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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)...
Exped Summit Lite 25 Backpack: Golite Ion Replacement?
Today I was in Second Ascent (my favorite Seattle backpacking store) and discovered the Exped Summit Lite 25 backpack. It is certainly reminiscent of the Golite Ion pack with the addition of...
Exped Hyperlite and Winterlite first impressions
Ok, first...I have a lot of pictures showing my first impressions on the hyperlites...M and MW versions, comparing to UL7 and also working with an Enlightened equipment accomplice double quilt here ->...
cable cutters for freeing dogs from snares
Hounds and bird-dogs get caught in legally-set traps quite often, especially more frequently in recent years as winters become shorter and grouse-season often extends into November and December; and there is no...
Esbit burner testing
I really like your idea of the Ti wire in the Star of David shape. It would allow access to the esbit burner with a long nosed butane lighter. Your design would...
Esbit burner testing
As per my previous post, I think the Ti tripod Esbit holder is quite dinky, but could do with a redesign, or rather, a superior design could be suggested. Another problem, other...
Esbit burner testing
That's interesting about how you got the oval flame. A bit wider flame may help. Would widening the top of a Gram Cracker have that effect? With ESBIT it seems that we...
Esbit burner testing
Yes Eric. Burner wants to be integrated with pot, so packs away well. I have in mind the ancient Meta-71 stove/ small pot that I have, just large enough to boil 2...
Esbit burner testing
Yes, Matt, you are pretty well stocked up for now. What I did with mine was to repackage 5 boxes into 5-packs, as I had mentioned. I then vacuum-sealed the other 5...
