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Anyone tried Redi Chlor H20 Treatment?
Hey. I just stumbled across this company that makes a chlorine based water treatment tablet for 2 and 5 gal. at a time. http://www.rediclean.com/about%20redi%20chlor.htm I've found it for about $10 for 50...
Six Moon Designs Essence
Note: The following comments are merely my opinion of the product. YMMV. Also, please be aware that I know very little of fabrics, materials, sewing, and construction and this will be obvious...
The Frank Church 350
Recently a block of time became available that gave me the idea to give a portion of the Idaho Centennial Trail a go. This entire route has intrigued me for quite some...
Stove Test - Pot Base Diameter vs Boil Speed
I believe a lot of the JetBoil disdain is because of the weight. It is relatively easy to design a super efficient system for boiling water/cooking. However, when you consider the weight,...
Jetboil Stash
Is the fuel stabilizer included in the weight of the Stash? No. Brad W thanks. Wasn't aware of this. Seems to me if Jetboil would put a bit of a ring around...
The Ocelot Windscreen for Canister Topped Stoves
With a pot I can boil the water for my drink and meal all at once. If I only had a mug I'd have to do two boils. I'm lazy, I don't...
The COVID 19 outbreak. Does it mean MORE backpacking this year?
I just came back from a great hike at Tilden park. It's finally raining for the first time in over a month. Birds were everywhere on the ground and singing. I'm not...
Solo cook pot for cosy cooking?
I'm trying to downsize my cooking system, though I'd still like to keep to eating out of a pot, rather than using freezer bags. I'd like to find a small pot (that...
1 oz, Durable* Cook kit
Just received that pot today Dan. My initial impressions of it out of the box leave me with optimism that this will not become another piece of gear collecting dust in my...
Question for fellow side sleepers
I'm not new to BPing but fairly new to doing it anywhere under 55lbs... and steadily shaving weight and replacing gear. I'm at a point where my next big weight savings will...
In 10 Days across Switzerland
First of all Im not a native english speaker so sorry for my spelling! In 10 Days across Switzerland Taking the Via Alpina green route across Switzerland. 370km and 26500hm over 14...
Speaking of light; wouldn't sharing gear make our packs much lighter?
Comparing my solo list versus when we go on a family trip, there is not much weight savings. For example, my solo tent is 930g. The two person tent is 1200g, so...
My Summer List
I just posted up a new gear list in my profile, and would appreciate some input on it. Caveats: 1: I will not wait for chemical purification, therefore I use a water...
Help me lighten/refine my approach to water treatment (FirstNeed vs. filter+tabs vs. steripen vs. ??)
if you guys can wait til tonight(maybe tommorow depending on how fast youtube completes the upload process), i will be posting an overdue video on how to make your own activated carbon...
photos of gear and setup
I wasnt sure where exactly this should go, whether under gear or gear lists since it kind of incorporates both, but i really enjoy looking at pictures of how people use their...
Best solo and dual lightweight Ti cookware and light stoves (gas and alcohol)
I’m redoing various systems to make them lighter, more functional and more efficient, and now turning attention to cook system. I’d like to put together a solo cook kit for both my...
How Many Canisters?
Scheduling issues and other things have conspired to prevent us from doing the amount of shakedowns we really need. We're trying to cram for the final, which is late August. Yes, I...
Please give suggestions to help solve waking up from cold
Hi everyone thanks for looking, Here are the parameters: I feel the cold almost exclusively in my back/torso, I have a TT Rainbow, Neoair Xlite full length (has reflective material to help...
Cassin Ridge, Denali - harder and more rewarding than expected
This is not a backpacking trip report, but it's relevant to those of us that enjoy backpacking in the sense that's it's a multi-day trip and that saving weight mattered a lot....
ditching the pot for a skillet
I have this crazy idea to go on trips with just a skillet. I am starting to lean towards no-cook, but it seems the only stuff I do want to cook is...
