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UL backpacking food prep
This is my approach to meal planning. What's yours? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSdLkvJzxWA For long trips, that's pretty much the same approach I use - spreadsheet for meal, calorie and supplement planning, then pack it...
Backpacking on a Low Carb Diet
Late to this (sardines and water) party, but what’s been the province of trainers and dieticians now attracts medical doctors and even evolutionary biologists like a Neanderthal to a grilling bratwurst.  So...
Powered Almond Milk
Hello. I'm searching for a source of powered almond milk. At home, I enjoy my favorite muesli with almond milk; on the trail, it just doesn't taste as good with hot water....
Hope, BC
Hope BC Trip Report. Part 1 Friday I loaded up the car and headed north. I had no issues getting through customs, despite the fact that my car was packed with bins...
High Country Pathway - May 2010
I thought I would try and write up a trip report for a full traverse of the High Country Pathway I did back in May 2010. Obviously it’s been a while since...
BRS Windscreen Question
Has anyone tried/reviewed the SOTO ST-310 Windscreen for the BRS 3000T stove? I've used the Flat Cat Gear Ocelot with reasonable results. Apparently the package the windscreen was shipped in was incorrectly...
Dealing with hot weather - evaporative techniques
What are the options to generate evaporative cooling? My current approach is to douse water over buffs -- one over my head, another around my neck. They dry fairly quickly, which is...
Thoughts on taking breaks while hiking
I’m curious what people’s practices are around taking breaks while hiking. When hiking with my wife, she’s pretty good about checking in on the time and having us break hourly, switching between...
Articles to bring/leave behind
I'm looking for comments from Philmont veterans. What item or items do you wish you would have taken? What do you wish you would have left behind? This is a Backpacking Light...
Need cold breakfast suggestions
I'll be hunting mule deer and anterless elk this October in Nevada's Jarbridge Wilderness. I prefer to eat a cold breakfast both to save time and cut down on odors. Yeah, I...
My food and water weight conundrum...
Every time I read through something like Mike Clelland's Ultralight Backpackin' Tips or see a particularly inspiring trip done by someone who is clearly on the extremely ultralight end of the backpacking...
Solution for transporting Caldera cone
I was thinking about picking up one of these for my MSR Titan pot (0.85 L), but how to pack it? The caddy they sell is just too heavy. I'm looking for...
How much White Gas for snow camping
I'm planning for a 6 day snow camping trip. In my previous snow camping experience I have used Canister with Primus Omnifuel Ti stove and seen It consumes almost 75-100gms of fuel...
New stove and cookset for a new guy
I'm in need of an upgrade from my non-anodize aluminum pot and my old, heavy, inefficient Primus stove. My goal is to spend no more than ~$100 total. Being somewhat new to...
Not backpacking, but indulge me anyway
It has been over a month since my last backpacking trip; the longest time in the last year and a half, since I started backpacking. So no, I have not backpacked my...
I don't like Freezer Bag Cooking
I love FBC and have no objections whatsoever to eating out of the freezer bag. On the other hand, I have an abiding hatred of washing dishes (due to many years of...
CLO2 tabs & SteriPen
To add more fuel to the "fire" of the "Conserving CLO2" thread here's my method of water purification: 1. CONTAINERS> *3/4 liter bike bottle (in front Dana "Wet Rib" pouch) *two or...
Lip Guard for Metal Cup
The reduced volume and weight of using a small titanium pot and tea light or Super Gram Weenie stove is a big plus but the giant drawback has been blistering hot lips...
If you were seperated from your pack…
What would you want to have on you? I'm basically trying to decide what items to put on a survival necklace or something along those lines. p.s. At this point, I'm just...
Golite Trail Fly and Tail Spike
Two pairs of Golite shoes self-destructed within 70 miles on the AT. The first pair (Trail Fly) failed after 66 miles. The fake ripstop fabric over the toe section cracked with repeated...
