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debunking the no-layers myth
I'm encountering, anew, the "your warmer in your bag without layers. even naked". I really am having a difficult time posing a clear, concise, CONVINCING argument for this theory that, even I,...
Blaze orange vs. camo vs. other colors for hunting season hikes
This is about color choices in apparel and gear, nothing chaff-wise: In the local NF (AZ and NM), hunting season is in full swing but I keep seeing hunters in camo instead...
Grand Canyon- Double Crossing aka "Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim"- BPL Group Run
Due to the weather forecast Moma has vetoed camping out. (Probably best if I ever want her to join me on another trip!) I booked a room at the Holiday Inn just...
Cook-kit for carry-on? Esbit on airlines?
I'm trying to figure out the best cooking solution that is allowed in carry-on. My goal is to be able to take an ultralight pack on a plane, and just head straight...
Home on the Highway - San Francisco to Ushuaia, Argentina in an 87 4Runner
Love your Nica pics a lot. Someone should have warned you about the patrol officers in Nicaragua. They will definitely give you a ticket. We loved Masaya too. Don't miss the spectacular...
Home on the Highway - San Francisco to Ushuaia, Argentina in an 87 4Runner
It has been a while since we have done an update, We ended up spending the past 2 months in Guatemala soaking up the culture, slowing down our pace, and doing some...
Home on the Highway - San Francisco to Ushuaia, Argentina in an 87 4Runner
Since we all seem to dig the same stuff around here, I invite you guys to follow along on my PanAm trip, We are camping in the back of 4runner and backpacking...
First Family Hike, Yosemite's Mist Trail, Oct 2011
I think we were having dinner when my wife mentioned that we didn’t have any plans for the weekend of 25th. “We should go hiking”, she said. And that’s about all it...
Cold weather noob needs your help.
I live in Hawaii and have always lived in the tropics (Micronesia, Tonga, Fiji). And yes it's great out here.. But I'm completely ignorant of cold weather (I have encountered snow twice...
When is it just a fetish?
"Wow that's amazing...I hope I can hike even half this well at 71." I am going to take partial credit for this. 50% of my posts raise Tom's heartbeat for 20 minutes....
Help me choose a Sleeping Bag/Quilt!!! Please :)
Hello, I'm sort of new to lightweight backpacking and my gear is now heading into the ultralight range. I need some help/direction deciding which sleeping bag or quilt to buy, ideally in...
Gear for the the Australian bush
Hi all. Hoping to get some comments on gear that I want to buy. It will be used all year mainly in the alpine Australia (both Tas and the mainland) but got...
Sleeping bag and pad
Ok, first, I want to thank you guys for all of the advice you've given me in the past. Also, thanks for helping me spend all of my money. :D I bought...
--25c: Pad + Bag + Tarp OK?
(NOTE: I updated this post+title from " --25c: Pad + Bag + Tarp OK?") This will be my first year doing winter camping. I'll be doing this in Montreal (a city), up...
Cuben/ Silk/ Momentum hybrid S/bag Bivy
Hiya, I have in mind a sleeping bag with a water proof base and resistant top. Ive read through some of the threads, like what people are doing with Cuben quilts. While...
Roam Mountain MYOG Gear Test
Over the last couple of days (Oct 27-29) I had a chance to hike a 40 mile section of the AT (Carvers Gap to Kincora Hostile) testing out the latest round of...
Patagonia attitude toward gear recycling
This was just sent to me in an e-mail by Patagonia: http://www.patagonia.com/us/ebay/used-gear?sssdmh=dm23.142014&src=102811_mi1 It is easy to be cynical but I appreciate that a company whose primary reason for existence is to sell...
Survival Equipment
So, I've been watching "I Shouldn't Be Alive" and there have been a few instances where the person who shouldn't be alive, through a series of very unfortunate events were parted from...
Field Testing Air Permeable Waterproof-Breathable Fabric Technologies – Part 2: Are There Detectable Differences Under Real World Backpacking Conditions?
"It was on sale for next to nothing but I could only get an extra large. I usually wear a medium." That may be the "bellows effect." I can see how a...
Field Testing Air Permeable Waterproof-Breathable Fabric Technologies – Part 2: Are There Detectable Differences Under Real World Backpacking Conditions?
Good post Dale. I often read on the forum about folk getting wet, then drying their gear later. Sometimes i have to laugh! How do you dry your gear in continuous rain?...
