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Guadalupe Christmas
I'll try to keep this as short as possible, although forgive me in advance if I get a tad verbose..... A group of three plus myself makes four, who are spending our...
2 or 3 person snowtrekker tent? They are $1k each so I don't really want BOTH :-(
My backpacking strategy for ultralight weight is to have the right gear for the right occasion. The problem is I want a hot tent and they are about $1000-$1200. I could get...
MSR Fuel Bottle
how do you release the pressure in the MSR fuel bottle? Unscrew the cap. A betetr method however is to wrap something (like TP) around the cap first, then unscrew the cap....
Best Warmest Synthetic Belay Jacket?
What's the best warmest current or soon-to-be-released synthetic belay jacket? It would be helpful if you could offer any comparison with the current Patagonia DAS 2011-2012 which has Primaloft 1 insulation -...
BPL Montana Winter Rendezvous
I'm actually interested, but I'm in Denver. I think I would be more comfortable committing if there were some other women planning on going. Also, I see it is about a 14...
Living outdoors full-time in urban areas
Hi lads, thank you for a very informative forum that I have referred to many times on my steep learning curve. 20 months ago I moved out of my rented flat with...
4 season mummy bag
I have a Western Mountaineering Megalite mummy. > Last year I had WM overfill it with another 1 0z. (800 cu. in.) of down so I could use it down to at...
Solo winter backpacking?
How many of you do solo winter backpacking? Doing solo in the summer has its dangers but its usually only a few hours until someone walks along the trail ANYWAY so I...
NeoAir Xtherm vs. BA IAC...
Hey guys...Can anyone who has owned/used both compare/contrast/review the NeoAir Xtherm vs the Big Agnes Insulated Air Core? Is the NeoAir worth twice the price (current available prices)?? TIA -Mark in St....
GTX socks/trail runner user...not incredibly happy....advice wanted
Long winded, so bear with me... The last two winters I've been using wool socks inside Rocky GTX socks inside lightweight trail runners with gaiters. Temps in the low teens-30's. This system...
How do you pack?
Someone reminded me of the age-old mantra: pack your heaviest items next to your back! It got me to thinking... what's my heaviest item? Food is reasonably low-weight, and my tent is...
Question of the Day- which is better?
Jerry, radiant barriers don't need an air space. They need a thermal insulator, and preferably an IR transmissive thermal insulator, at the IR reflective surface (the aluminum side). A lack of an...
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, Memorial Day Weekend 2012
Here are some photos and notes from a trip I took way back over the Memorial Day weekend earlier this year. I haven't been doing a lot of internetting recently, and I...
Cold Feet Sleepers - Solution Debate
Hello fellow cold feet sleepers! I'm here to question you on what you have found to be the best solution for the weight and price to resolve your cold sleeping feet. I'm...
Trip Report -- Black Forest Trail, PA
Most of this is copy/pasted from my blog, which you can find at: http://nsiderbam.blogspot.com/ You're totally welcome to read and comment there; I don't post as much as I should, but I...
Camping in the Snow
Companion forum thread to:Camping in the Snow Just found these guys online for Al sheet. Not sure if it will work for what Roger describes, but worth a few dollars to try....
5th Annual Bay Area G.G.G. aka GGG 5.0 1/25-27, 2013 Henry W Coe
"Buy your parking permit($8, try not to need change, checks OK) at the HQ and go park in the overflow lot down the hill a bit from the HQ" I plan on...
What hats do you use?
I got a Kavu Chilba today, which is the second ugliest hat after the Sunday Afternoons Adventure Hat, but like the SAAH, it works. What's on your head? My headgear herd: Sunday...
Learnt an very important Lesson on Hydration and Salts
The story is: Went on a hike called Elk Mountain - King Mountain loop on the Oregon coast yesterday. The weather was shitty as usual with rain and in mid 40 F....
Ozark Highland Trail questions
I'm going to do part of the OHT in early January with some friends. I was hoping some folks would have some advice for me concerning sleeping bags. Im trying to decide...
