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Sespe Wilderness Spring Overnighter
Greetings. I'm relatively new to posting here at BPL, but I've gleaned most of my knowledge by lurking around these threads. With the information I've gathered here, I have been fastidiously whittling...
Packing sleeping bag at bottom of pack or at the top?
Hi everybody, I have been going back and forth on whether to keep packing my sleeping bag( I have a Montbell super spiral UL #3) on the bottom of my frameless pack...
Tyvek vs Silnylon
This question was prompted by something I read in gear swap, but I did not want to post this there. Is Tyvek , clothing grade, really much stronger than Silnylon? My experience...
Ultralight Tip of the Week
Matt, Well said. But, please know, I don't advocate wiping with one's hand. Instead I advocate using any number of wonderful and easy to find natural alternatives. That said, I do teach...
PCT 2011 First Gear List Ever
Hello Everyone, I am leaving for the PCT on May 15th ( 4 weeks)and I still have a lot of shopping to do. I could really use some help on recommending gear...
Map printed on shirt?
Ok, so what if you printed a map on your t-shirt, upside down so you could view it without taking it off? Obviously this would only be for well traveled trail navigating,...
My DIY tarp: lighter, warmer, much cheaper than silnylon :)
I have been meaning to make this DIY tarp for a while now. When I was younger I made a few that were similar, but did it while camping, not before so...
Well, I THOUGHT Spring had sprung in the Alleghenies...
Well, with the recent thaw we've had in my neck of the Northeast, I decided to head out for a quick overnighter to the Tracy Ridge Complex, a 33-mile network of trails...
Backpacking with baby?
Hey All, We had our first little one on Halloween, which will make him 8months old at the beginning of July. We're planning a couple of overning trips with him, and looking...
Gear List for Hackberry - Paria Utah Loop, March 21st
Hey folks, I'll be taking a trip to southern Utah to hike up Hackberry canyon, cross the Rock Springs Bench and descend back through the Paria River canyon. We're leaving on the...
Shelter Silnylon HH Test Results
Richard, Thanks for sharing the information. I thought the Mullen Burst tester used a rubber diaphram to test the burst strength if paper, film, etc., not for hydrostatic head testing. Have you...
Winter camping
This is kind of a weird question but is it possible to sleep well in the winter? Last night I camped out in around 15 and my sleeping bag was plenty warm...
Super Cat stoves
I spent the evening cleaning 3oz cat food cans and punching holes. I followed the directions found at ttp://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html. I had to use about 50ml fuel (near overflowing) and it took 9...
Best solo shelter for moderate four season use?
I am looking for a solo shelter for four season use. I am considering a Black Diamond HiLight (3 lbs. 2 oz. 27 sq. ft. no vestibule) or a Tarptent Scarp 1...
Flattening and trimming a rolled pad
I am exploring ways to reduce the volume, and increase the packability of a closed cell sleeping pad. As a first try, I was going to trim parts of the pad that...
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...
PCT 2011 Gear List: Feedback VERY Welcomed!
OK, so this is my first actual "let's put it all in one place and see where it stands" gear list for my PCT thru this next year. Details (to follow proper...
Single or some double wall tents, any difference?
Hi! I am looking for an ultralight shelter and I cannot make up my mind. We can get very interesting points of view on BPL site, that is great! I have read...
recoating sil-nylon
I have a TT that has seen better days...the tent structure has held up well...I just think the floor and (while I'm at it) canopy could use another outer/innter coating of silicon...
how low (temperature) could you go with this?
just gathering opinions... you are bedding down in a 3 walled lean-to with the following: thin long underwear bottoms 100wt fleece jacket 1/8" full length pad emergency blanket how low could you...
