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Filling my Down Quilt
Ok, the sewing is almost to completion and I am going to fill my homemade down quilt tomorrow. Any last minute tips or advice for filling? Plan is to use my shop...
Trekking Pole Science
Whew...all this bruhaha over trekking poles. Reminds me of some of the intense responses I got after I started posting (on another site) about the wonderful ideas I was reading about in...
3 day pack weighs..
my pack i just finished pacing with food but Without water is 32lbs. i know that is nothing close to BPL weights but its my first time and hey.. i didnt go...
How do you define ultralight?
My plan for this year is to become an "ultralight" packer. Coming from a base weight of around 20 lbs, my goal is to stay under 10 lbs for a solo 3...
Eastern Sierra car camping
I know, I know, car camping isn't exactly UL, but I'm looking for advice on "dispersed camping." As I understand it, if you drive 2 miles down a dirt road in Forest...
Camera ideas? HD + light weight + 10Megapixel + Zoooooom
Im in the market for another camera to assist in lightening the load a tad. Max $600. The ideal camera would have a decent megapixel of 10 plus, nice lens, a good...
Brunton 7DNL Compass Review
> I guess it depends whether you regard a westerly deviation as positive or negative number. Does it also depend on what the local deviation is? Positive or negative? Cheers >Does it...
Maximizing weight saveing versus cost
Hi, I'm trying to make the transition to UL, or semi-UL in time for a backpacking trip in early August. My gear is mostly 15 years old, so I am pretty much...
2-3 oz fixed blade
I'm getting ready to pick up a light weight fixed blade, and im pretty sure im going to get a bark river bravo necker 2, with scales. I already looked at the...
New bug Bivy
I just got this light weigh bug bivy from what appears to be a new company, Bear Paw Tents. I originally bought his Bug bivy, which has a hoop set-up, but it...
I have GOT to get a new tent.
Just adding up the weights before we go on a 27 mile loop hike in a couple of weeks. I've changed some things from our previous trip. I was carrying roughly 25+...
cutting firewood
What's a UL solution for how to chop down and then cut up standing deadwood for campfires? Not to put a thorn in this thread, but chopping down even the dead wood...
Cuben wallet
Anyone want to save little bit of weight on the wallet? I know you can spend all your dollar to keep your wallet light weight lol! welcome to leave some comments Make...
Western and High Atlas traverse
Western Atlas and High Atlas Trip: Ellie and Derek, April 2010 Following route suggested by Hamish Brown: Up Amezmiz valley to Jbel Gourza, continuous ridge to Erdouz and Igdat, over pass to...
The Sidewinder Caldera Cone
Do you use a wide bottomed pot? Perhaps the Evernew 1.3L? You've always wanted a Caldera Cone but hated carrying the extra bulk of the container. You wanted to get the ULC...
Looking for a correlation
Hey everyone. I'm in HS stats class, literally right now. And I've got this project to do, and I want to do it on backpacking light, why not, right? The topic is...
headlamp quest
my princeton tec scout bit the dust. Now I'm looking for a trail light. I would like a light that: - is a headlamp - uses rechargeable batteries (no CR2032 or whatever...
Gettin close!
Base Weight (a) 6540g 14.43lb Worn Weight (b) 1198g 2.64lb Total (a+b+c) 7705.7g 17.00lb Next to each category is the total weight in grams for the group. Next to each item is...
I have to buy Ber Canisters…. Crap
Are bearikades worth that much more? I know that is question that varies by user, but any opinions? I've had a Bearikade Expedition for many years. Are they worth the high cost?...
Contemplating Sleeping Pads
I like being warm and comfortable. I also tend to be a side sleeper. Right now my sleeping pad is a full-length Prolite 4 and it succeeds marvelously on both those counts....
