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Sil Poncho vs. eVENT/Drop Stoppers jacket
I am tempted to purchase Ron Moak's new Gatewood Cape for overnighters where I expect fair weather. However, I am a bit concerned about the breathability of silnylon as a poncho. I...
Hilleberg Tent thread
Nice Tipi! That is exactly what I do if there's been any rain - take out the inner first and pack it up, than remove and clean/dry the footprint (one reason I...
The North Face Tadpole 23
I have the 2005 version of this tent. I am extremely happy with this tent. It is sometimes listed as ultralight and I bought it as the lightest double wall tub-bottom tent...
cuben doesen't pack as well as silnylon?
I purchased a silnylon 5x9 flat tarp from Simply Light last fall. At the time, he indicated that he felt silpoly membrane had less tear resistance than silnylon and that silnylon and...
Newbie to beach camping: sleeping pad or no
If sleeping on the beach during the summer -- while the sand would be soft enough to sleep on -- would I need a sleeping pad for warmth? thanks It'd depend on...
WELCOME to the great outdoors..... Now please, LEAVE no trace
Aside from defecting in the back country.. Please try your best to stay on trails.. especially at switchbacks. I know it may be tempting to short cut through when you see the...
Backcountry chairs
Anyone ever seen this one before? I have seen variations on this theme but this thing is only 10 oz. What do you all think? http://store.kifaru.net/field-chair-p27.aspx Yes, that design has been around...
Poncho/Bivy in the sierra’s?
im hiking south from la pine OR on the pct next week. its early i know but im fairly experienced in camping on snow. though as you can see from my pic,...
Poncho/Bivy in the sierra’s?
im hiking south from la pine OR on the pct next week. its early i know but im fairly experienced in camping on snow. though as you can see from my pic,...
Early Spring AT/Nordic Gear List
I'm putting together some gear for a Late February/early March hike in southern Scandinavia or the AT. It will probably be too early in the season to leave winter clothes behind and...
Padded Ground Sheet Source
sulak46.com no longer carries assorted sizes of the "padded ground sheet." My 1/4"x24"x72" pad from sulak46 only weighs 3.8 oz and works well for me, but is wearing out. I think it...
Winter groundsheet
Hi, I am looking for a groundsheet to use on snow. I am using a nylon sheet under a Duomid but after a few days the sheet wets through beneath my CC...
Strength of .93 oz Membrane Silpoly vs 1.24 oz Silnylon
I feel like I should chime in. I also had a failure with a tent I was building. I had problems with the fabric tearing on the first and second test pitches....
Hitchhiking at Grand Canyon
I'll be doing the Tanner-Escalante-Grandview route next week with a few friends. We're thinking of dropping people and bags off at Lipan Point, driving to Grandview Point to park the vehicle, and...
terra nova 1 gram tent stakes
hello anyone have experience with these tent stakes? they come standard with one of their shelters so im wondering if they would work well with a hexamid(on its way!) on my colorado...
AT — VA thru ME, April start
GEAR LIST Appalachian Trail section: Daleville, Virginia to Northern terminus (1,425 miles). Modified last year's carry. PLEASE CHOP IT UP. Redundancies, superfluities, etc. *Orange = uncertain (unmeasured or not convinced of necessity)...
I want to make a polycryo poncho...
In light of this discussion in the gear thread... http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=87424 ...I'm going to give a lightweight poncho a try. We're getting so little rain here in the southland that heavy duty rain...
MLD patrol shelter help
My hiking poles extent to 140cm...will this height work with the patrol shelter or would I be better off with poles that extend a bit more? Any recomendations? I did not recieve...
New Alpinlite Beaked Tarp and Bugtent 1.5
Hi All, I wanted to post a few quick picks of my new shelter. I bought the Alpinlite Bug Tent 1.5 from the BPL forums and the Tarp is a brand new...
New Alpinlite Beaked Tarp and Bugtent 1.5
Hi All, I wanted to post a few quick picks of my new shelter. I bought the Alpinlite Bug Tent 1.5 from the BPL forums and the Tarp is a brand new...
