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Low Miles / Slow Pace / Much Fun
My daughter (5 years old) and I went on our first true backpacking trip recently and had a wonderful time. We hiked 3.5 up hill miles to Puck Lakes and spent an...
Standalone bivy?
I've been thinking of trying out a new shelter. Right now I carry a small eureka tent that weighs about 3lbs, and Its alright, but I think I can save alot of...
What am I doing wrong here?
Please take a look at my gear list at the link below. I've been working on getting my weight down each season and here's where I am. What would you change or...
The Big Three or Nine or ?
Quite often we speak of reducing the weight of the big three that we carry. Is it really three? I just read over my gear list and "my" big three add up...
Any issues witht he collapsible plasic water containers?
I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the long term usage of the flexible plastic water containers made by Platypus, Evernew, Nalgene, etc? I have a few but have only been...
a bit too light
sad .... a bit of a warning on neglecting essential gear .... not everyone is survivorman http://www.squamishchief.com/article/20100820/SQUAMISH0101/308209941/-1/squamish/no-sign-of-missing-hiker-as-rescuers-cover-entire-boise-trail No sign of missing hiker as rescuers cover entire Boise trail Friends post plea for...
Has lightweight packing really caught on?
Why this great cultural cringe over the word 'elite'? Elite: "Someone who is among the best at certain task" Wiktionary I would like to think that the word might suit quite a...
Has lightweight packing really caught on?
Yeah, that's it. The expedition mentality. There seems to be multiple variations on this theme. There are the outward bounders, the "better to have it and not need it" people. They've learned...
Wonderland Trail info
Curious to hear your thoughts about it.What was your likes/dislikes about the trail? What was your trip time;length of,weather?What month? Also,what was your gear choices?Concerning the gear let me know what you...
Cuben Mid Tent
I've decided to set about making myself a replacement shelter for both my two-person Tarptent Double Rainbow and my solo tarp/bivy set-up. This decision was largely inspired by recent backpacking trips that...
Glacier NP Trip + Engagement!!!!
July 30 My girlfriend (Gretchen) and I set out for Glacier National Park at 4:00 am from Oak Creek, Wisconsin. It was going to be a memorable 12 days. Short rundown of...
Hammocks… For Log Sleepers Only?
I flip around a lot while sleeping in a normal bed. It seems that a hammock would be restrictive to this kind of sleep behavior, thus not permitting a good night's rest....
Living The Dream – Two weeks on the Colorado Trail
A trip on the CT was something that I had been thinking about for just about a year at the time that I set out on the trip. It started as a...
How fast do you hike?
On a recent trip I did record day 1 stats. It represented my personal comfortable hiking style (longer days) and pace. Stats for modestly hilly (not mountainous) terrain: 54 y.o. (don't know...
Newbie in Wind River
View my gear listView my videos of this trip (Pics are embedded there to save space here) It all started March 31 when the Montana BSA Lightweight trek for which I had...
Soliciting shelter options and ideas – the Canadian Rockies
My most recent backpacking expedition, a four day pseudo-thru hike from Saskatchewan Crossing to Jasper in the Canadian Rockies, has left me pondering my shelter options. I'm hoping to get some feedback...
S3P System (College Project)
Hey all, So I am a product design student and just wrapped up a 13 week semester where I focused on backpacking gear. Unfortunately my teacher knows nothing about backpacking so I'd...
Weekender Gear List
After ~15 years without camping (much less backpacking), this year I did some car camping. On a day-hike on the CT during one such trip, I bumped into Gary who was thru-hiking....
supplementing a sleep system
I’m looking for suggestions on the most efficient, as well as the cheapest, methods to add warmth to sleeping system (understood that those two are not synonymous!) Background: I’m a reforming heavyweight...
Newbie: Spider Gap-Lyman Lakes-Buck Creek Pass, full gear lis
Background: This is my first attempt to transition to UL. I'm heading out in 2 days, so I'd love comments in two forms: 1) what I could change in the last minute;...
