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New Copper Spur HV UL2 - what's better?
Looking for advice on a 2 person tent for 2 - 6 foot tall people?  Need something that is wide enough to accommodate 2 wide pads and hopefully under 3 pounds.  I currently...
Help me do my first fastpack
Cole, Yeah, I have read that post a couple times. Really helpful. I just ran my first 1/2 marathon, so 40 mile days are a bit much. Also that doesn't sound fun...
Help me do my first fastpack
Hi, I am an experienced lightweight backpacker. I want to do some local fastpacking trips. Should I go ahead an order the Ultimate Direction Fastpack 30? What one or two other packs...
Copper coil jet stove: video of boil test.
Dan, I think the door might be open now in politics for a certain kind of rhetoric that I think you've mastered. You should consider a run. Rog, I'm not sure that...
What bivy would best meet my needs?
Hello all, first-time post here. <div>I bought a tarp last summer (Bearpaw Lair, similar to the ZPacks Hexamid), mostly for use in fair-weather and bug-free conditions (mostly in the Colorado mountains,...
Is Enlightened Equipment temperature rating accurate?
Yes can you do the EN test? Anyone with $600 can do the EN test at Kansas State University. A lot of good stuff in all these postings. Michael: Testing everything with...
Is Enlightened Equipment temperature rating accurate?
EN-test labs: e.g. Thelma Test Center (Norway), Aitex (Spain), EMPA ? (Switzerland), ... Hi Tim Contact the European Outdoor Group: sort of an umbrella organisation over there. They should be able to...
Is Enlightened Equipment temperature rating accurate?
I am going to pull the trigger on a Revelation and was hopeful to get feedback on what your real world experience has been with EE's temperature rating. Is their 20F bag...
August 2017 Wonderland Trail trip: Gear list help ...
I'm not ultralight at all as anyone can tell; I definitely have some gear that could be lighter, but of which I bought before I knew any better; thus, for the time...
Seam sealing eVent mitts
Hi Mark A lot of what you are saying is that how the rainwear is designed affects howw well it works, and I agree completely. But then you leap to the conclusion...
Feedback for Blog Post: Beginner-ish UL List
I've been working on putting together a series of blog posts that are inspired by some of the commentary I've been seeing on the PCT Facebook pages over the last few weeks,...
The most comfortable UL pack you've tried??
Hey @dgposton The KS Ultralight packs can come in lots of different materials; VX07, VX21, 210D Dyneema or TX07 with options for different pocket/belt/strap materials as well as a different fabric for...
Black Diamond Beta Light tent: Poor quality and poor Customer Service
Pictures talk by themselves about the manufacturing or designing quality of Black Diamond Beta Light tent (tarp). This tent looks like this after very lilttle use (few nights, light winds). I have...
Incessantly annoying pillow off my pad problem....with solution!
Nice pics Nick. So you have an xtherm that is tapered towards the top….the pillow never slips up a few inches during the night for you or do you really cinch it...
Camp Chair at Philmont?
Is there any justifying taking a light weight camp chair like the Alite Monarch to Philmont? This weekend, we did a shakedown and spent a fair amount of time in the evening...
Lightweight 4 Season Tent for Iceland
I have been looking around this forum for a while to gather advise on gear, but some of the relevant threads are a little old by now, so I decided to post...
Lightweight Backpacking in the Winter: Gear and Techniques from the Arctic
Companion forum thread to: Lightweight Backpacking in the Winter: Gear and Techniques from the ArcticLightweight backpacking in the winter requires more intentionality with respect to gear selection and skill set, but with...
Gloves as mosquito protection
obligatory first post... I'm heading out to the Sierras this summer. I had a bad experience with heavy mosquitos last year and wish to not repeat that event. I've invested in an...
PCT thru hike 2017...tear this ultralight newbie's pack apart!
Title says it all. I'm now in the hands of the pros, so be rough with me, it'll toughen me up for the trail. https://lighterpack.com/ What am I missing? What do I...
Is every UL backpacker rich?
Actually Naked and Afraid is the least staged of all the survival shows. Sure, the couple is given a map and told about the available water sources in the area. They're also...
