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Comfort vs. Weight: Gear Guidance for Aging Backpackers
Companion forum thread to: Comfort vs. Weight: Gear Guidance for Aging BackpackersRonni Wilde writes about her adventures lightening her pack to allow her to do more backpacking at an older age. Good...
Outdoor Challenges for 2024
Anyone doing any interesting challenges for 2024? In 2020 I set out to do 2020 miles for that year, then it all ground to a halt when I got covid in March...
MSR has a new tunnel tent - the TindHeim
You are probably right. Am I more motivated by the lure of commercial production or by the desire for perfection in anything with my name on it? You may guess. Cheers I...
Zpacks Arc Haul Ultra
Hi i’m considering a zpacks arc haul ultra, which is a relatively new pack(?). The price is high, and quickly doubles if I tick the accessories boxes, so my question to...
Camera vs Phone
I need to upgrade my iphone 7. Considering the 13 Pro ($1K) especially since I can shoot in raw. However the Sony RX100 in earlier versions can be had for $200 and...
Pushing the SOS button on the Garmin inReach Mini in Jasper National Park
Companion forum thread to: Pushing the SOS button on the Garmin inReach Mini in Jasper National Park“I was suddenly seized by an inability to breathe: the world went black and I was...
Why and How to Organize and Pack Backpacking Gear on the Trail and in Camp
Companion forum thread to: Why and How to Organize and Pack Backpacking Gear on the Trail and in CampHaving an intentional, consistent, and efficient approach to packing your gear for a backpacking...
Why are Vest style straps so comfortable?
So, I recently bought a Yar Gear 38L mountain drifter and am amazed at how comfortable the straps are. These vest style straps have minimal cushioning compared to say a MLD Prophet....
Looking for a virtual mentor/new friend
Hmmm, I would NOT necessarily recommend a frameless pack. I like/need to carry the weight of a pack on my hips, not my shoulders. Partly this is because it transfers weight to...
Scottish 4000ers Traverse (Aviemore to Fort William) - Green glens and misty peaks
Country United Kingdom Area Scottish 4000ers Traverse Trip Month (09) - September Report / Notes Note: Hi all! This is my first time doing a trip report, so would welcome feedback and...
Down the Evazote rabbit hole and other load hauler pack questions
Ivo - I definitely think that laminated and pre-curved Baltic birch or similar would make a great frame for a backpack. I know Fjallraven makes some packs with frames like this as...
What's your favorite warm season insulating layer for western mountains?
The last couple years I've been reasonably satisfied with this layering system for summer/fall alpine trips. I hike and often sleep in these layers. : -long sleeve Odlo Performance Light base layer...
Winter Backpacking When There's No Snow?
Companion forum thread to: Winter Backpacking When There's No Snow?My shelter, sleep, clothing, water, and cook system for when temps drop but full-on winter snow and wind hasn’t yet arrived. Assuming low...
Keeping gear organized at home: Looking for inspiration
(I wasn't sure whether to post this in "Gear" or "Philosophy & Technique", but decided it fit better here.) Do you have a good system for organizing your gear at home? I'm...
Fastpack/Running pack for wife with MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
This might be an odd topic for a fastpacking forum, but hear me out... Several years ago, my wife was diagnosed with MS. We are an adventurous family (we lived on a...
First, Buy a Smaller Pack
Internet pundits often insist that new lightweight backpackers should buy a pack last, so that it will hold all their new gear and a week’s worth of food. Sometimes the advice is...
Tarptent Protrail
I keep looking at the Tarptent Protrail. I like the weight, the dripline well outside the bathtub floor, and the front entry. In general I like a single wall front entry shelter...
2019 Staff Picks
Companion forum thread to: 2019 Staff Picks The Backpacking Light staff offer their ultralight and other gear recommendations for lightweight backpacking, hiking, and camping. Post a reply in the forums below with...
Where has the suffering gone??? : (
Now this could be the start of a whole new trolling post!!!! Hahahahaha Paul wrote: “ex-Catholic”. My wife prefers to call herself a “recovering Catholic”. I’m a lapsed Catholic. But I am...
Troop Backpacking Tent Ideas for Philmont
" My guess is no, based on the low humidity at PSR, but I have to ask." Unless a crew were camping in a moist, grassy open meadow close to a stream,...
