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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...
choosing an alcohol stove
I get the feeling this is a question that gets asked all too often, but here we go: After playing with making my own stoves for a year, I've decided I want...
Multiple Tealights
I'm on a quest, probably like a lot of us, to find a really light, fuel-efficient, and very simple alky system. I want to boil water and also do trail baking the...
Camp Stoves Demand Respect
Camp Stoves Demand Respect Two in a Series of Five Camping Gear Care Articles I love home cooked meals, hot and fresh, prepared with care. It gives me more energy and keeps...
Inhaling microplastics while wearing a balaclava?
Been pondering this for a while. Especially, after seeing so many new UL balaclavas from Alpha and Power Grid. It may be light and awesome, but with the fleece right up against...
Water Bottles, Containers and Filters
Our crew of 8 is going on trek 12-11 mid June this summer. It's our first time to Philmont but our troop goes backpacking 3-4 times per year and we have a...
Backpacking to Mount Assiniboine via the Marvel Pass Trail: Part 5
Companion forum thread to: Backpacking to Mount Assiniboine via the Marvel Pass Trail: Part 5Backpacking to Mount Assiniboine through grizzly bear country requires you to pay attention! Enjoy the final day of...
Polartec Alpha?
Well, exactly. I hardly use a fleece to hike in. And if I use it, it's below ... perhaps 25 - 20 °F. My windshirt adds a tiny bit of warmth and...
Two Person Cooking Pot System
I'm really curious what people here use for their two person boiling/rehydrating dinner systems. I backpack frequently with my girlfriend so I am rehydrating dinner for two more often than not. Â Currently...
2015 Bob Marshall Wilderness Open
I've read the book and keep meaning to suggest that chapter to Dave, but keep forgetting. I find it mildly amusing that Delta Force came up with this first, although travelling a...
What scale do you use?
Hey All My old scale finally pooped out on me. Wondering if you all have any recommendations for a good, reasonably priced scale for weighing all your gear? any cheap scale under...
Alpine Houdini
I see that Patagonia now shows availability of the new Alpine Houdini featuring a "highly water-resistant woven nylon shell, with laminate membrane and DWR finish [that] holds a 10,000 mm water column."...
Meco Hoody
Been hoping rab would make a meco hoody for some time, and here it is. Along with some other stuff. Kind of wish they could do a 120 version, but maybe the...
