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Best Practices for Cool Damp Weather Dressing
My Waterloo for backpacking seems to be cool damp (i.e foggy, misty windy temps in the 40-50 df range). I'm trying to configure the best combination of layers to deal with these...
Water Treatment question
I'm reading Don Ladigin's book "Lighten Up!" and on page 53 he has states this about Aqua Mira: "The filter should be used first, to remove large pathogens and particles that can...
Mountain Fragments. (Remnants from recent overnights).
Sweeping the Garden: Mountain Fragments  thank you Very Nice! "24 hours, 2 packages of ramen, 1 bag of instant coffee. This shit doesn’t have to be complicated." So very true....but isn't it funny...
Strong Tea
I'm thinking about switching to tea from Starbuck's instant for my upcoming JMT trip. I like my coffee, but at this point I just need a solid transmission for my caffeine habit....
WOW New Bulin multiple head stove!
Has anyone else come across this somewhat light ( 298gm) beast??????!!!! triple head burner! Wow! That otta get the coffee water going or snow melted. Maybe it will be faster than my...
Hot drinks
I'm going on a snow trip this weekend and would like suggestions for hot drinks. I don't drink coffee or tea and I really don't want to drink too much hot chocolate....
Esbit burner testing
Ah, no worries about using a canister stove inside the tent. We have been doing that for the last 15 - 20 years. All you have to do is make sure there...
Eddie Bauer ( First Ascent) Down Product Info
EB does not specify the down weight of the First Ascent garments line posted on their web site. Two items that may be of interest to some are listed below. Information was...
Mcgee Creek to Steelhead lake
I am planning a 3-4 night trip with my father to relive one of his youthful memories of backpacking from Mcgee Creek to Steelhead lake and hopefully to the base of Mcgee...
Suggestions for alcohol stove for Snow Peak 450 mug
All I carry for my pot/cup is the Snow Peak 450. It's relatively small in diameter, so I'm not sure what alcohol stove would work best for it. Boil time is not...
Most efficient gravity filter system – need market update
OK, so I'm back to square one. Last year, I devised my own gravity filter system using a Platy 3-liter hydration reservoir, some Platy tubing, the Frontier Pro, and some tablets (Jason...
Bushbuddy vs. Littlbug Junior
I'm interested in getting a lightweight wood burning stove, primarily for Boundary Waters trips and for yak dung burning on the Tibetan plateau. Reviews for the Bushbuddy are excellent, but I'm scared...
Java Juice?
Is this being completely discontinued or a closeout to get a new stock? I finally found some trail coffee that i like and now it looks like it's going away. The Java...
collapsable funnel
I once had a soft plastic funnel that collapsed flat. I used it to filter water W/ a #1 coffee filter. Sadly my wife tossed it when we packed to move to...
Max temp in a Platy bottle/bladder?
What's the maximum fluid temperature you can pour into a Platy bottle or bladder without damaging it? Anybody make coffee, cocoa, or tea in one? Can it handle near-boiling water (assuming one...
New in the Gear Shop - Kupilka Classic Drinking Vessel
The Kupilka Classic Cup is modeled after the traditional Finnish kuksa and is sized perfectly for a cup of coffee, tea, or cocoa. Unlike a traditional wooded kuksa the Kupilka version is...
Wine box bladder pillow?
I KNOW there was a thread about this, but the search function finds nothing, one post about a Starbucks coffee server bladder but that one had no how-to, just the initial a-ha....
Ever had a coyote bark at you in camp (for over a minute)?
I've camped out in coyote country hundreds of nights so I'm used to their howling and yiping right after nightfall, but I've never had one approach my camp after dark and bark...
Green backpacking choices
I’m working on cutting down a bit more on weight (both in my pack and on my person!) and skimming through the forums for ideas. As I’m doing that, I’m finding that...
Old-timey, sentimental/nostalgic gear?
See next Prompted by the thread on gear that could be called art... Do most of us have something that we bring along that isn’t really the best or lightest option but...
