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PCT: Tent or Tarp
I am going to be hiking the PCT starting may 2012 and am still getting some gear together for that. One of the biggest things that I am working on figuring out...
Winter Hike/Camping gear for the high peaks?
I'm thinking about making my first foray into winter camping this year. Starting with some day hikes, but then moving to overnight. I have some snow shoes and a few packs, plenty...
Transitioning from 3-4 Day Trips to Two Weeks (and Beyond)
A question for those who know their way around a longer trek: I pump out long mileage days (20-25+) with glee and no body issues -- but have thus far only been...
Neoair winter us?
I am going on an overnight this weekend, just wanted to know how people's neo airs have performed in colder temperatures as far as the air mattress cunducting heat away from the...
Snow melting techniques
What are some good things to remember when melting snow? I'm sure there's more to it than just dumping snow in a pot (at least with BPL standards). Is it better to...
Ventana Wilderness Questions
I am planning a trip from the pine ridge trail head off highway 1 to the redwood camp. I am wondering how many miles that trip would be? Any good things to...
Blizzard bag plus synthetic quilt inside?
So I'm already thinking about how I'm going to try to do a SUL trip this upcoming year in the summer in the Cascades and I'm needing help in the sleeping department....
Sleeping, Insulation & Shelter for Winter
Hi folks, I see plenty of kit lists here for 3 Season use but not much for Winter use. Just wondering what folk are packing for Winter use (Sleeping, Insulation & Shelter)...
What do you wear?
I would like to compare what others wear at a particular temperature or season, basically a survey. My selection (Western Washington Cascades and Olympics): Summer/Warm weather: Trail: polyester base layer short sleeve...
Bivvy bag VS waterproof sleeping bag
Trying to cut down on weight, I currently find random shelters and use a down sleeping bag on a Thermarest mat all inside the Alpkit Hunka XL bivvy bag. This works well....
My Paleo
Did not see the 60 minutes show but I have seen a video by him on YouTube called "sugar the bitter truth" that is worth watching. Warning, it's like an hour and...
My Paleo
I don't think you represent the majority of people by any means. Sure there are people who truly don't care. Do we have an epidemic of people and children who share your...
Lightest/warmest fleece pants
Hi all. I'm doing some cold weather packing soon and I'm considering some fleece pants to keep me warm in camp and while sleeping. I usually use arcteryx SV bottoms or Capilene...
Shelter, Sleep System Advice
I'm new to winter backpacking, and am putting a kit together for this winter. I'd like to have something that is good down to 0* in the KS, NE and MO areas....
Marmot Lithium in Northeast winter
Hi all, Just starting to get out in the Presidentials and Adirondacks again (after a 15 year hiatus), and I'm wondering how well equipped I'll be with my 0F Lithium. I'm usually...
Gear selection for newbie -- going from tropical to arctic.
Hi yall, I'm new to these forums and also pretty new to figuring out all this lightweight gear stuff. I'm heading off to Africa on January 7 to ride my bike (ie,...
natural insulation jacket idea
In a lot of survival manuals, they reference stuffing your jacket and pants with natural materials to keep warmer. People have even crawled into giant piles of leaves or pine needles and...
Survival expert can't figure out how to pitch a tarp...
http://www.backpacker.com/survival_advice_from_adventurers/survival/15969?page=3 "Take-away: Tarps work perfectly when you don’t need any shelter. Get a sub-five-pound, two-person, double-wall tent and rejoice." - Mark Jenkins, BACKPACKER Magazine, Oct 2011 Please read this guy's description of...
2012 R2R2R Group - Training Log's
-Having a running partner is fun. I've always trained and run solo until Adan came around. Thanks my friend. -I have learned not to trust Adan with cars keys. You will end...
2012 R2R2R Group - Training Log's
Greg- I'll defer to someone more knowledgeable than me :) I will say that I'm going to skip my Thursday run next week to give me two days of rest for my...
