trekking. Yet for over a year now I have ended up using solely OsmAnd+ for this use case and wouldn't want to do without it. So that you don't have to go through the same process, let me introduce you to my favorite and go into detail on the features I have come to appreciate the most.

Trail Pizza

Pizza is one of the most popular and oldest fast food dishes. Fast food dishes have a very high energy density and are therefore well suited for the trail. Since my cravings on longer trips fluctuate between fast food and bell peppers, this recipe is ideal.

Baking on the Trail

After a strenuous day on the trail, it is nice to cook something tasty to replenish your energy stores. If you really want to enjoy yourself, you should bake. This makes many more dishes possible on a trip, which have a very good ratio of calories per weight.

Gourmet Cook Set (550ml & 1400ml) with Alcohol Stove

During a trekking trip, my meals were previously mostly limited to simple freezer-bag dishes. Over time, these dishes became increasingly monotonous to me. That’s why I was often unable to pass a tavern near the trail without stopping in. Eating out often is expensive on the one hand, and on the other hand you’re tied to the kitchen’s opening hours. On this year’s Sweden vacation, therefore, enjoying proper meals takes center stage. An alcohol-based kitchen has many advantages. Among other things, the fuel is easy to obtain all over Europe and can be portioned out to the length of the trip by refilling. That’s why I wanted to try my hand at a gourmet cook set with denatured alcohol.