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specific foot pain from boots
My boots are giving me terrible pain at the back of my heel. I made a pic of the location: I don't get a blister, but more of a bruise. It's much...
Jetboil recall
NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2009 Release #09-126 Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 611-9905 CPSC Recall...
Help me make an in-line water filter…
I’m trying to make an in-line filter - “trying” being the optional word. After reading a variety of literature which suggested it, my intent was to hook a SweetWater Silt Stopper filter...
Getting water in a 1L Platypus
So there was a time when I travelled with Nalgene bottles... very easy to fill. I mostly use a 3L big zip now... also very easy to fill... but relatively heavy (the...
MYOG: SUL Remote Inverted Canister Winter Stove Version 7
It’s not a company like MSR or SOTO that wants to maintain it’s reputation It's a very big Chinese outdoors company, manufacturing outdoors gear mainly for the Chinese market. One web site...
Can anyone recommend balanced, great-tasting energy bars?
Can anyone recommend an energy bar that's nutritionally well-balanced with proteins, carbs and fats and with little added sugar; made with quality ingredients (preferably organic); and tastes great? I try to eat...
Any reason why people are not using this 1oz water filter setup?
Three years ago I purchased this water filter setup that only weighs 1 ounce. What I did was took a Aquamira Frontier Pro (GRN Line III bacteria rated) water filter and used...
Staying in-practice mentally (dealing w/complexity)
As a starting point I hope we can all agree that backpacking is complex. It involves navigating and solving a bunch of little problems (and some big ones) using a combination of...
Crow Pass Trail, near Girdwood Alaska, June 2020
I just came off a hike on the Crow Pass Trail, which runs along the original Iditarod trail for part of its length, and goes from a trailhead near Girdwood to the...
SUL Tent
I won't be using this for a SUL setup right away, but like to keep things as light as possible for the future. I have had my eye on the Ghost UL...
most miserable cold night!
I used a big agnes copper UL2 tent with an Eddie Bauer Everest 50th Anniversary Karakoram 20 Down Sleeping Bag. i froze my butt off last night. weatherman predicted 24 degrees and...
What tent/shelter to buy?
So I currently have an MSR hubba hubba which I was planning on hiking SOBO JMT this July with my girl... Its looking now like a solo trip :-) I need advice...
Recommend me a canister stove.
So I'm leaving for the PCT in a little over a month, and it looks like alcohol stoves will definitely be banned in certain areas due to the extreme drought this year....
Olicamp Xcelerator/Fire-Maple FMS-117V Ti Stove Review
--censored, due to revelation of secret fuel efficiency data-- or, double post I think the Olicamp 117V looks like a very basic and functional stove. With a wind screen, and, on a...
Steripen dilemna
Think this ( http://aquamira.com/consumer/aquamira-water-filter-bottle ) will work to filter out tapeworm eggs? Filters out 99.9% of crypto and giardia, smaller than tapeworm eggs, but the company doesn't provide a micron rating because...
yerba mate for overall performance?
i recently got my cycling groove back. i brew a sweet jar full of mate every evening, adding ginger, tulsi and lemon. let it steep oer'nite and imbibe every a.m. on an...
Filter vs Steripen
Hello. I'm new to the forums. I'm a backpacker, although not a light backpacker, not yet anyway. I've been carrying water with me, which, needless to say, is quite heavy. For my...
Bearikade Scout w/ GG Murmur for 3-5 day solo hikes
I need a bear cannister for the Adirondack High Peaks shortly. My base weight is ~5 lbs for 3-season backpacking w/out a canister: http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=3844 I'm looking for everyone's opinion on whether my...
Alcohol consumpsion, same as at home?
Per a older bping friend, Frank who frequents here and I just recently, I picked up a clearance REI Ti .9 lt pot and made the move for a Caldera Cone from...
wind screen
Ok, I have a Snow Peak giga stove and I have found myself in some very windy conditions. I don't feel like dropping the cash for a wind screen, but I feel...
