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First SUL Backpacking Trip!

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Jul 15, 2011 at 1:47 pm #1276756

Jace Mullen
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@climberslacker
Locale: Your guess is as good as mine.

I took my first SUL backpacking trip this week. It was a ~30 mile trip in the San Gorgonio Wilderness of Southern California. My baseweight was 3.67 pounds:

http://jacemullen.com/2011/07/15/san-gorgonio-solo-sul/

Jul 15, 2011 at 2:51 pm #1759741

Aaron Sorensen
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@awsorensen
Locale: South of Forester Pass

Jace,
Before I ask too many questions, the link would not open.

Jul 15, 2011 at 3:15 pm #1759753

Nick Gatel
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@ngatel
Locale: Southern California

Aaron,

The link in his post to the blog worked. There is a GearGram link at the beginning of the blog that does not work, but it works further down in the article.

Jul 15, 2011 at 4:15 pm #1759773

Jace Mullen
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@climberslacker
Locale: Your guess is as good as mine.

Fixed that. Thanks gentlemen, I'm still working out the kinks.

-Jace

Jul 15, 2011 at 5:06 pm #1759787

Jon Franklin
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@junto01

Nice blog Jace. I was a scout the last time I was at dry lake, it would be great to go back again, your trip report has given me some motivation to do that again. I'm guessing it didn't get much cooler than mid 50's? Please give a thorough report of how your flash jacket/Epiphany Quilt combo performs when it's challenged a bit more by some cooler temps. Did you have any condensation problems at all with the quilt?

Good luck with the Eagle review!

Jul 15, 2011 at 6:42 pm #1759810

Justin C
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@paintballr4life
Locale: East Coast

Nice trip report

Jul 15, 2011 at 8:27 pm #1759848

Jace Mullen
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@climberslacker
Locale: Your guess is as good as mine.

Jon, you are correct, maybe dipping into the 40s.

The quilt was actually too warm, I ended up flipping it off of my torso and having it cover my legs while I wore my flash jacket (too cold without it) for most of the night. I did experience a little bit of condensation near my mouth, but that was it. I will be sure to write a post about the quilt once I get to test it somemore.

Thanks everybody, I am going to try to keep writing some stuff about gear and continue with the TRs.

-Jace

Jul 15, 2011 at 8:33 pm #1759851

tommy d
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@vinovampire

Jace – Nice blog and trip report. I like that website you used for your trip and that little folding razor. I'll have to look for one of those.

Also, it looks like a fun trip! I'll have to get out to CA sometime this year.

best,
v

Jul 16, 2011 at 7:05 am #1759925

Michael Haubert
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@socalmike
Locale: So Cal

Thanks for the report, Jace. I'm headed to San Gorgonio in August, so this is very timely.

SoCal Mike
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