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Hybrid loop in the Whites (NH)
My wife and I are heading up to Franconia Notch in a week for a combination backpacking/hut-to-hut trip. We'll be hitting the AT at Mt. Lafayette and heading south to our first...
Lip Guard for Metal Cup
The reduced volume and weight of using a small titanium pot and tea light or Super Gram Weenie stove is a big plus but the giant drawback has been blistering hot lips...
Alcohol fuel resupply
I'm planning to thru-hike using an alcohol soda can stove, but I'm curious about how easy it is to obtain fuel in trail towns. Has anyone ever had a problem finding it?...
General gear recommendations needed
I am new to the world of ultralite backpacking. I am trying to assemble a respectable gear list using the lightest products I can afford. So far I have the following: ??oz...
Steripen Pre Filter
Hey folks, here is something that I found in REI's coffee filter department and this is cool. I use a Steripen and have had to re think how I was going to...
SP 600ml & Toaks 650ml Pot/Mug Question
I'm in the market for a 600ml Ti Mug/Pot for morning coffee and single serving meals used with a custom Four Dog Stove Ti Esbit stove and MYOG aluminum flashing windscreen. Narrowing...
The COVID 19 outbreak. Does it mean MORE backpacking this year?
TV story - too lazy to find link to source - there is a lab with mice that have been engineered to respond like humans. They were used to develop Ebola treatments....
What to do with dehydrated beans
A couple of years ago, I got all excited about preparing interesting food for the trail. So I ordered a Harmony House backpacker kit, which was great. I've used up most of...
Hiking Pants state of the market in 2019
So I know this is a little unusual, but I just wanted to provide an alternative that I have not seen mentioned here yet: I just used my REI dividend (and 20%-off...
Zpacks Arc Haul vs. SWD Long Haul 50 for Philmont
Our troop finally committed to Philmont for 2019. We've mostly been a car camping troop and I'm looking forward to doing some real backpacking to prepare for this. I bought a heavy...
Spice up my Chana Masala
So, a while back I bought a #10 can of backpacker's pantry Chana Masala. I've been slowly working my way through it, because it's bland. Really bland. So I've been trying different...
Philmont Cooking 2013
Hello friends! Now that trek selection is done it is time to put the finishing touches on our gear so that our remaing shakedown trips are as close to reality as possible....
Exaggerated pack weights????
Okay, here is a pet peeve on mine - maybe someone can shoot me down and straighten me out. How is it that on a 6 day WestCoast Trail trip I had...
2011 Backpacking Light Reader Picks
I'm not going to restrict myself to a year. Just my three favorite peices of equipment... 1. ULA Catalyst (7-8 years old now). I'm thinking of trying an Ohm 2.0 but for...
What contaminates do you treat your water for? And what do you use to filter/purify?
My goal is to get rid of my 1 lb. MSR filter this year, but can not decide what route I want to go. 1.) What contaminates do I need to treat?...
Umpteenth Alcohol Stove Variation
Stats for boiling 500ml (2 cups) of tap water: Boil time: 6:28 min (indoor environment) Fuel: Methanol Fuel Used: 19ml Pot Used: GSI Halulite Minimalist Stove Weight: 64g (2.3oz) (including pot stand...
Wood Burning Stoves Education
Can someone educate me on these neat little tools? I just found this website tonight: http://antigoutdoors.webs.com/apps/webstore/ I've seen bush buddies, kelly kettles, etc. Looking for differences and features and benefits from people...
New Cook Kit
Hey, all. I'm trying to lighten my load and I've been looking at lightweight cookware. The first thing to say is that I tend to cook in my pots as opposed to...
Member’s Only – Scratch and Dent Sale
Yeah, that was my experience at the perimeter REI.. In Atlanta especially (maybe everywhere) the people that shop at REI are the total yuppie stereotype hiker that knows absolutely zilch about zilch....
Gear List
I'm new here. I wish I'd found this place sooner. Here's my gear list. I consider this my summer list. I camp in the central to northern Sierra Nevada and central to...
