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Western and High Atlas traverse
Western Atlas and High Atlas Trip: Ellie and Derek, April 2010 Following route suggested by Hamish Brown: Up Amezmiz valley to Jbel Gourza, continuous ridge to Erdouz and Igdat, over pass to...
THREE SEASON GEAR LIST (from Mike C!)
THREE SEASON GEAR LIST: ======================== During the summer of ‘08 I spent a lot of time outside camping in an ultra-light style. I did ambitious trips in Alaska, Wyoming, Montana and Oregon....
Reducing One’s First Aid Kit
I am trying to reduce my volume of what is in my pack. One thing that I always have too much of is my first aid kit. What do others put in...
Lightweight Gear for Long Distance Hiking: Four Months in Europe
Companion forum thread to:Lightweight Gear for Long Distance Hiking: Four Months in Europe Hi Adam > f you think its impracticle with the Macpac harnesses, maybe sue could try the one planet...
High Fat Trail Diet
Has any consensus formed over time for on-trail diet macro mix? Gear skeptic is recommending 65% Fat, 14% carb, 14% carb from sugar, 7% protein based on a review of the science. ...
Wandering in a Thirsty Country – Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
When Donald Trump took office he appointed as his Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, a former member of Congress with a 4% lifetime score from the League of Conservation voters. Like Trump’s other cabinet members, much ink has been spilled concerning Zinke’s qualifications, the “fox guarding the henhouse” nature of his appointment, the various scandals that have surfaced during his time at Interior. Perhaps less well known to the general public is that Secretary Zinke, under orders from President Trump, recommended major changes to ten of the nation’s National Monuments. The most famous and contentious of these Monuments are Bears Ears and Grand Staircase - Escalante. But Organ Mountain - Desert Peaks, tucked away in a quiet corner of New Mexico, made the list as well.
Long Hikes with Esbit fuel Tabs
Anyone hiked a 100 plus miles using only Esbit as your fuel source.I understand the available issues, but other than that what do you think.. Yes. 200 miles in Scotland Using a...
Patagonia Airshed Pullover Review
MVTR has to do with vapor transmission (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moisture_vapor_transmission_rate). As Mike said, any air permeability would be a tiny fraction in CFM (cubic feet per minute) and basically zero. Windshirts are very light shirts...
Winter camping "Guilty Food Pleasures"
My Guilty Food Pleasure in winter is sage sausage patties and buckwheat pancakes with jelly. What's yours? Hamburgers? That sounds delicious Eric. Do you make these from scratch or are they store...
water carry in winter
As a ski patroller we were OFFICIALLY warned to never start the morning without being well hydrated B/C other wise we should never be able to "catch up" during the day. I...
Small 450~600ml Ti Non Stick Mug?
Anybody have a favorite small 450-600ml NON-STICK Ti mug? I like my Evernew 500ml mug (ECA-266) but it's not non-stick. I have plain Ti and aluminum mugs and pots coming out my...
Water Treatment
Can I treat 2 liters of water in my hydration bladder by filling it in a stream or lake and adding the proper amount of Micropur tablets, Aquamira tablets or the like?...
The "real thing"
This probably falls in that HYOH file, so take it with a grain of salt, real salt.. For me, when it's meat, it's meat with fat in it. When it's milk, it's...
Denali Gear List
This is my tentative gear list for climbing Denali in June of 2012. This is a first draft so I don't have weights yet and am undecided on a few items. Any...
lightweight equipment
Hello everyone! I'm trying to switch from 'regular' to light backpacking. The total weight of my backpack is around 25 lbs, including food and water. I possess Eureka Mountain lite tent for...
Bushbuddy -vs- Ti-Tri Inferno
"Is a 600 pan going to be large enough for 2 cup brews and meals when considering stirring and the times when the cone is not sitting level?" I use a tri-ti...
Most efficient gravity filter system – need market update
Here is what I was putting together over the winter, mostly just for fun after following Ben Tang and Isaac's ideas about using chlorine bleach to treat water. I haven't actually done...
New Caldera Kegs!
I just checked the TrailDesigns website and the new Caldera Keg-F and CalderaKeg-H and an esbit version Caldera Keg -GVP are apparently available now. Cool! -Mark I like the looks of the...
NOLS Light & Fast Backpacking (aug 2008)
Two-weeks in the Wind River Range with dinky packs. This course is designed to teach LIGHTWEIGHT backpacking skills. Link to the NOLS lightweight web page: http://www.nols.edu/courses/locations/rockymtn/lightandfastbackpacking.shtml trip report below: Trip Report NOLS...
Historical films and backpacking style
I've been watching older films about trails and backpacking instead of newer YouTube videos lately. The topics are often just the same - what to eat, what to carry, blisters. But jeepers...
