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Xtherm: Too Warm?
For warm sleepers, do you find this pad to be too warm in non-winter conditions? Or do you find your warmth depends mostly on your bag? I tried my new EE revelation...
Where to learn basic climbing skills?
I am really interested in learning some basic climbing skills. I want to know how to rappel and how to set a rope to protect myself while doing risky scrambling. I think...
Bob Marshall Wilderness Open 2013 Gear List
Worn/carried GG LT4's with snow baskets Stoic merino S/S tee Arcteryx light softshell pants Smartwool socks Sun hat Shelter/pack/big stuff (104 oz) MLD Trailstar...20.9 Stakes (4 groundhogs, 4 easton nails, 2 ti...
Things you don't carry.
What are some things you don't carry but others usually do? I don't carry: Soap Toothpaste T.P. A stove (i usually make a small fire to cook) Tarp stakes (i use sticks)...
Cuben groundsheet for Hexamid Twin
I'm not used to carrying a groundsheet. This thing is 5-6 ounces and I'd like to find another use for it. Rain skirt? How would I rig that? Anybody have any other...
Sleeping system kid < 1 year
We want to go out backpacking this summer with the latest addition to the family. He should be around 6 months old then, and I'm trying to figure out what sleeping system...
Stream crossing horror stories
... Have had one bad close call back in Ireland about 8 years, will post what happend when I get home from work as on a phone at the moment. There was...
Philosophy of Thru-hiking
I'm interested to hear other people's views on the essence of thru-hiking - what distinguishes a thru-hike and what's special about it. Is it about distance? Is it about time? Is it...
Some general hiking questions
Hi folks, Some questions I thought of but never asked... 0) if you hike with your wife, would you bring 2 FAK/Emergency kit and 2 repair kits? 1) The emergency kit should...
My CT 2013 list and possible PCT 2014
I've commented on a few lists recently, so it's only fair I post my list for this year. I'm more than likely doing the PCT in 2014 so I will consider the...
Enjoying Continuously Wet Weather
From the thread on using fleece in the backcountry: "Being out in cold continuously wet weather for days on end does not sound like recreational Type 1 hiking fun to me! Sounds...
GoLite 1+ season bag with UL7 pad too cold?
I'm planning on backpacking to Goddard Canyon this summer and my friend was telling me that I'm going to be too cold with my current sleeping gear. I was planning on sleeping...
Complimenting sleep system
Hello. My current sleep system consists of a WM Versalite (10 degrees, 32 oz) and an Exped Dowmat UL7 (R = 5.9, 21 oz). I'm planning to take my girlfriend backpacking more...
John Muir Trail, late Aug./early Sept. gear list.
I would appreciate any suggestions you might have regarding potential weight savings for the gear list below. I estimate the walk as taking about 20 days. I am no longer interested in...
Polarmond
Hi everyone, I came across an interesting project to make an all-in-one insulated tent, sleeping bag and mattress. I'd be interested to hear any general comments or thoughts about the functionality /...
2013 Patagonia Houdini pocket size too small to stuff
anyone purchase the latest houdini and notice that you cannot stuff the jacket into the chest pocket. this is my 2nd Houdini the first being a model from 2011 which you can...
Another (probably stupid) wind shirt question
After reading nearly every thread on wind shirts over the last year, and not really ever intending to get one, I picked up a Salomon Clima Wind at the local REI today....
Caribbean Backcountry: Punto del Norte 3/26-3/29
I've not spent a night out since August. Between an extensive renovation of a home built in the 1850's on the cheap, the ever hectic adventures of residential disaster damage inspections, and...
Sleeping Comfort
Today I was at REI and made a discovery. I could be on the thickest heaviest most comfortable pad they have in the store but if I dont have a pillow under...
Ultralight Gear 'lists'
So I'm looking at gear lists from ultralight hikers and I am wondering why I just can't get my weight down to that level. Then I realize that people like Andrew Skurka...
