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Modular Pack idea, anyone seen anything like this?
Imagine a pack without any main compartment, just many smaller compartments attached to a framesheet. You'll say its weight-inefficient due to extra fabric, but you don't use any stuffsacks, dittysacks, bearhang sacks,...
2 days / 1 night / 20 miles. Food ideas?
Hey Folks, I'm going backpacking in Point Reyes with a Meetup Group I joined. It's supposed to be a pretty flat hike. 10 miles in. 10 miles out. One night this weekend....
What Would BPL Do...
Not sure if this should be in here, or General, but since this covers " Technique" I thought it may be close. Mods please move as you see fit. Background: We had...
Alcohol Stove vs Jetboil Sol Ti - weight savings, is it worth it?
I'm curious what the weight savings are on a alcohol stove kit vs the Jetboil Sol. I just started my research on alcohol stoves today. I may be wrong, but I don't...
Chocolate that doesn't melt?
It makes me sad when I'm backpacking and reach for a handful of gorp only to find the chocolate chips have melted. Is there a solution to this? Will M&M's hold up...
Packing Out Unsavory Detritus
Dear Community, This coming Spring, me and my hiking posse will be trekking for 5 days in sensitive territory in the South West. The Park regulations require that we pack-out our toilet...
Judge awards $1.9 million to family of boy killed by bear
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51744749-78/bear-family-ives-forest.html.csp?page=1 A federal judge on Tuesday awarded $1.95 million to the family of a young boy killed in a 2007 bear attack. Samuel Ives, 11, was camping in American Fork Canyon with...
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...
