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How is UL backpacking creeping into your daily life?
Ryan Jordan once posed the question "Why ultralight backpacking?" Does our participation in the sport shape who we become, or does our involvement reflect who we already are or want to be?...
Year End Sales & Promotions at BPL
Hello Everyone, I wanted to take a short bit of your time to let you know what's around the corner in the gear shop. Historically, BPL has always had a year end...
BC ski gear for rugged, mileage focused touring
I got out for a ski tour today in difficult conditions. Boot-top Cascade Cement in about 3' of total accumulation. We toured up a valley on a road and than a hiking...
BC ski gear for rugged, mileage focused touring
http://bedrockandparadox.blogspot.com/2010/10/ski-gear-for-backcountry-traverses.html Thoughts welcome and appreciated. Heavier than we need here in Oz. I went 3-pin with Voile plates for many years, but outgrew the boots during the no-leather-boots period. Switched to light...
Vaude Power Lizard UL Tent Review
Companion forum thread to:Vaude Power Lizard UL Tent Review Thanks for the review. It looks a little too narrow and low on headroom to be my 2 person tent of choice. I'm...
World's Lightest Rainjacket/VBL
Inspired by Benders 2.3oz cuben rain jkt, I whipped up this CT2K.08 rain jacket/VBL (vapor barrier layer) the other day. WEIGHT 44g! Yup 1.55oz! EDIT: 42g / 1.49oz now that I used...
Extraordinary Claims - Extraordinary Proofs
Extraordinary Claims And Extraordinary Proofs This forum and website are literally based on an extraordinary claim - "UltraLight Backpacking is possible, doable and safe, besides being fun". The extraordinary proof is the...
Looking for a good weekend Hike in the North Carolina Mountains
Any advice on a good weekend trip in the North Carolina Mountains. Me and a buddy go a backpacking a couple of times in the fall and a couple in the spring....
make my DLSR mountain-ready!
Hi all. Nikon D60 with the stock 18-55 lens. I'd like to put on a lens suited to climbing and mountaineering— to me, that means wide angle, physically compact, and economical (both...
Grayson Highlands VA Aug 27-29
Looking like a great weekend to do the Grayson Highlands this coming weekend. For those that haven't been, it is a mountain bald area with wild ponies and western like views. Plans...
Lightweight Telescope
Can anyone recommend a lightweight, high-quality telescope? I prefer using a telescope to binoculara, as I am set up for monovision with my contact lenses and can see at a distance with...
Bic: The lighter lighter
Looks like we do the same then -- when it comes to canister stove with Piezo lighter. :) The TSA won't confiscate your firesteel... But, in keeping with the trend I've noticed...
Grayson Highlands SUL Attempt
I got hurt recently and it sounds like I won't be backpacking much for a while. In the meantime I think I'll post pictures from some of my older trips. This is...
2-3 oz fixed blade
sounds like a great story for the forums if you care to share? couch If you want a lightweight knife, and always a sharp knife, check out the Havalon Piranta's. I carry...
Dehyrdated food weight
Seems like a 0th order question but I couldn't find it by searching.. How light is food you dehydrate using a NESCO machine (I'm thinking of buying the 700 W one on...
Any experience with the new Titanium Goat poles?
I was wondering if anyone has tried the new Titanium Goat poles and could compare them to the Gossamer Gear ones? Thanks. I don't have both so I can't compare. I've got...
Long weekend hike- damascas to grayson?
trying to plan a thursday-sunday trip and heard this was a great section. live in atl, so not thrilled about the 6 hour drive, or the fact that we might need two...
tarp for the beginner tarp camper
im looking to get into tarp camping for summer trips in the sierras since im a true beginner at it is there any budget tarps that will work ok for a season...
Sawyer SP122
The Sawyer inline filter that several people have used in gravity filter systems is the SP121. Sawyer has come out with the SP122 -- the same filter, but with quick disconnect fittings....
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: 4,700 miles and 7 months; start in 4 weeks
"How about combining a ULA Helix Carbon Fiber Ice Axe with your cookpot? They no longer have them available" They're still listed on the ULA site, and seem to be available for...
