Search Backpackinglight.com
3,524 Result(s) found for "coffee" out of 200,410 total records. (0.030s)
Getting realllly close....... Any feedback appreciated
Item: Item Detail: Weight (oz) Weight (lbs) Clothing Worn: 50.20 3.14 Shirt Synthetic Short Sleeves (red) 2 0.13 Pants Columbia Convertible Pants 10.8 0.68 Underwear Under Armour Boxer Briefs 2.9 0.18 Socks...
Enjoying Continuously Wet Weather
everyone should go out at least once or twice a year even if just for a day in the wet and wild rain IMO ... just to keep in practice .. because...
New Stove Gear: Fire Maple 117t and XK6 "HE" Pot
After this year's High Sierra trip, I decided I'd like to find a remote canister stove for the Scouts, so that they can use a wind screen and have something a little...
Old school metal cups
I ran across a couple old aluminum cups lately and was surprised when I compared them. The one on the left is a titanium Evernew 400. Next is a Bulldog brand (made...
My Steripen Adventure: Concerns and Vindication
Phillip, I bought the Opti 8 months ago. I bought it on Ebay from a seller that had about 50 of them. It is possible that he got a deal on a...
Talk me out of an Exos 58
Is there anything bad to say about the Exos 58? I know it's not super-light or cuben, but I think it'll meet my needs, my budget, and by two pounds lighter than...
Trinity Alps, Morris Meadow Octoberfest
So sorry to hear that Jim. So come and take your miind off it and have a great time with us! Bummer about layoffs, sorry to hear that... however this hike simply...
Bear Canister help needed!!
Hi guys, a few questions I hope you can answer: (A)Do you guys put freeze-dried food in your bear canister? (Does it smell?) (B) What do you do with trash/used toilet paper?...
Packing vs Thermos
Anyone think that forming an "insulated cylinder" inside a pack with perhaps a sleeping bag and Reflectic material, or perhaps a survival blanket, would work as good as a thermos in keeping...
Why don't more people go Overnight Backpacking?
"Having two kids that participate in sports year round pretty much consume my weekends" It's been music, math, and D&D with our kids (yeah, pretty nerdy), hence both kids knew they'd get...
Multi-fuel stove support for Open Country 3-cup HA pot
My goal was to come up with a pot support that would work equally well with some combination of alcohol burner and Esbit tray, without having to modify the burner-to-pot distance for...
Dry Baking Set Up Questions
My set up for dry baking: Caldera Cone alcohol stove (the one that comes with it) pretty much filled with fuel simmer ring on stove to reduce the flame Evernew 1.9 L...
Connected on the trail
... That's pretty depressing Roger. But look on the bright side... they'll grow up glued to a screen, get old with their eyes glued to a screen, and, hopefully not come out...
Hikin Jim's "Dry Out West" Stove Article at GG
"Stephen, that is not a requirement in the national forests that I've traveled in for the last several years now. I go to the permit station, they issue me the wilderness permit,...
St. Vrain's Ridge Walk
A walk on the ridge that connects St. Vrain Mountain to the Continental Divide. Over the years, I've developed a taste for more off-trail jaunts. Where the terrain is a little more...
3-Season Gear List
Below is my gear list for late spring/summer/early fall. I mostly hike in North Georgia, and I welcome your comments/suggestions. I did sell my 1p tent recently for a 2p, as my...
Cookpot & Mugs for a couple
My husband and I backpack together. Neither of us has ever gone without the other and it's unlikely that we'll do so any time in the future. We currently use an MSR...
Rannoch Moor Traverse, November 2010
Rannoch Moor is an area of boggy moorland to the southeast of Glencoe, full of lochs of various sizes linked by sinuous streams and rivers. It has long fascinated me and, despite...
What size of cooking pot do you use?
What size of cooking pot do you use? Solo or group? Does it change by season? Do you do all kinds of cooking or just freezer bag cooking? Do you fry food?...
Esbit Stove: What do you use to clean your pot?
I just got home from an overnight Yosemite trip with my fellow BPLers and used an esbit stove for the 1st time. (photo essay on this trip to follow in about a...
