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Weekender Gear List
After ~15 years without camping (much less backpacking), this year I did some car camping. On a day-hike on the CT during one such trip, I bumped into Gary who was thru-hiking....
School me… Alcohol Stoves
I'm currently using the Brunton Raptor for my cooking needs. I keep it pretty simple. I boil water and everything else doesn't require cooking. At 5 oz for the stove and 8...
steripens
i use a aquamira frontier pro with antigravity gear bag, but am looking into a steripen. are there bottles out there that are lighter than nagelene that would accomodate the prefilter? i...
Solid fuel users
I'd like to do a survey of who uses what kind of solid fuel (Esbit, Coghlan's, etc...), and what sort of volumes of water are you heating? I have personally found Coghlan's...
To slot an HX pot to restore factory burner to pot height or not?
I have recently acquired a Fire Maple FMC-XK6 HX pot (the slightly more than 1 liter pot that is essentially the same as the Olicamp 1 liter HX pot) in an attempt...
A Winter Water Challenge
Ice augar can weigh ~7lbs .....Not a backpackers "tool". The ice screws I mentioned before should be <200 g each. Maybe replace one hiking pole with an ice pike pole...
100 miles of adventure across the Bob!
Tom M sent me a proposed route a couple of months ago on caltopo link- basically a route that went from Montana Hwy 200 to Hwy 2 (bordering Glacier). Â We revised it...
Calling all fuel canister engineers!
Sorry guys, the weather forecast got busted. Â When I woke up Thursday in Fairbanks and all morning as we drilled (pushed, actually) four soil borings, my weather app said the cold front...
Heat Exchanger pots
"that makes sense – a cozy around the entire pot would be even better" And that is part of the efficient of the JetBoil - that enough heat is extracted from the...
Lightweight Bike Packs and Resources?
Hi there, I thought about doing a lightweight mountainbiking tour this summer, 2-3 days. Does anyone know some lightweight/ultralight bike pack resources? Or general sites on this topic with suggestions, etc? Thanks...
WEST MICHIGAN HIKERS LOKKING FOR SOMEONE TO HIKE WITH
My name is Thomas Hooker. I am a 56 year old family man looking for a fellow West Michigan hiking enthusiast to enjoy hiking with. I fell in love with the most...
James Peak Wilderness, CO Tour
I took a much needed 2 night solo trip this past weekend and saw quite a bit of different landscapes and animals. Here is my planned route. I started at the East...
LOOKING TO FORM A NETWORK OF WEST MICHIGAN HIKERS
Hello West Michigan Hikers. I am a 55 year old married family man. My friend of 50 and I are looking to form and grow a network of fellow hiking enthusiasts who...
Time/weight/volume - how to make freezerbag cooking actually work
Hey friends, On my last BP trip I actually finally went whole-hog and bought a food dehydrator. Followed some great recipes, packaged everything out, and felt very accomplished. I was looking forward...
Opsack instead of hanging food
Who has used an Opsack kept with them in or near their shelter instead of hanging their food? I've done it several times in black bear territory, but mostly in the winter...
steri pen by hydro-photon
anybody tried this gizmo at http://www.hydro-photon.com/ ? I'm not too keen on the battery use specified in the FAQ there, however. 10 to 20 liters for 4 AA batteries. That's not so...
What did you not buy today?
I have to agree with rubmybelly that the lions share of damage is coming from big industry. They promote small ways each of us can change to take the attention away from...
Sewing Polartec Thermal Pro query
I have 5 metres of it here that I want to use for an extreme cold weather midlayer. Boot length pants and a hooded pull-over top. This stuff is sticky and it...
Don't Call the Cops — I'm UL!!
So I'm posting this at the urging of a fellow BPLer and friend (Kevin Babione) who got a hoot out of this story... As I have mentioned ad nauseum, I like to...
Water capacity, I just want to see what others are doing
Please give a brief example of what you use and size of your containers. What amount of water in ounces do you carry while hiking? What amount of water in ounces do...
