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Missing "essential" items: backup light, whistle, and fire starter
lol..They used fire to light their way at night more than a hundred years ago. It's not like they stayed home because they didn't have battery operated light. Whistle--invaluable when backpacking with...
Best lightest pillow recommendations
I like the leaves and pine cones idea! Pine needles might be softer... I'm a side sleeper, as is my wife. Something on the lines of one of the air filled pillows...
Best lightest pillow recommendations
I put our packs together last year & our pillows just didn't do to good a job. They took up a good amount of weight & space in my pack & the...
Aron Ralston and the Ten Essentials
Seems like I revisit the 10 essentials every half decade or so, and some of Dale's posts got me thinking about them again for the first time in a long while. Most...
Summer Sierra / Lost Coast List
So here we go, revised and temporary, for a couple of short trips coming up weighed it all on luggage scale with water bottles and got 6.9 lbs. Higher than hoped, but...
Packs & Back Sweat
Can anyone comment on how these 3 packs are regarding back sweat? OHM 2.0 GG Gorilla Kalais Thanks! Richard On the OHM, with the waterproof back, there is no place for sweat...
New to the bivy world. Looking for advice and tips!
Jack, I really appreciate this response. I looked long and hard at the M50 because it's the lightest upper material, but I've now heard from several people that the M90 is more...
New to the bivy world. Looking for advice and tips!
Greeting BPLers, I’ve decided to give bivy sacks a try and have narrowed my choices down to MLD Superlight, Katabatic Bristlecone, and Borah Gear’s bivy. I have several products from MLD and...
Emigrant Wilderness SUL Trip - July 13-14
Jay, I'm considering that Friday night option if you still have room. The main reason I wanted to leave Saturday morning was to avoid the traffic getting out of the city, so...
Scotland: the West Highland Way, the Cape Wrath Trail, and More
Scotland: the West Highland Way, the Cape Wrath Trail, and More We (Amy and James) spent five weeks in April and May walking in Scotland. Our trip started at Glasgow Central Station...
Borah Cuben Bivy +Polycro or Ti Goat Pharmigan bivy
Hi all, I am looking to lighten up a bit more this year, and round out a system that provides options depending on the scenario In the past year I have moved...
Pukaskwa: 160kms Around the Outside via Foot & Raft
Preface: The Coastal Hiking Trail in Pukaskwa National Park ("Puck-a-saw") is reputed to be one of the finer hikes in Ontario. It runs 57km (38 miles) of coastline in the NE corner...
Lightest fully enclosed shelter for one - complete tent or tarp + bug net?
In the effort to get the lightest fully enclosed shelter, I'm trying to decide between a complete shelter or one where you piece the components together. At present, I'm not really comfortable...
Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking – Going SUL in the Mountains with Adequate Shelter, Insulation, and Rain Protection. Part 3: M-SUL Base Weight Gear Lists
Companion forum thread to:Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking – Going SUL in the Mountains with Adequate Shelter, Insulation, and Rain Protection. Part 3: M-SUL Base Weight Gear Lists "I've never been sure about that....
Klymit Inertia X Wave
Anybody have any experience with the Inertia X Wave? I like the thought of a 3/4 pad with 25" of width but wonder if it will be comfortable for a full time...
ZPacks 20 vs. Katabatic Gear Alsek vs. ? bag
So I'm looking for a bag/quilt to replace my Mountain Hardwear Phantom 32 sleeping bag. Most trips are summer Colorado mountains, where the temps can reach down to freezing. I'd really like...
REI limiting returns to one year
This also doesn't affect the manufactures very much. REI doesn't get reimbursed by the manufactures for the returns. That's why they sell all of the returns at their garage sales and recoup...
Chris and Andrew's 2013 Bob Marshall Wilderness Open Trip Report
Living in California, it's easy to get complacent and only go backpacking when the sun is shining and the birds are chirping. Following Dave's excellent blog and trip reports from the likes...
lifestyle choices
I don't think that the life style choices that thru hikers, and generally people who have prioritized the outdoors is really discussed too often. I'm curious about how people have engineered their...
Very Pleasant Tent from Six Moon Designs
Really like my new skyscape. Took forever to receive it, but that's the nature of small companies with hot products. Ron and Brandon delivered what they promised, and there were no holes...
