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Any reason to repack medications?
Hi, I hope I do not overdo with the medications, so your opinion is important for me. I'm taking the following: fever & pain relief (Ibuprofen 600mg) soporific (bratizolam 0.25mg) antibiotic ointment...
Dark Canyon, Utah, 5/2015
Das Route Last week a couple of friends and I had our annual hike. For various reasons (i.e several very unpleasant or nigh-fatal incidents) I am no longer allowed to decide upon...
HRP mid sections in early July - Snow and wayfinding?
Hi everyone, I'm planning to do a 2-week stretch of the HRP this summer, starting in Gavernie and walking west to east. I plan to follow the Joosten Route. I'm hoping to...
2 Person Cuben (CTF3) Pyramid + Inner First Impression + Pics
At the beginning of April I placed an order with Locus Gear for their new Khufu Hapi 2 person 'mid, the inner mesh tent, and the dual pole tip extender (DPTE) aka...
Rain Jacket Help: Precip or Helium
I am looking to pick up a rain jacket the two main ones I have heard come up often are the Marmot Precip as well at the OR Helium. While the Precip...
The ‘Wild’ effect Hikers are flooding the Pacific Crest Trail
Not sure if PCT keeps stats like AT 2014- 2500 started NOBO, 1200 made it half way, 650 finished 240 started SOBO, 76 completed. Searching lighter weight backpacking yields many helpful results....
Insole Thoughts and Recs, I guess it's time to finally try them.
With the REI sale coming up this weekend, I've finally decided to get some insoles. I've never used them but it seems like most people swear by them. I held off from...
Benton MacKaye Trail: Spring in the Southern Appalachians
Benton MacKaye Trail: Spring in the Southern Appalachians We, Amy and James, thru-hiked the Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT) during the last three weeks of April. The BMT is about 300 miles in...
Gear List -- Grand Canyon May 2015
I just got back from a trip to the Grand Canyon. For your amusement, here's my gear list. I wound up with 19 pounds base weight, :( which is a bit heavier...
First trip out west
I live in Brooklyn, and don't get many opportunities to take large chunks of time off from work. But it looks like I might be able to get about 2 weeks away...
Anyone used Siltaffeta
I was browsing the Ripstop by the roll shop even tho the delivery charges are too hig for small orders in the uk and saw they had MEMBRANE SilTaffeta 15D silicone coated...
Trail Birthdays. How do you celebrate?
My wife and I are going to be on the trail for her upcoming birthday. We travel very light, so I don't have the ability to really bake anything and we'll be...
Ruta Locura Sale/ New stove setup
We have several items on sale, and a new product. http://rutalocura.com/products.html The new product is a modified BRS-3000T titanium stove, that is adapted to Jetboil pots. The kit comes with a modified...
The new king of windshirts (by an unlikely candidate)
why not simply do the coffeefilter test if no one else can test it like Richard does? That would help much more in my eyes than a very subjective training test which...
Big Sky Chinook 2P
I recently purchased a Big Sky Chinook 2P tent and thought I'd post a brief review after using it for a few nights in Southern Utah. From another thread (http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=102274&skip_to_post=867477#867477), here are...
Andes adventures
WE just got back from two weeks in Peru, including a Santa Cruz trek in the Andes. Pretty spectacular stuff, with the trail starting at about 10,000 feet in tropical conditions, and...
Hot Weather Pants
I decided to drop some cash on some new pants. Picked up some eco mesh pants from Rail Riders. Everything I have read says these are "the" pants for hiking especially in...
The Single Fly
There is a whole Japanese "thing" recently of trying to catch the smallest fish (I'm afraid yours would be a whopper on that scale)You can find some discussion of this over on...
ATTN: CatCut Tarp Users
I'm thinking of switching to a catenary or flat tarp for summer here in Colorado Rockies. I use a lightweight bivy. My concern is will getting a cat cut tarp like the...
Winter down jacket for 3 season use?
Looking to pick up a hooded down jacket for the Ms. and me. There are good winter options like the Montbell Frost Line Parka (6.7 oz 800 fill, men’s weight 19.7 oz)...
