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Hyperlite Mountain Gear Porter / Expedition Pack Review
Very timely article! I just bought this pack for winter camping. I was wondering how you pack your Porter? The Porter seems to be a lot taller and have a smaller circumference...
Fins on a Rockstar can
So one of you put me on to Rockstar cans (please chime in and get credit). I really like the multi-purposing as a water bottle and coupled with a Alky stove, it...
Lightweight Scouting Dissertation
I won't derail this thread but thank you for the tips on the wife - I think she is a lost cause but my daughter very much wants to go car camping...
My Caldera Clone
Interesting discussion so far about patents and intellectual property protection. I recently bought a Caldera Cone from Trail Designs for my Evernew 900ml Ti pot. I tried it a couple of times...
My Caldera Clone
Alan. Color me dubious. How many countries have you researched patent laws in? Easy to come on here and claim "most". Harder to prove. It isn't just "technically" the case in the...
Suggestions on clothing?
Hi I am a bit of a newbie when it comes to winter camping but I have a trip coming up in about 10 days. Temps at this point say high of...
A Questions Regarding Pounds and Ounces
Nick: Is that a K&E Decilog? K&E was top of the line, back in the day and set a college engineering student back a far bit, monetarily. I love that scene in...
No New Gear 2012
Staring at a computer screen sometime in the evening, browsing gear, specifications, and shipping costs, I rub my sore neck and it occurs to me that I could’ve been working in the...
The New MSR MicroRocket -- Trail Report #1
OK, so I've shown a few photos shot in the comfort of my home. But how does the new MSR MicroRocket fare out on the trail? Hey, let's quit guessing and fire...
Lightweight battery charging
A gear-head, electronics-geek question: There seems to me to be a play to recharge batteries with a small solar cell array. No voltage regulator. Just the array’s wires clipped to your cell/camera...
Which Pillow is comfortable?
Hi folks, I'm in the market for a new pillow. I found I kept waking in the night with my current setup: clothes stuffed in a stuffsack. I'm particularly looking for a...
Littlbug Junior initial thoughts, Weber Firestarter Lighter cubes vs. cotton vaseline tacos (Tons of Pics)
So in preparation for this winter hike:NE BPL Winter Gathering I began to consider a wood stove to save weight in the winter while melting snow: Littlbug vs. Emberlit, and Vargo Hexagon...
Painting pot black
Finally, now I know why my cookies burn on the bottom if bake them in dark pan. Sheesh. Ryan I've done some tests, though not scientific enough to post hard data, between...
Making a camera bag, what do you think
A little while back I bought a new camera, a Sony NEX-5 with 18-55mm lens. I don't have a camera bag for it yet and because the existing ones are either too...
Cottage Stagnation and Recent Gems
"Despite my love for the site, I think the answer lies in that its always been a little bit more about gear nerdery and consumerism than actual backpacking." +1 I stumbled upon...
Help Me Design the Ultimate Pack
Okay my Christmas present this year was a yard of Dyneema gridstop fabric, 2 ft. of 3D mesh and an alumaninum pack stay from Gossamer Gear. My challenge is to design the...
Tarp Tie Out Logic Check
Craig, if you don't already know, a designer at CubicTech used to make sails. I know the story : ) It is 50 % to 70% lighter than Kevlar, four times more...
New gear for Christmas? Show us.
I was apparently very good as Santa saw fit to bring a Hilleberg Unna. And the fit is very good. What did you get? - Ken, Very nice! But that Unna looks...
Emberlit Ti or Littlbug Jr. for Winter Backpacking (only)
I think I made things worse by trying to make the Vargo burn hotter and hotter to boil a full pot. It's not meant to be crammed like that. Like I said,...
EN13537 vs US based Temp ratings
Im sure this has been discussed somewhere - but i couldnt find something authoritative. We all know in EU they have the EN13537 standard test with the manikin and all. Now im...
