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No-cook oatmeal
I mentioned this in another thread, but it also belongs here under Food. Last night, I saw our Finish exchange student mixing up oatmeal, milk, raisins and nuts in a tupperware container...
Winter Scout Gear
My son bridged over to Boy Scouts last spring and I need to start building up his gear. I have read through a lot of the other threads and documents on scouting....
Which Zebralight should I get?
Sorry, I know this was brought up recently. I am doing a PCT thru-hike next year, and I am trying to figure out which Zebralight headlamp to get. There are too many...
The crappiness of pit zips
Does anyone else hate them? I feel like I have to contort myself to adjust them and sometimes I find they've opened on their own. Mostly I ignore them, although I'm told...
odor barrier bags
I remember a while back there was a report testing the Opsak with dogs. A lot of debat ensured. As part of that debate I seem to remember a metal foil or...
Powdered coconut milk and thai/indian dishes
I've been enamored with spicy cooking for a while, especially when out doors. I made a thai red curry with trout meal last month which was AMAZING. Anyway. I was using ground...
Help me make a 22L overnight kit...
...out of my (relatively lightweight) mainstream gear list. Hi, all. I'm Mal and I'm a new hiker. Okay, I was a scout and hiked Philmont, but that was in 1985. The Navy...
Amount of food
I will be hiking with a group in the S. San Juan Mts. of CO next week. I have found 16 oz per day to be adequate when 3 season hiking in...
Caldera Cone System
The SP600 w/ Caldera is my favorite system. The SP600 is still pretty small and the right size for most of my meals. I haven't done any testing, but 2+ cups of...
BPL Membership
So am I thinking about investing in a membership. However, could someone tell me what the benifits are? I find this site to be a bit overwhelming at times with all the...
Montbell O.D.Compact Dripper?
I was wondering if anyone had used these? Seem like a great idea even if they want you to use them with chopsticks. I've used the larger of the two but not...
UL Rocket Stove?
I've become totally fascinated with the concept of using an UL wood stove with no electric fan. Not sure why exactly. I've also become fascinated with the rocket stove (ala Winarski). Unfortunately...
Really pursuing simplicity
Andrew, Well said. <> Actually we have two toasters sitting on our "SMALL" kitchen bench!! I hate my wife's (wedding present 10yrs ago) and she hates mine (junkshop 40yr old Sunbeam Toastamatic)...
Ultralight shelter for two adults and two kids
Hey guys just finished a overnight bushwalk with the fam...If anyone is interested I might write up a trip report and post it on the trip report page. I'll like to clarify...
What kind of stove do YOU use for lightweight backpacking?
. To the anonymous guy posting about Canister stoves being for the LL Bean crowd: I think you skimmed the article. 1) the propane "secret": the article talked at length about this,...
REI’s recent return policy change
“I have read about how Amazon and others get a lot of returns but can not re-sell it.” That may be a marketplace rule for sellers, but plenty of them ignore it....
Carrying nut butters and oils safely and efficiently
Roger...in the US most food comes in plastic. Seriously. Good observation on the soda bottles. They sell miniature size soda bottles in the US (believe it or not), so really thinking about...
Loksaks and Opsaks
I have inherited a pile of opsaks and loksaks. They appear to be identical, although some say "Op" for the odor proof ones. I guess the opsaks feel just a tiny bit...
Birds
yesterday walking along the path I spotted some yellow rumped Then I saw some thornbills flying away from a small tree. A bit closer I saw one was still there but as...
Fleece/Base layer for insulated jacket replacement
So I've been contemplating replacing my Patagonia Nano Air for a fleece or base layer/Houdini combo. Has anyone ever done this before? Outside of the weight argument is there any difference between...
