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making the transition, seeking help with gear
I am making the transition to ultralight gear. current gear: -arcteryx bora 80 pack -big agnes pitch pine + insulated air core pad -msr miniworks water filter -caldera cone setup w/1.3liter titanium...
Tent options for 3
I am new to here and the sport of backpacking yet I'm eager to go do it and with my family! We all are physically fit and in test runs can carry...
Caldera Cone for Brasslite 550?
I recently purchased a Brasslite 550 ti mug. It looks just like the Firelite 550 (handles w/lid) pot that is forever out of stock on BPL. The descriptions show same dimensions. After...
What knife do you carry backpacking?
>>>Eeeeyewwww Ali, thanks for the graphics. You may have hit on the newest and coolest in SUUUUL fashion-chop off a limb to reduce total skin-out weight!<<< I laughed a good bit at...
What knife do you carry backpacking?
Gerber 06 Auto tanto (Military and LE only) Normally, I carry a Buck Hartsook Ultralite (0.5 oz). However, if I will be fishing or hunting during my trip, I carry a Buck...
What knife do you carry backpacking?
I tried using a razor blade to make a fuzz stick. Have a nice new scar on my thumb. I took the scissors from my little classic knife and they work well...
What knife do you carry backpacking?
The reason I carry a larger knife (3.5 inch benchmade and sometimes my 4 inch BRKT North Star) is, for me, part mental, part I like to have certian capabilities. For instance,...
Make Your Own Gear: Silnylon Mountain Poncho
Hi Lynn > When it's raining cats and dogs, what is the series of procedures to take your pack off while remaining dry? Ah well, this can be tricky if you forget....
ULA Circuit replacement?
Just got back from a sweet week in the Escalante area. Unbelievable country. Two gear related issues arose, I'm posting them in separate threads for clarity. 1) My ULA Circuit pack just...
Lightweight Summer Camp Shoe Ideas
I do most of my hiking in late spring & summer in Pennsylvania with our scout troop. I like to get out my boots while in camp so I've always carried a...
Yosemite: Lake Vernon & Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
4 Days in May 2008 19 Miles point in and out Tom Harrison Map: Hetch Hetchy Trail Map Grids 60-62 & 10-11 Below Moraine Ridge Hetch Hetchy Backpacker's Overnight Campsite. $5 per...
ION Stove
Maybe I'm wrong... but are you guys sure you don't have the pod upside down in this picture? Looks to me like the pod should be flipped over and the stove sits...
Which apparel makers are recommended for tall, skinny body types?
Which apparel makers are recommended for tall, skinny body types? For outerware, esp. jackets, I have found that Arcteryx (size M) fits me perfectly. For base layers, I have found that Marmot...
Help me plan a hike in New Zealand please!
Ok, so this is a ways down the road but my fiance and i were talking about where we want to take our honeymoon. we both decided that a hike in new...
John Muir Trail fastpack
Hiking the John Muir Trail has been a dream of mine almost my whole life. I decided to do the trail after my 80-year old father completed his coast-to-coast bike ride while...
Titanium Tent Stakes
I have been working on some Titanium stakes for my winter trips, and thought that maybe some simple summer ones were in order aswell. These summer stakes are made from 0.016" Ti...
Frying Fish
I'm looking at doing a ~10 day stint on the JMT/PCT next summer, and I'm looking for a pan that will fry fish (trout), and do it justice. I've read that some...
Carrying alcohol
For many years I have been an ESBIT convert. Lately however I have started to become annoyed about the black residue on my pot, which makes everything in one of my stuffsacks...
DIAD Pemi Traverse
So this weekend I decided to try a New England classic with a twist. On several painful occasions I possessed the craziness to attempt the much respected Pemi Traverse (http://www.backpacker.com/may_2005_feature_hardest_dayhikes/destinations/8485?page=1) in the...
Odor Prevention
I really like the Railriders Ecomesh shirt, but boy can I make it stink and in short order too! Is there any type of wash-in treatment to help prevent odors in synthetics?...
