Hey there everyone, I am brand new to backpacking, but I have been in the outdoor scene for a long time now.

My post is two fold, 1 do you have any advice that I would not normally find by the traditional forms of research? And second, I have started a new blog with the 5 other people in my group (we are all beginners) If you have a few seconds to check it out I would appreciate feed back from people who have some experience to see if what we are doing may help other beginners

You can check it out here http://thebackpackingjournal.wordpress.com/

I am not trolling around trying to increase traffic, there are no ads and I do not make money from the site. I really just want more input and feedback!