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Lassen Volcanic National Park
September 9th to September 12th, 2010 4 Days, 37.5 Miles Daytime Temperatures: 50F to 70F Nighttime Temperatures: 28F to 40F Wilderness Press Topo Map: Lassen Volcanic National Park & Vicinity Note: I...
DIY SP600 pot lid triple use! (So far)
Today I made a gram weenie stove and am totally ecstatic about it. Boils 2 cups of tap water (Don't know the temp) in my SP 600 in 7 min with 2/3...
Lightweight Testimony: Jim Sweeney’s Enlightenment via Lead Weights, Helium Balloons, and Yachting
Companion forum thread to:Lightweight Testimony: Jim Sweeney's Enlightenment via Lead Weights, Helium Balloons, and Yachting I just don't know what to say. ...often comes at the princely price of one's sanity. Bravo!...
New Cooking System Prototype
Link did'nt work, scroll down Any Suggestions? Comments? Thanks, Evan Well, yes: the URL is, shall we say, slightly wrong? Better have another try. workin' on it right now Homemade Pot from...
Coronavirus pandemic: What else can we do to help?
We’re backpackers and nerds with a wide range of skills and plenty of time on our hands. Besides following all the recommendations of local health departments, what else can we do to...
When Luxury Becomes Necessity
I was wondering about this Yuval Harari quote (from Sapiens) and its applicability in the backpacking world: "One of history's few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to...
Colorado Trail List - a bit nervous, I'd love some feedback
https://goo.gl/VayPSb I'm new to thru hiking, but I'm not new to backpacking. Am I crazy to be going this light on my first thru-hike? I'll be doing so weekend-long test/training hikes sometime...
John Muir Trail 7/11-7/24
JMT SOBO: 7/11-7/24 (was supposed to be 7/26) This is definitely going to be a longer one that I wrote for me as much as to post on BPL, so no feelings...
Six Moon Designs website
This is really frustrating, and it seems that I'm in the minority as I can't find any information about other people having this issue lately. I cannot access www.sixmoondesigns.com on my desktop...
Freezer bag cooking vs. pot cooking - weight of boil-in-bag bags?
"> For those not doing FBC cooking, what ecologically sound alternative are you using to package your food? Plastic sandwich bags, which I recycle once the trip is over." +1 And by...
New Gear from the Cottages 2013
Benjamin from hrXXLight & me gathered the News from the UL cottages across the globe and will publish them in two articles. The first article is online and features new gear from...
Plastic lids for popular Cups/Pots
Here are 3 plastic lids for 3 popular cups/mugs. The lid for the Heineken pot is from a Penn tennis ball can. The lid for the Snow Peak SP-600 mug is from...
Osprey Hornet 46
Moved this here from the Lifer's only forum. Here is what I thought Review for Osprey Hornet 46. Tester info. Ken Thompson 43 years old Living/hiking in far northern CA. 6'3" 210...
3rd Annual Bay Area BPL Hike
Count me in! Thanks, Morgan That weekend works for me, so count me in. i'm in looks like we are going to need a lot of room in the campground for this...
Self Contained Solo Cooksets
Here are the results of my research on self contained solo cooksets for my upcoming trip to Iceland. My goal was to find a cookset that: 1) stores an 8oz/220g fuel canister...
High Speed Backpacking – why
I don't necessarily feel like I walk quickly, I just have longer legs than some people and it seems like I'm going fast :P In all seriousness, if I manage to get...
Down only for winter?
I am originally an East Coaster. Humidity and rain is a major concern over there. Out here in California, not so much. I look at my sleeping bag as a last ditch,...
How to Keep Canister Dirt from Clogging MYOG Remote Inverted Canister Stoves
Companion forum thread to: How to Keep Canister Dirt from Clogging MYOG Remote Inverted Canister StovesRoger Caffin proposes several solutions to keep dirty fuel from clogging remote inverted canister stoves. I assume...
Finally got out for some WI winter backpacking!
Did an overnight trip this weekend with my 13yr old son, my buddy and his son who is also a friend of my son.  We went up to some public woods in...
DIY Skirted pot query
Having been unable to find an UL unit I am going to make my own using titanium foil as the skirt. Main or only use will be melting snow for drinking and...
