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I’m tired of the city. I just want to be in the woods. At least there’s always Central Park.
Ok so searching for belts has left me bombarded with adds on all my platforms so I’m back with a new buzz word: “No Bounce”. I got a Wilderdog hip pack which is nice but sags too much, the metal clip for a dog leash is only on one side so I have turn the whole thing to get me dog to the other side of me when needed. Also the water bottles fall out often. Sure I need to maybe get smaller ones but they just make it heavier and awkward. It’s probably fine for a normal hike but not in hot weather.
What I’m currently looking for is a minimal running belt that perhaps has a carabiner or something so I can clip my dog leash to it. Worse case scenario I’ll have to just use the dog belt separately but I like the idea of something small that still fits poop bags, water- most of these have a plastic bottle that fits in its own pocket, phone, and a camera battery and maybe keys.








She loves the smell and sound of dry leaves and we had a great hike today 😍





