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A question about air inflated insulation and hammocks
I get the process with uninsulated air mattresses transferring heat due to convection currents when used on the ground, but I'm hoping that hammocks may be a little different. You can start...
Wearing all your clothes.....
to bed, what do you do when the trail is a muddy mess? I was on the trail to the Enchanted Valley in the Olympics this last week-end, and it was a...
Insect Shield Treatment
Does anyone have experience with Insect Shield treated clothing? Is it as effective as regular permethrin treatment? Does it really last up to 70 washes? I hike a lot in the Eastern...
My socal summer list.
List for local overnighters and weekends around socal GG Gorilla with sleepsocks for shoulder pads, 30.9oz 875g Hs sublite sil Tent, 27.0oz 765g Tyvek ground cover 4.5oz 128g Steaks In Tyvek sleeve...
Who Sleeps cold
Hi folks, I consider myself a sometimes cold sleeper so I end up carrying 1.5kg of sleeping and insulated clothes above freeezing and 2.5kg in Winter (mainly in the UK). Just wondering...
Everest base camp trek in early December - down jacket recommendations?
I'll be trekking to Everest base camp in December (~3rd to ~22nd) and I'm currently sorting out clothing appropriate for the cold nights. I've been looking at down jackets - earlier I...
I don't sleep well when camping...
I have had enough of not sleeping well. I have tried various pads, most recently a Z-Lite and a custom Kookabay insulated pad. I can never get comfortable on the ground. I...
Quilt Questions?????
I have a few questions about quilts for use on the ground. First...with a sleeping bag I would usually take off most of my "around-camp" insulating layers before going to bed and...
Sewing cad software?
Does anyone know of any cad software for designing fabric gear? Something that would let you design backpacks, clothing, stuff like that, and then produce patterns to use to actually make the...
New to Backpacking need Clothing
At 58 I have decided to take up backpacking. Need to get this layering under control. Need Mid layers, wind shells. I am 6'5 260 lbs XL and XXL. I have an...
<- 2011 PCT Thru Hike Gearlist ->
Here's my 2011 PCT Thru Hike Gear List, I'm mostly concerned if I have enough clothing layers but I'm pretty sure I'm good. Let me know what you think. Link is: http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=2935...
Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
about cuben is that it doesn't sag like silnylon, a taut pitch matters. As for all the hand wringing about knee pressure etc. THATS why ground sheets are used ,cuben would make...
Lightning Safety
Question for all the knowledgable minds here. Say you're a good 500 feet or more above the tree line when an unexpected t-storm pops overhead. Run for low ground or squat and...
Best Camping Pillow?
Alright gentleman, I've tried the stuff sack with clothes route and there just has to be something better. Sleep is too important to me not sleep well. So far I've looked at...
Gear Closet Organization - Which modules/boxes do you use?
I'm reorganizing my gear closet, 3 season and winter, with some plastic storage bins - which boxes/modules do you use to organize your gear, other than clothing? I use the ones that...
7 Days in the Winds
7 Day Wind River trip August 2011 Clothing Worn Function Packed Wt. Hat w/ Brim -- 2.5 Hiking Shirt -- 10.0 Hiking Pants -- 12.5 Underwear -- 3.0 Hiking Socks -- 3.7...
Advice from 1974
i found this rather amuzing, hope you will too. from "A complete guide to hiking and backpacking in missouri, 1974" in the section about clothing "The use of layers of clothing allows...
Layering Sleeping Bags/Quilts
I was brainstorming a colder weather sleeping system for ground camping in winter. Generally it is cold and wet here (30s and rain) but we do get several weeks of weather that...
First time Winter BP'er. HALP!
Hello there, I am looking for some advice on my first jaunt into the snowy woods. I plan to layer some clothing to extend the scale of my bag. I only own...
WInter Clothing System
Hoping to get specific recommendations on a layering system that would accomodate single digit temperature (F) at night and 20-40F during the day. Biggest concern is staying warm at night and when...
