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Critique my cook setup
A little background info... I was my crew leader at Philmont 14 years ago (when I was 14). My troop required one 2-night hike each month in the year prior to our...
Proposed Gear List for Ultralight Newbie
I'm working on creating a basic gear list before I go out and start making too many purchases. My focus for this list is 2-3 day, 3 season East coast(PA and surrounding...
Considering Starting a Youth Program
I'm a teacher in the Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska area, and for the past few years have been wanting to share my love of lightweight backpacking with my students. I'm...
No-Cook Food Plan
We gave up cooking on backpacking trips ~15 years ago. On trips of 2 to 4 days I just carry deli food. On trips of 5-11 days, I have a food packing...
JMT permit problems
Well not so my surprise the permits for the JMT filled up quicker than i had time to reserve one. Does anyone know of any optional way to get onto the JMT,...
Training & Workout
I did a few walks with a guy 20 years younger than me ( I am 55) During the walks he kept talking about his gym programme, martial art training and generally...
Shasta Trip Report ( Video Documentary)
Hey Kathleen, Thanks for the nice comments. Regarding the crampons...noooooo crampons on those boots. I think it looks like it, but I took them off. It is crazy to glissade with crampons...
backpacking with my wife
my non-backpacking, yet very supportive of the habit and patient about the gear conversations, wife has decided to go on an overnight with me as a birthday gift. sweet! in the past...
Steripen Journey is a poor product
I purchased a Steripen Adventurer, but returned it because it does not mate with the Steripen pre-filter. I exchanged it for the new Steripen Journey, which is advertised as mating with the...
What kind of training do you do?
What kind of training for Philmont are you doing with your crews? How many times do you take them backpacking? Are you using the Backpacking MB as a guide and Requirement #10?...
Soto Amicus vs Kovea Spider vs Whisperlite for snow?
I currently own a Soto Amicus. Is it worth the weight/cost(if you were in this situation) of getting an inverted canister, or liquid fuel stove if I only have plans to do...
Why doesn't someone build a UL BPing chair...Entrepreneur needed!
I think that litesmith chair looks cool, but can you lean back hard on it? Â I take leaning back seriously and would worry about those poles schnappin re: LiteSmith QuikBack UL Chair......
ESBIT: Simmering and Ultralight Baking
While ESBIT is generally recognized as the lightest backpacking cooking option, it's not exactly known for flame control. I've been testing an ESBIT stove, the Epicurean Ti, that not only can be...
Cup/Cook Pot Combo
I usually camp with others and use a larger pot but am preparing a solo hike, the first in quite a while. I need help with a combination cup/cook pot. I know...
Feminine mid-night calls of nature
Suggestions, please, to a FEMALE on how to pee in the middle of the night without getting out of the backpacking tent. Currently I use a Coolwhip container with lid, which is...
Stove type efficiency for longer outings
Hello all, was wondering which stove/fuel type is more efficient for trips of 14-20 days(planning JMT trip). Just solo cooking. I usually use a Vargo Jet Ti cannister stove with Ti pot...
ZPacks Blast 18 Backpack Review
I know a couple of you have mentioned the photos, but they look so good I sort of feel like I'm being shown a catalog. And I rarely trust a photo from...
Lightweight Stove
Do I get the pocket rocket which burns butane? Or the Lite Max which burns propane? Is it a matter of which gas is lighter? Supposedly, the Lite Max simmers a little...
JMT thru hike gear planning 2021
Updated my profile with my experience- returning to backpacking and need to buy bivy tent/sack, quilt and last, backpack- under $1K. What’s new and what is your gear, spreadsheet? thanks I have...
Temps in the Whites in July?
I'm leaving Saturday to hike the 100 mile section of the AT in the Whites from Glencliff, NH, to Rattle River. I'm wondering what is the likely lowest temps I'll experience during...
