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What food (or drink) do you often wish you had carried more of?
After a recent pack trip, I swore I'd carry more coffee next time. Well next time came (and went), and I carried more coffee, and I wish I'd carried even more. It...
Silicone Bag For FBC?
So I am once again pondering Freezer Bag Cooking. Mostly because I highly value having a compact pack, and packing a big pot gets annoying. It would be nice to be able...
The Holy Grail of Long Handled Spoons?
I like three different spoons. A Toaks long handled Ti spoon for FBC, A Snow Peak Ti spoon and my favorite spoon I carved from a Plumb hammer handle from the 1930's....
Will a two person quilt help my wife sleep warmer
My wife is a very cold sleeper and often has a difficult time "warming up". Â She sleeps in a Marmot Helium sleeping bag EN rated 26* (women) and 15* (men) on an...
First time skiing - help clothe me
Because of a lucky windfall at work, I get to go spend 3-4 days at Jackson Hole with my company, in about a week. Totally neat. Trouble is, I've never been skiing...
Tuolumne to Yosemite Valley via Red Peak Pass-- August 7-12, 2012
Last year my wife’s and my packs were in excess of 25 pounds base weight each. This year our packs were both sub-10lbs each (including bear canisters), with my pack weight at...
pack recommendations
I've been using a 2009 Golite Jam2 for a couple years, and I'm finding it's no longer doing a satisfactory job for my style of backpacking. I want to replace it with...
Our Lightest Cozy Yet
I made this as a joke this week for my friend/hiking partner/trail husband/gear addict Hoosierdaddy. He was complaining that one of our cozies was "too heavy" at 1.5 ounces. He felt that...
Thoughts on Pots with Screw on Lids
For the longest time, I have been carrying a plastic peanut butter jar with a lid. I use this for shaking up my cold coffee or cold chocolate, and for carrying these...
Esbit burner testing
fair point Roger, but it’s a different technology. More contemplative. More suited to coffee. I find a canister stove very suited to morning tea and coffee. Cheers Still this fascination with new...
collecting water
For those using chemicals to treat their water: what is your technique for collecting/filtering water before treating? a cut-down old Platy to scoop, and a coffee filter / mesh fuel screen/funnel works...
Home Freeze-Drying vs. Other Trail Food Preparation Strategies
Companion forum thread to: Home Freeze-Drying vs. Other Trail Food Preparation StrategiesDrew Smith talks about the place of home freeze-drying in the wider context of trail food strategies, and attempts freeze dried...
2022 Bob Open
Only 9 brave souls toed the line this year. Congratulations to everyone and I cant wait to read your reports. This was by far the most rewarding and fulfilling BMO for me...
Air-Activated Heating/Cooking Systems
I have been performing a fair bit of research into 'flameless' cooking systems in recent months. There are various ready made solutions out there including: 1. Trekmates Flameless Cooking Flask. 2. Barocook....
13-day Grand Canyon Traverse
So a friend and I are doing a 13-day trip across the Grand Canyon in December. We're estimating 110 miles, mostly off-trail. We've been planning it for about a year. Here's the...
Calling Backpackin' Bartenders: Need Alcohol for a Lightweight
I confess to being an alcoholic lightweight. I can handle 1-1/2 beers, or 1.5 oz of vodka very diluted in a large mixed drink, but the alcohol really has to be thinned...
Having hard time justifying the weight of a jetboil
I have a Jetboil and know that it is far from a UL cooking item but I use it for a mug and bowl as well. See my food prep is very...
Best stove under $75
Looking for a new stove and don't want to spend a lot of money. I don't really care what kind of fuel it uses. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated. If you genuinely...
Emergency blakent groundsheet
I was just wondering if an emergency blanket would add any warmth to my sleeping system as a gound sheet. Seems like it would act as a barrier to seperate the cold...
Noob to Lightweight needs help!
G'day from sunny Melbourne! I am getting back into backpacking after a lay off of 20 years and thought I might ask some advice. I am also a Scout Leader so will...
