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Pack size?
Okay, so I'm downsizing my pack and got another 18 ounces off my base load for $50. Thats a mere $2.78 per ounce vs buying a $300 down bag to try to...
Multiple Use Sleeping Bags
The sleeping bag is for most lightweight hikers the item in the pack that is heaviest and has the largest volume. It is also the warmest item by far. It's a shame...
Warm hands with carbon fiber poles
Took Repo out for a o/n hike from home, little over an hour hike up FS roads. Took my TT Double Rainbow Li for its maiden voyage. Left the liner out to...
What's wrong with this picture
a little bit out of the norm  keeps the stench from permeating my clothes and quilt. Whodda thunkit I didn't realize a ukulele smelled that bad. The uke appears to have a...
gear problems, when to move on
I have been using MSR Reactor stoves for the last couple of years and have been happy with them, when they work. I have had problems with the things not "glowing", not...
Alcohol Stoves
I am trying alcohol for the first time as a fuel for cooking. I just received my new Flatcat Gear snow leopard. I am looking for some input on how to carry...
2016 Bob Marshall Wilderness Open
Gear notes: Pack – MYOQ 45L+; XPac with carbon stays. Shelter – Trailstar + MSR stakes. Sleep – 40F quilt, Neoair Xlite S. Water – Platypus with hose and Katydyn MicroPur tablets. ...
Esbit burner testing
I tend to agree with Jon: most of any extra heat comes from the BS. I will also make the bald flat statement that wood does not burn. Yes, you read that...
Cutting down a Ti pot
I've seen several post over the years here about people cutting down their Ti pots to make them smaller. I am interested in doing a Mod on one of my cook systems...
Sleeping Wth Your Food in Black Bear Country
squirrels can climb much harder than 5.9 .. ive seen rodents climb 5.11 slab easy its always fun when a squirrel runs up your climbing rope towards you as to bear ......
Current UL windshirts and breathability: are there other options and layering techniques?
That Marmot Incline Hoody does look nice. Seems like they did a good job with the hand pocket placement (unlike Outdoor Research with their Ferrosi Hoody and Mountain Hardwear with their Chocklite)....
PB jar vs hot water...
Well, a little self-deprecation that will hopefully help someone else avoid my mistake. I've been working on my cooking set and currently have a Foster 20oz beer can w/ lid, "caldera cone"...
Evaluating what stoves to use for what lengths of trips
The most important aspects on alcohol to me are: 1) carry only what I need 2) simply and easily, visually see how much fuel I have 3) Silent operation " 3) Silent...
JMT on a vegan diet
Does anyone have experience doing longer trips on a vegan or vegetarian diet? What calorie dense foods would you bring? Thanks Take what you eat at home, just prepped for the trail....
Ideas for prefilter for a msr miniworks?
Plan on getting a MSR miniworks in the next few days, I was wondering how I should go about prefiltering the water. I was looking at this thread http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=13654 and I picked...
SUL Joshua Tree Trip.
Ever since returning from the JMT earlier this summer I have been trying to get one last trip into the high Sierra. I’ve considered taking off Thursday right after work to get...
ouzel-test2
image here This trip celebrated the reunion of two guys who did a lot of backpacking in the Kern Basin back in the 80’s, before the demands of family and profession forced...
ouzel-test2
image here This trip celebrated the reunion of two guys who did a lot of backpacking in the Kern Basin back in the 80’s, before the demands of family and profession forced...
ouzel-test2
image here This trip celebrated the reunion of two guys who did a lot of backpacking in the Kern Basin back in the 80’s, before the demands of family and profession forced...
What was it like to cook in Yosemite 150 years ago?
From PRI….  No one really hears about Yosemite National Park's immigrant history.< Or at least Yenyen Chan hadn't. A park ranger at the famed national park, she grew up in Los Angeles with...
