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Backpacking with Preschoolers in the High Sierra
8th to 11th August 2013 Backpacking with Preschoolers (5 and 2 years old) in the High Sierra Our first family backpacking trip to Point Reyes in October of 2012 was fairly successful...
Simple Water Scoop and Pre-Filter
Problem It's hard to fill up a narrow-mouth, collapsible water bottle like Platypus at shallow water sources. Also, filling up often disturbs the water, stirring up particulates into one murky mess.Solution Make...
Stovemaking possibility?
And I thought the Guinness can was nutty. http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/miller-beer-soon-in-selfcooling-cans-168882.php Could it be the case that once you've pawned the Miller off on your brother-in-law and drained out the chemicals, you might be...
Ask a Ranger Anything.
@crwhit - very helpful so thank you! Â I will start looking at how to make that case, while at the same time working to ensure I don't need the leeway. Question -...
StoveBench: A Stove Testing Protocol for Comparing the Performance of Backpacking Stoves
James Marco, you know that you you shouldn't throw out the high and low! You are artificially narrowing your results. The high and low indicate experimental uncertainty with the procedure/setup. Statistics are...
My Work In Progress Philmont Personal Packing List
https://lighterpack.com/r/1y08fv A few notes. All weights (and a few are not filled in) are manufacturer weights. I'll measure actual weight and update. We're going in 2019, so we haven't yet begun shakedown...
my humble BMO 15 trip report
Humble as humbling; to experience wilderness in it's wildest and vastest state is indeed a very humbling experience. Since it's inception, I've followed Dave's Bob Marshall Open with great interest. The reports...
REI Claus is Coming to Town!!!
So dividend time is almost upon us once again, have you all been good girls and boys and been nice to the folks at REI this past year? You should at least...
Favorite gear from recent Pt. Reyes hike.
Just returned from a pleasurable 3-day hike at Pt. Reyes, north of San Francisco. Moderate weather ranging from sun-hot to fog-wet, highs near 85 and lows around 55. Here are a dozen...
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, Memorial Day Weekend 2012
Here are some photos and notes from a trip I took way back over the Memorial Day weekend earlier this year. I haven't been doing a lot of internetting recently, and I...
Please teach me about lightweight cooking
My stove is about 10 years old, so I know I can get a lighter one, but it was the absolute smallest at the time. It's one of those little jobbies that...
Patagonia: Chile (Torre Del Paine NP "W" Circuit) & Argentina (Los Glaciares NP) Jan 25 - Feb 8, 2011
Though I realized long ago what I needed to do was travel solo, I hesitated for various reasons to go off alone. I suspect my late arrival to backpacking was also due...
Water filtering and activated charcoal
Like a lot of people here, I seem to be constantly searching for the best water filtering system. I used to use a Hiker Pro (and still have it), then bought a...
West Fork of Oak Creek near Sedona, AZ
I'm really starting to enjoy all the great trip reports here, and wanted to give back a little. We decided to do an impromptu semi-canyoneering weekend trip up the West Fork of...
allitude sickness
Just talked to the pharmasist where I work, who claims the drug diamox helps with allitude sickness. Has anyone had experiance with this drug for any length of time? He said you...
Nalgene Lexan vs. Platypus Bottle in the field
When considering only weight, of course the 1 L Platypus bottle blows away the 1 L Nalgene Lexan bottle. I have done my adventuring with only the Nalgene Lexan bottle, but I...
Gear weight vs safety and preparedness
N At best,the relationship between the weight of the gear carried and safety is indirect. What counts is your knowledge and skills. If you know what you are doing, and the conditions...
Best Winter Breakfast (without cooking)
It's been a while since I've been backpacking in the winter, but I'm tired of my old stand by--2 packets of oatmeal. I just want to open up something and eat it....
Glacier National Park WOW!!!!!
I don't even know where to start. This trip, and plannig, started for me about 2 years ago and finnaly came true last week. I want to say thanks to the members...
Returning my Steripen
Hi, I bought SteriPEN a few months ago. After using it a couple times, now I am seriously thinking of returning it to REI. Before I do that I want to hear...
