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Vibram settles lawsuit over FiveFingers health claims
Vibram can no longer claim its goofy FiveFinger shoes offer health benefits:Vibram has settled a class-action lawsuit that accused the company of making false and unsubstantiated claims about the health benefits of...
Are We Going Soft? Asks the BMC's Carey Davies
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/thoughts-from-the-outdoors/are-we-going-soft-asks-the-bmcs-carey-davies/11742.html On warm, sunny days the mountains are thronged with people; witness the crowds on Snowdon over the August Bank Holiday. But even a smattering of rain seems to be enough to...
GR5 and Vanoise - September 2012
GR5 - Grande Traversée des Alpes In September 2012 I walked the GR5 from Thonons-les-Bains to Val d’Isere over 7 days and then spent a further week walking in the Vanoise region...
Sierra High Route-Snow Tongue Pass to Frozen Lake Pass
Sierra High Route - Snow Tongue Pass to Frozen Lake Pass 9/6-9/13 This is a trip that had been at the top of my list for the past 2 years, but always...
Water treatment thoughts
I'm going back and forth these days between relying upon my Steripen (the Adventurer Opti model) and AquaMira. Pardon me while I share my thoughts, in writing, with you all. (I write...
July 3-8th: 80-90 mile, partial cross country Sierran trip. EPIC!
"As Jack noted, all hangs will probably be from cliffs since we will be above the treeline." Yellow-bellied marmots just love to climb rock for food. They have very small rock shoes,...
First gearlist post!! JMT late august, please shred
hey all, first gear list post. Doing JMT in late august with the girlfriend. We will be resupplying once at MTR. I will be carrying most of the group gear, so tent,...
Waimanu and the Z trail, Hawaii
Wilderness style backpacking on the big island of Hawaii (only hike or kayak access) Mileage: 19 miles* round trip, in and out. Elevation Gain/Loss: 1 x 1200ft gain going in, 2x 1200...
Lightweight Internal Frame Packs: a State of the Market Report – Part 1A: Testing Overview and List of Packs Tested
> Now I'm imagining a similar profusion of tents... I have no more than 7 tents .... (I think) only 7? heh, heh Was in Petersburg, Alaska for whale watching once and...
Bears: What to do with the clothes you cook in
Any bear-country advice I've heard says not to sleep in the same clothes that you cooked your dinner in. OK, but I would assume you probably don't want to keep them in...
Micropur MP 1 Chlorine Dioxide Water Purifier Tablet
In the water purification vernacular, this is the best thing since sliced bread. These little Chlorine Dioxide tablets do in 20 minutes what other treatments can take up to an hour to...
SnowPeak Titanium cookware and mugs
How well do the double wall SnowPeak mugs keep a hot beverage hot compared to a single wall mug? I drink hot tea and would like something I could sip on for...
Looking for instant refried beans - Santa Fe seems unavailable
I just started using backcountry foodie recipes and the Santa Fe dehydrated powdered instant refried beans are not available. Tried to find Cookquik Instant Refried Beans to no avail. Nor do I...
UL stove recommendations
Continuing my quest to reduce my base weight, I'm now looking at stoves. Since the last time I bought my MSR pocket rocket stove options have changed dramatically (this seems to be...
GGG 5 burnoff results and other info?
I'm sure the burnoff of woodstoves and alcohol fired stoves was a hit, but can the rest of us get some insight on how things went? The results may not be conclusive...
Not another pot thread
O.k so it's another pot thread. BUT i open this thread after searching the forum and reading all the pot threads that were opened. but i think that the pot i need...
Perfect gear for summer camping
Golite pinnacle pack (2lb) Nalgene colapsable canteen (2oz) 70 oz platy bottle (1.5oz) alcohol stove with 4 oz fuel (5.2oz) Funnel (0.5oz) mountain hardware phantom 45 sleeping bag with sack (1lb 2oz)...
Stove for winter backpacking
I already have a msr pocket rocket but was looking at going to some sort of alcohol stove to lighten up a bit. However, i was wondering would an alcohol stove work...
Thoughts on Shangri La 3
I just returned from a trail run in which I was daydreaming quite a bit about what gear I'd be taking on the JMT with me this summer. I've decided on carrying...
Nearly There!
Hi again :) I finally think I'm nearly read to place my order for all of my new backpacking gear. Just got to go in to a local store and double check...
