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BLP shelter message, for Ryan et al
Hi BPL team, I saw this shelter on a long ago thread- when is this coming out- it looks good to me!! i don't know what that is but it made me...
Cooking: weight vs speed vs effort for “long days”
Ok, I want to start the debate here about which stove to use for a long un-resupplied hike I am planning, and everyone's thoughts about stoves. It will be 12-14 days in...
Help Me Find Large Tea Light Candles
JasonKlass uses paper-thin aluminum tea light candle holders for his alcohol "stove". Alas, the most popular kind that one finds everywhere only has a half-ounce capacity. I know that bigger tea light...
Water Purifier
My wife and I are visiting Nepal in about a month. Even though we both hike, that isn't why we are making the trip. Our daughter is getting married to a man...
Walking the Great Rift Valley
Heat, army ants, and stupendous views await Jeff de Graffenried as he treks through South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Ultralight Water Treatment Options for Backpacking
Of note, REI has Steripens on sale through Nov. 23. Ive never gone that route and with Katadyns poor service likely never will. Katadyns service this PM answered a question concerning the...
Drinking Glacier water
Are there any Gastro issues with drinking straight, cloudy glacier water? I am not asking about filtering it or getting diseases. This would be water at its terminus or close to it...
Did my first trip ever!
Hi! I'm a 36 year old from New York City. I work in an office and pretty much sit all day except for my half block walk to the subway. My beloved...
Cannot seem to lighten up, but maybe if it carries well..
Here's my current gear list as I prep to do some section hiking of the PCT--leaving this weekend. All weights in ounces: 1 RAIN Rain skirt 1 coated ripstop 1.9 3.1 1...
New member gear list - Solo / Rainy / cold
So I'm new to this gear list and trying to get light thing but my last trip seemed... heavy. Help. Ideas? I want to start by making excuses because it was a...
Adding (a little) weight back in gear choices
So what light gear did you experiment with only to go for heavier choices, and why? For example, my lil' Ti mug goes with me most of the time now since I...
How much alcohol to bring for soda can stove?
I'm a first time alcohol stove user and I am going out on the JMT for 7 nights with a soda can alcohol stove. I will only be cooking at night and...
What type of seam do tent manufacturers use?
Samuel, beautiful work, do you have a thread here with pics on that tent, I don't want to pull this topic off topic, but I'd love to see a lot of closeups...
Hiking in the Jungle
Hey fellow backpackers, Thus far all of my trips have been in boreal forests, but this winter I'm going down to Jamaica and plan on doing some hiking while I'm there. I...
Switching from Canister stove
No "kitchen" ? What Dan& Nick said. As for melting snow, those 200-300ml you will get if you manage to melt the snow inside your 1 L Nalgene are not going to...
Food for seirras? help
Well i am going up back packing in the sierras with my friend this summer. It is going to be fairly hot and i was wondering what would be a good intake...
formula?
Ok this actually came to me in a dream last night. Time to focus on my other hobbies a bit more... Here's the idea: I've been using powdered skim milk in various...
Fast rice dish recipe using my homemade bullion recipe
I have been tweaking recipes to get some for two friends that eat vegetarian and this one came out pretty decent. (Though you have to like TVP to get into it.) Greenwater...
Lowe Johnston
Retired, male, like to backpack into remote, mountain lakes for a week of fishing, exploring, animal and plant identification, cooking techniques, rope skills, and...
are there dangers of long term alcohol stove use?
Hello. Curious if anyone has read about potential dangers or illness to daily alcohol cooking. Do the fumes infuse with food or drink in any way? I ask because alcohol is my...
