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rain pant suggestions
After destroying my driduck pants, I'm looking for a replacement. This time, I'm willing to spend more money for extra durability and longevity, but still want to keep it lightweight. What's out...
Coastal Trail – Spring
I am hiking the Coastal Trail at the end of April/beginning of May (in a couple of weeks) and would like some input on my gear list. Especially if you are familiar...
Leg Layering for Spring in Rockies
Hello Everyone, I am planning a 2-3 night Spring trip in Colorado between 8-11,000' in elevation, where some pretty extreme ranges of conditions are possible. While I must be prepared for cold,...
Dr Bronner’s or Baking Soda?
Ok so for the last few years I've been using baking soda for all my hygiene needs (yes, even for brushing my teeth). I've noticed that a lot more people seem to...
Sleep System Suggestions – 1 Year trekking/adventure travel CENTRAL AMERICA
Will be spending a year traveling from Panama up through Central America into the states starting in Sept. of this upcoming year. My travel style involves hitchhiking and wild camping whenever possible....
Weight of Big Sky Evolution 2P versus SMD Lunar Duo
Anyone know the weight difference between the Big Sky Evolution 2P with aluminum poles versus the Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo with regular floor (not lightweight floor which subtracts 4 oz), no...
WHY?
Ali, I loved what you wrote about living a simple generous life. This is the direction I'm taking my life, and why ultra light fits in so well. Well, gravity is a...
Please Help Newbie with JMT Gear List
I'm still kind of a newbie when it comes to backpacking, having done only one 7-day Machu Picchu "Backdoor" trip (carrying my own stuff, etc). That was 3 years ago. Since then...
Sub 5 – Overnighter
I have some last minute time off so I'm taking off in about 8 hours for a quick overnighter to Bruce Peninsula National Park. I've never been there before, but the pictures...
Pad Warmth
I'm wondering how insulated a pad has to be before it doesn't matter any more. In other words, if it is 20 degrees, and you have a down mat, would you still...
How do you pitch your Gatewood Cape?
Just got one and trying to figure out how to pitch up high so the front forms a porch....can't quite get it right. Am I right in thinking that you have to...
Cuben Stuffsack – Bonded
Good Idea Steve...I actually never did test #3... I had thought about it but I moved on to testing other adhesives before I got around to it.. Since hysol is what all...
First SUL list!
List is posted in my profile. Here's my first SUL list. It has not been used, but a similar version of this is going on next weekend on a trial run with...
Are You A Survivor?
Aron Ralston was. He had guts to rise to a challenge none of us hope to ever be confronted with. You could say his philosophy when confronted with disaster became, "whatever it...
Should i get a smaller pack if so which one?
This is what my Jam2 looks like filled with overnight gear. So my entire base weight plus a night of food with my solo cookset. Only around half the bag is filled......
Weekend overnight gear list
Here goes with my first post to a BPL forum!! As a prelude to bigger things in the not terribly distant future (such as a mid-summer week- long backpack in the Kings...
Primaloft quilt
I going to make quilt. I have primaloft 133g/m2 and quantum for top and lining. I bought primaloft and quantum www.extremtextil.de and they say: Sewing-tipps: Fabrics must be down-proof. Quilting ist necessary...
Tested some new gear this weekend
Ok. New gear for me. Last weekend I took a quick trip to the Mt Rogers area in Virginia to test some new gear I had purchased. Doing my job to improve...
Will a quilt work for restless side/stomach sleepers?
I'm in an endless search for a down summer bag. I think I've narrowed it down to the WM Summerlite or a Jacks R Better No Sniveler quilt. I've tried and I'm...
my first bag? Ohm or Flash
Ive been searching around for about 1 week to get the right pack.Unfortunately I live in nowhere near US, which makes things much harder. I am now struggling between ULA OHM and...
