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24 Hours: Kearsarge Lakes 7/14/10
A leisure trip to one of my favorite spots in the Sierra. Leisure as in bringing the beer, the big tent, fresh food, taking my time...Given a cough and sinus infection and...
Water Scoop and Pre-Filter
Problem It's hard to fill up a narrow-mouth, collapsible water bottle like Platypus at shallow water sources. Also, filling up often disturbs the water, stirring up particulates into one murky mess.Option Make...
Sierra High Route
Hey all - If anyone is interested in hiking the Sierra High Route next summer -- a trip that gets my full endorsement -- you may find some of the content I...
UV and Miox Filters query????
Has anyone done a comparison study between Miox, Steripen and AquaStar Plus? I like the concept of the new AquaStar Plus...a bit more interesting than other filters. I always consider battery weight...
Laugaveuer Trail, Iceland.
https://youtu.be/fC45C_TICrg?si=yNRrLO1ZZT-5cMFz Country Iceland Trip Month (08) - August Report / Notes 3 days 2 nights. Map:https://caltopo.com/m/FD6T Solitude: 1 out of 10 for day 1. Â Â 4 out of 10 for the...
Where has the suffering gone??? : (
Since when in BPL history do topics of bringing chairs into back country get entertained? Kinda disappointing boys... dig deep and try to revive your inner suffering like UL backpackers do best....
4th Season Northern Midwest
Trying to squeeze everything into my pa’lante pack for a 2/3 night 40 mile trip. Temps in the mid 20s during the day and mid teens at night. A couple inches of...
Whats your SUL Cook Set-Up Grams/Milliliter %
Decided to see just how far I could cut down my system to still be useable. I'm still not 100% in love with it but taking 25% of the weight off sure...
Steam Baking With Silicone Cups
OK, I know this has been covered here before several times, but I had good results and wanted to share my experience. I carry a pretty minimal cook kit, consisting of a...
marmot "lifetime" warranty worthless for me
some folks have here have had issues with marmot warranties, especially with their rain jackets and delamination ... at least one BPL member doesnt even waste his time contacting them with warranty...
Estimating fuel needed??
Anyone have a good simple calculation to estimate fuel needed on an upcoming backpacking trip? I have already estimated that we will need to boil approximately 750ml of water per person per...
Quinoa for Protein
I hear protein is very important after excercise in order to repair muscle. Will protein help minimize sore muscles the next day? Will the benefits of protein be realized within a few...
1.5 days + Fishing Pole + No Food or Water = ???
I set out yesterday for a 1.5 day trip to have a little fun learning how well thing go when you rely on just a fishing rod. To be honest, I did...
The Nose of a Bear
Companion forum thread to: The Nose of a Bear Bears’ sense of smell is extraordinary – but their ability to detect properly contained food is often exaggerated. This presentation explores the science...
Getting MSR liquid fuel stoves to simmer (excepting Dragonfly stoves)
OK, so I sold my heavy, now discontinued MSR Dragonfly gas/kerosene stove and its amazing ability to simmer for an MSR Universal setup. But the white gas (petrol) and kerosene mode will...
Winter stove: XGK vs Reactor
A lot of this research has been done using a CO meter and calibrated equipment: see our series on CO starting at part 1 and going on for 6 parts: https://backpackinglight.com/stoves_tents_carbon_monoxide/ It...
Adirondacks Mt. Marcy via Johns Brook/Hopkins trail
A few of us NYers were discussing this winter trip. I did the trip as planned and, as serendipity often has it, it was well timed. Bit of a mucky snow event...
Maroon Bells - Why I stay away
Wildness in Peril - High Use Issues in the Maroon Bells Snowmass WildernessLink to youtube video Post title edited to reflect the misconceptions of my fashion sense. "Solitude is lost when you...
Caldera Cone Awesomeness
"That's a good thought, Tom. Maybe low air inflow means we need a lower distance between stove and pot?" That's what I'm thinking. "As for the adjustable pot supports, maybe people should...
Cleaning water bladders with denture cleaner?
"Official" cleaning tabs aren't readily available. Folks on another forum suggested using denture cleaning tablets - anyone have experience with this? My favorite cleaner is called "Chlorinated Pipeline Detergent" (http://www.stearnspkg.com/all_tek/260tek.pdf); it's intending...
