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Help getting under 10 lbs
Any suggestions to help me get below 10 lbs for 30F+ trips? http://www.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/forums/gear_lists/111cd2d3c44a7057c36cc9af78ae5bef.pdf Some things I've been considering dumping: 1 GG Thinlight - only use SMD pack for foot insulation from ground...
Sleeping Pad Failure – Part 2 – What Now?
As mentioned in a previous thread I have experienced inflatable sleeping pad failure in the backcountry twice in the past three years. Once my pad and once my wife's (last weekend). The...
Go Lite Big Score
The down vest is $99 and the down jacket is $119. I'm not sure what the regular price (everything is always 50% off) but not a bad price for the weight either...
MSR Access 1 tent
Does anyone have experience with this tent? Thoughts? It seems to check off a lot of boxes for me. -freestanding -vestibule -light-ish at 3lbs. I'd use grocery bag deadman anchors and 1...
Anyone travel Rae Lakes Loop? 2010
Very interesting. --B.G.-- Thanks for the info, Jerry. Added some pictures to post above. Jerry awesome, thanks for the info Jerry. Headed out that way tomorrow, was planning on going the traditional...
enLIGHTened equipment is back with INSANE pricing
Robert, you could still use an enLIGHTened equipment quilt as cold weather protection, just wrap it around your body kind of in a figure-8 shape, then put a piece of clothing over...
Are Trekking poles in total Weight count
If the total weight of you and your pack is 210 lbs and you pick up a pair of trekking poles weighing 8oz each does that raise your weight to 211 lbs...
My first XUL trip coming up!
Very excited that in about a month or so, I will be going on my first XUL overnight trip. I did my first (intentional) SUL trip last summer (and have done several...
Gear to protect against THE most deadly backcountry beastie...
I was reading a copy of Backpacking mag today; it had an article of the number of people killed each year by type of animal or insect (in the US? North America?)....
NeoAir XTherm: too hot?
Will an XTherm be too warm? Can such highly insulated pads make you too hot? I have never slept on such a highly insulated pad and am wondering if it will make...
Getting into bed under a minimal tarp while its raining
I'm just curious- I mean, I understand that with good site selection, setting up the tarp keeping in mind the prevailing winds, and using a bivy (optional) you can stay pretty much...
Gear list for Olympic coast mid-May (next week)
I’m headed out to the coast next week with a couple of friends. We’re planning to head out to Sand Point and go south to Yellow Banks or thereabouts. This will be...
condensation inside bag?
Hi everyone i have a zpacks 20 degree bag and have used it about twelve nights in the past month. Last night i woke up in the middle of the night wet...
CCF pad
What is the thinnest closed cell foam people would be willing to use? Many foam pads are around 3/8 inch thick - could I go thinner to go lighter, and how much...
10 Lb'ers.... Speechless
**All measurements taken with lame Berkley digital fish scale. Packing: 32.3 Oz -2012 Golite Jam 50L (Excess Straps Removed) -2 Mil Trash Compactor Bag -Coleman Zipper Pull Thermometer Sleeping System: 43.68 oz...
Side Sleeping best pillows
Hello all, I am okayish with my Klymit Pillow X but the gf is wondering if there might be a better pillow for side sleepers out there that is still not this...
Critique my 2013 PCT gear list
Just wanted to post my tentative gear list for my PCT thru hike in 2013. I have most everything already, aside from a few small items. This is just the gear I...
rodents
I just came back from my first trip where the ranger warned against the tendency of the local rodents eating holes in gear. What tips can all of you give as to...
Zpacks bathtub floor or flat ground sheet
So I just picked up a used hexamid twin. It’s got the mesh floor. Zpacks no longer makes the twin sized bathroom floor. So am I better off going with a solo...
Suggestions on cleaning tent?
What's the best method for cleaning your tent? In my own case, I set my Rainshadow 2 out to dry on my patio...and it rained, completely drenching the tent. What's worse--it blew...
