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South San Juan Wilderness, 8/22/10-8/26/10
We just returned from an incredible 5 day backpacking trip to the South San Juan Wilderness in SW Colorado. This is a neighboring wilderness to the larger and more popular Weminuche Wilderness,...
Overnight backpacking in the Sawtooths of Idaho
I took my wife and oldest son on a short overnight trip last weekend. We drove up to the Sawtooths late in the evening and set up camp by the headlights of...
Gila West: Seeking Enchantment in the Land of the Mogollon
Gila West: Seeking Enchantment in the Land of the Mogollon Foreword It is inevitable, the evening before a trip always leaves me pining for more rest. Though it is in these sleepless...
New 2010 Montbell Catalogue
I just received my 2010 Montbell catalogue through my membership. I haven't had time to carefully look through the gear, but two things... MB has a new single wall dome shelter out,...
Marketing is Funny!
Komperdell has a new trekking pole that is "the first ladies pole for ladies only!" It is "completely adapted to the needs of the sporty, modern woman." And it is "the pole...
Glacier National Park Trip Suggestions
I'm planning on doing a trip to Glacier, and it basically follows Sam Haraldson's suggestion he made in a previous post. Here's the trip outline: Trip One - "The Northern Traverse" -...
Trekking and hunting
I just asked if anybody has experience with the thing Ryan suggested in his pak rifle review: Hunting as a means to stretch your range on a long cross country wilderness hike....
Trinity Alps – Oct 10/11
The Trip Ken T. from the California coast and Jay W. from the East Bay worked out the trip together. I think Ken picked the spot and Jay handled publicity and coordination....
Ultralight Rifle
Dewey, Good info. My wife and I planned a trek up north (nothing as extensive as the Artic 1000, but big for our standards). Good to know the regulations and I tend...
Ultralight Rifle
The more I think about the Pak-Rifle the more excited I get. For the weight of a day's worth of food I can have a rifle! Shoot, even if you went out...
3 Season / 3 Night – Gear List
I'm in the process of cutting down my BPW but can't afford to get the gear I really want/need. I'm content with the current weight considering I've spent less than $80 on...
Benchmade vs. Mora
I'm almost afraid to ask as it seems that sharp things are a VERY personal choice but for those who have experience, what are the pros and cons between a Benchmade vs....
6000cubic inch bag
I am taking a course in basic mountaineering and one of the things they ask for on the gear list is a 5500-6000 cubic inch bag. The one that gets pushed is...
SUL water
G'Day All I have a question to those who are proponents of SUL. What do you do when you are on a dry walk and you have to carry all your water...
2008 LuxuryLite Big Survival Stik Walking Staff REVIEW
Companion forum thread to:2008 LuxuryLite Big Survival Stik Walking Staff REVIEW thanks doug for the lovely demo on the trail defense system With the Stik and wearing an OR Ninjaclava, you'd be...
Survival gear list
I've spent a lot of time over the last year researching survival gear and lists of items to get by if lost or injured in the back country. Most of the lists...
Wood/Xtreme Stove – Multi-Fuel
This is the latest version of a wood stove for a long hike. It is not designed to be super ultra light, it is designed for continuous daily use for something like...
Homemade Trekking pole
David, My poles came out to 45 1/2" total length with tip, which added about 1 1/2". I actually had to cut a bit off the pole to get the length I...
sleeping with bears
How do not mix the cloths/gear you eat in with your sleeping gear in bear country? Do hikers sleep in any of the cloths that they wear while cooking/eating? For example, how...
1953 North fork-Kings River via Middle fork-Tehipite, JMT, Mt. Whitney, Kern River, Camp Nelson.
August, 1953,21 days, with my dad Milton Rudholm, my uncle Melvin "Bud" Rudholm, his sons Tom, Robert, and Doug, and six burros. We started at the Crabtree Pack Station on the North...
