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Source for 10D or 15D or 20D Nylon 66 Ripstop Sil/Sil?
Hi all, After reading your discussions about polyester vs nylon (thank you for those), I'm still planning on using silnylon for my next tent and was pretty settled on RBTR's 1.1 oz...
Down the Evazote rabbit hole and other load hauler pack questions
Hello there, Ive been working on a MYOG load hauler for about 6 months now with many iterations done, including 5 complete destructions and rebuilds. I’m looking at carrying 50-60 lbs and...
Another Ultralight Saw Idea
Hey guys and gals, I recently went to purchase a replacement blade for my silky saw and the saw the price for one. WOW! $30! This led me to try my hand...
What Pack for 16yr old boy?
I’ve talk to my son into doing a 15 day backpacking trip with me. He is now 16yrs soon to be 17 and used to carry a ULA when he was 12yrs...
Designing My First DCF Tent
Making a lot of my own DCF gear for the Sierra High Route this summer to get my carried weight as low as possible so I can attempt the entire route without...
Learning Curve: Learning to Suffer
I remember describing a backpacking trip to a neighbor where I'd had a bit of inadvertent suffering. "Oh well, no pain no gain!" I chirped. He replied, "No pain...no pain." And that's...
Any users of Aarn universal balance bags?
you can clearly see that her torso is flexed forward from the hip and a noticeable amount of cervical flexion.. I don’t have a goniometer handy but it looks like her torso...
Adding Down to Box Baffles
So my favorite bag ever (now 20 years old, I believe) is a MontBell Super Stretch Down Hugger. This is pre-Spiral. Even pre-single color. This is one of the old black-on-bottom, color-on-top...
Lightweight desalinization water filter
Interesting article in New Atlas today about a portable desalinization water filter that's up on Kickstarter now. Combines a traditional filter with a desalinization membrane for fresh water output of 2-3 liters...
BeFree prefilter
Monty, Just cleaned out my filter with distilled water per your instructions. Now letting it dry to see how it works. Thanks, Has anyone tested the BeFree with a liter of water...
why tents fail in the wind
Geoff, Re: "Except that all the major shelter failures I’ve actually seen in the field have been caused by breakage of bendy poles." "While 7075 T6 aluminium trekking poles are going to...
Is a heat exchanger pot worth the weight?
This article attempts to determine how a heat exchanger welded to the bottom of a pot actually affects fuel consumption.
Titanium stoves for hot tents
** When I use a woodstove in any configuration I like to have it “air tight”—... The WiFi, for instance, is far from air tight. There are permanently-open breathing holes in the...
2020 Bob Marshall Wilderness Open
My trip report: I tried to shake a stomach bug. Puked my way up soup creek and down gorge creek. Pulled the plug at meadow creek. The End. Congrats to those who...
First backpack help
Hi All, My wife is joining me next year for her first hiking trip. We'll be going to France (Britanny) and hike along the coast. I've made her a quilt and now...
Making a DCF 8x8 Mid
Hey all! New member here, excited to get in on the backpacking action! So as the title states, I'm going to be making a 1.0oz/y^2 DCF Pyramid tarp, approx 8.5'x8.5'. I've found...
Sterno Inferno Sale KaBoom!
Coming this 4th of July Excusive sale for BPL members. A Kit containing the popular Sterno Inferno with added bonus features to make your upcoming walkabouts and hikes memorable. You'll see something...
Sierra High Route Ski Gear Notes
I just finished skiing the sierra high route with my buddy over the last 10 days. It was the trip of a lifetime ( so far) and the things I've learned on...
Google Earth
Been spending time searching for and looking at trails on Google Earth. You can see trails from space. Sometimes you can even see hikers on the PCT on Google Earth. I'm wondering...
Latest Dry Bag Comparisions for a sleeping bag inside a pack?
Digging through the archives here, it appears that several previous vendors of cuben fiber dry bags have ceased making this product. People seemed to like Lawson's cuben fiber dry bags, but he...
