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Baking Soda
Do not know if this has been extensively covered, and if it has I am sorry. I am new to the forum and cannot exactly find the search button, which I know...
Light water filtration/treatment options ?
Hey guys/girls, What do most of you do for water filtration? I know the basic, common options are: 1) Steripen (doesn't remove smell/taste, toxins, etc) 2) carbon/ceramic filter - removes almost all...
Chunky snow strainer
If you have every melted snow in the woods, you know that when you are done there are quite a few chunks floating around in the pot. You can try to flick...
Gu Energy Gels/ Carb Boom
Any Experience with these products? Are they useful for backpacking (fitting into Bear Canisters, providing lasting energy. I have been considering these or a Carb Powder for 7 day JMT Segment hike...
First time backpacking
Ok, so my husband and I planning to try backpacking for the first time ever this winter (maybe spring -we'll see how rainy it gets). I was thinking Point Reyes or someplace...
Weirdos in tents?
So who here (besides Franco) is the neighborhood weirdo in a tent? I say that because I set mine up in the front yard, since I don't trust my dogs in the...
Ryan’s Favorites: BushBuddy
Oh Ryan, why do you torture me like this. You write: This year, I fell in love (again) with woodfire cooking. After having the opportunity to review a whole suite of wood...
Esbit stove and Esbit fuel cartridges Official brand...aus BRD
I read about the Esbit stove system here at BPL and a few other ultra-light websites. Some raved about it but I was skeptical. I purchased an Esbit stove and several packs...
Mountain House - backpacking food
Great discussion. I think we are all different in terms of what our bodies need. Extra sugar, salt, or preservatives really have no affect on my health in the short term. Even...
Smallest possible butane-stove set-up?
Roger - These may not actually be lindal valves on these air horns or maybe modified out of spec on purpose to prevent attaching the wrong thing to them. The 1st manufacturer...
REI and MEC will only sell sleeping pads with the new R rating.
Beginning in 2020, REI and MEC will only sell sleeping pads that have been rated using the new ASTM F3340 rating protocol. https://www.outsideonline.com/2371291/nerdiest-most-important-sleeping-pad-news-ever I'm hopeful that this will do for Sleeping Pad...
Animals stealing your gear
I've heard of crows stealing stuff, like shiny jewelry, and hiding it. I sometimes wonder if an animal would steal something like my spoon. Of course I've had animals steal my food...
Thru-Hiking the John Muir Trail in October
Jorgen Johansson thru-hiking the John Muir Trail in autumn - a time when snow begins to fall and sunny days still abound.
Hooded vs. hoodless puffies
Hmmm... hood plus vest. I didn't even consider that yet. I am leaning towards no hood, and if money were not a concern, I really like this MLD balaclava. (It doesn't win...
aquamira vs filter
Is there any after taste to using the aquamia drops? I have always used a h2o filter. Thanks Eric Maybe. Smell and taste are hard to differentiate. Its a chlorine like odor/taste...
Philmont observations
Having just gotten back from a PSA trek a few days ago, I wanted to share some gear observations I had during my trek. I wore Merrell Moab Ventilators with Smartwool PhD...
New member, new to LW/UL, with a 3-season gear list for a husband and wife
Hey guys. I'm new here, and thought I'd start with a good ole fashioned gear critique. As a preface, I'd call myself a typically experienced 3-season backpacker. I've done lots of trips...
JMT reasonable time needed
My buddy and I are planning our first through hike of the JMT. We plan to start a Tuolumne and hike toward Yosemite Valley, bus back to Tuolumne and head south. We...
Paleo breakfast for the trail
Has anyone got any ideas for breakfast on the trail that doesn't involve eggs, or oatmeal or other grains? Could just eat a bar, I suppose, but I'd like a hot breakfast...
Done with stoves, no more
Now before I get a lot of people telling me about how it's bad, let me give some background. I grew up way back in the backwoods of the mountains in northern...
