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water carry in winter
Does anyone use a bladder, with an insulated drinking hose, in winter-time conditions? Â I do not backpack in winter, just daytime snowshoe treks in the PNW. Â Temps are maybe in the 30's...
The basic 4 if $$ were not a concern
Hi everyone, I'm just getting started with backpacking (I'm going on my first car camping trip tomorrow with my daughter's 6th grade class), so yes, a complete noob. I'm amazed at how...
Tea leaves, LNT, and bears
I've always packed out my tea leaves, and will almost certainly continue to do so (so no one needs to pick up their pitchforks), but I wanted to get a few opinions...
Vegan food on the go
Hi folks, I'm a very cool and chirpy vegan. Have been for 12 years, was vegetarian before that for 21 years. I know all about how to do good vegan food at...
Philmont list
This is my drafty list for 12 day June 2015 Philmont trip (hence the whole "sleep clothes" items. Any advicewoukdbe great..... Hiking clothes: Brimmed hat -- ??oz Ex Officio long sleeve shirt...
Layering strategies for rest/camp using sleeping insulation
There have been a few threads on layering for colder weather and I want to open a discussion on including sleep insulation (quilt or sleeping bag) as insulation for rest stops or...
Examples of "Stupid Heavy"
I thought I create a new thread to look at the opposite side of the Stupid Light thread. What examples can you share of going Stupid Heavy. I'll offer up a couple...
Feathered Friends Rock Wren
Decided it's time to update my heavy, car-camping weight equipment as a new lightweight convert-this site's been a huge help! As such, I'm looking for a new sleeping bag that'll pack small,...
Analyze my 2010 Gear List
Well I'm still pretty new to this UL backpacking. I sorta just jumped in and went for it. Really enjoying the benefits and new friends that I've made along the way. Today...
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...
