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(photo above taken by WHOA Travel. Location: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania)

Brands that sell plus size outdoor clothing and gear

Eddie Bauer (I’m a fan of their clothes. 3XL is generous)
REI 
Columbia (I find runs small but does have short, regular and long in some pants)
Duluth Trading Company
Prana
Superfit Hero (sizes L to 7XL)
Alder Apparel (they have new fleece jackets and hiking pants)
Nuu Muu (activewear dresses)
Smart Wool ( wool base layers)
Alpine Curves
Plus Snow (Great merino wool base layers up to a 5 XL) ** I am an ambassador for Plus Snow**
RSport (go up to a 6XL)
Dia & Co (up to a size 32.)
Alpine Parrot (very small Latina owned company. Small amount available...cool hiking pants up to a size 24. When they expand they plan to go up to a size 30) 
Wndr Outdoors (not out yet but planning hiking pants in sizes 14-32)
Old Navy has stepped up their outdoor/active game (size up to a 4XL which is about a 28)
Snow Country Outerwear (up to a 6XL)

10 hiking essentials

10 Essentials- these are things that should be brought on every hike.
*There are a couple of additions for winter hiking.
  1. Navigation (map, compass, personal beacon, downloaded offline maps)
  2. Headlamp and extra batteries
  3. Sun protection (hat, sunscreen-reef safe, with Zinc?, clothing with SPF, sunglasses)
  4. First aid (at least a few bandages, blister care, pain meds, bug spray, wound care)
  5. Knife
  6. Fire (waterproof matches, lighter, stove if out all day)
  7. Emergency shelter (bivy, emergency blanket)
  8. Extra food (more than you think you’ll eat
  9. Extra water and/or a way to filter water
  10. Extra clothing (rain gear, warmer layer)
  11. Extra socks*
  12. Some kind of traction like YakTrax, microspikes or snowshoes (if you live in a place that gets snow)*
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