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Gear Rental Feasibility - Help Appreciated
Hopefully this will end up being the correct place to post this. Any help is very, very appreciated. My girlfriend is currently taking a course that requires a group of people and...
Levels of Fun - Skurka's?
I heard or read somewhere about the "three levels of fun." It might have been Skurka in one of his presentations. I'm probably not remembering this exactly right, but it goes something...
Guidelines for Grizzly Country
Companion forum thread to:Guidelines for Grizzly Country She just needs to get that mega-horse used to .44 magnum sounds, and she's all set for the next griz they come across. What a...
2 New Packs (Roll Top and Panel Loader)
So I finally lit a fire under my own rear-end and got down to sewin'. This is what followed: In hindsight, both packs are probably TOOOOO big, but no worries. It just...
Best/lightest propane cannister stove?
What is out there currently in cannister stove burners? There are very few propane canister stoves to choose from, here is one: http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=2000004124&categoryid=2010 How do you define 'best'? This is the lightest:...
Pre-heat tube on cannister-top burner: reasons why?
I have a Coleman HPX3004 canister-TOP (screw-on) stove (i.e. NOT a remote stove), which, unusually, has a pre-heat/preheat/pre heat tube: what would be the reasons? One might be if knocked over, will...
Worlds greatest bivy!
Hi! Looking for the lightest, 100% waterproof and breathable bivy in the world. Need to stay dry even if it's raining hard! I don't use tarps! So please bivys only. Have searched...
JMT: 14 days and 13 nights in nature.
This was a trip report I wrote for myself and am now deciding to share. I did the John Muir Trail start to finish at the end of July and through the...
Yet another Rainier ...
Long-time backpacker, soon to be first-time mountain climber. Next June, I'm going with a guided group on a three-day Rainier climb. The outfitter has a pretty extensive list of required gear. Some...
Catch and release
I've watched this thread with interest, but hesitated to comment because I am as conflicted as some of you. I believe strongly that participating in "sport" that involves animals is wrong, whether...
AT thru list SoBo July start
Hi everybody, im posting a tentative gear list (some items bought, some not) for a SoBo AT thru in 2013 (yeah i know a long ways off) and many many prep hikes...
The New (for 2012) Whisperlite Universal
I'm evaluating the new MSR Whisperlite Universal, which is set for public release in 2012. The Whisperlite Universal will do anything the old Whisperlite Classic or Whisperlite Internationale will do AND the...
Considering a BA Copper Spur UL1
I'm considering a BA Copper Spur UL1 after seeing it on a trip recently. I generally backpack in the forested Appalachian Mountains and foothills in all seasons, but I might do some...
Here is my "Off the Cuff" Packing List I just packed for the weekend.
Well, nature calls and I decided to put together a pack tonight for a last-minute excursion into the mountains. This time, I took the reverse approach, more out of desire to "get...
Creating own tarp w/ isosceles triangle calculator
I don't like bivys. I want.... - A solo+ tarp with enough room to sit up in. - Long enough sides to pin it to the ground when bad weather hits. -...
Machetes for bushwacking.
You make a perfectly valid point. However, the vast majority of us live in places that were previously populated and built upon before we even were born. You can't blame me for...
Pyramid tent - 11 x 11 feet
I finished the pyramid tent just prior to our trip to Denali and the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. Originally four of us were going but my daughter had previously taken too much...
PLB's with Check-In? SPOT failure.
Hello Community I work for a research program that samples streams throughout the Columbia basin. We've got about 20 SPOTS (Spot 2, second gen.) out in the field all summer. This year...
First time SUL, need some tips
Looking to fit in a Trans-Catalina Trail trip while I'm home for Christmas. Conditions can be windy/rainy at this time of year, and occasionally temps can drop into the 40's. I reckon...
Considering tipi build
First of all, I am blown away at the creativity I've seen in this forum. I didn't even realize that there was a community of people out there creating gear to suite...
