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PostedMay 8, 2010 at 2:33 am

What is your most unexpected or clever gear choice or modification or duel use gear to save weight? Its not glamorous but I use SPF 40 chap stick for lip and sun protection for back of hands. Also have used it to lube gasket on gas stove pump, LED o-ring. Works great for fire starter and I inserted a candle wick to experiment with emergency candle use. (lip of tube has minor melting issues). I stuffed a pre-prepped cotton ball, sized to fit, in the cap. I was told that Aloe-vera makes a stick that has SPF 15 and burn benefit application, thigh chaffing lube. I use the cap occasionally as a light diffuser on my AAA LED light.

PostedMay 8, 2010 at 6:32 am

hammock tree huggers as belt, using only 1 stuff sack, using mosquito net as a stuff sack, using pack towel inside of hat for neck sun protector, using nacrabiners(1-3grams see hammock forums) instead of heavy carabiners, Using my hammock tarp ridgeline as a clothesline, repackaging fluids in TINY dropper bottles and only bringing as much as you need, etc.

EndoftheTrail BPL Member
PostedMay 8, 2010 at 8:20 am

James:

On a similar theme — I'm happy that I tried this out myself rather than listen to conventional wisdom: I mixed my REI sunblock lotion with 3M Ultrathon bug lotion in equal parts. Half the application times, half the quantity used, half the weight and half the pack space — but same great results in both sun and bug protection.

Hiking Malto BPL Member
PostedMay 8, 2010 at 9:15 am

1) Using strap on Visor for headlamp.
2) Using tiny spring like paper clips (the little steel ones with wire pinch handles.) for hanging clothes off line on pack, clipping bandanna to side of visor, clipping wind shirt to tarp.
3) Using bivy as stuff stack for sleeping bag and eliminating the stuff sack for both.
4) Mosquito net as small item holder.

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