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Hike Your Own Adventure (Choose your Own Gear)
It's day two of your traverse across the Olympic range in Washington state and it's been raining for the full 48 hours you've been here. Despite your rain-jacket and pants and umbrella,...
Tarps and tents for car camping
After relocating to N California, my wife and I are looking forward to some road trips to explore the West. While far from the purview of ultralight backpacking, hopefully some of you...
Hot Spots – What do you do?
Hi All, I have just returned from a solo hike to test out my current gear list for an upcoming annual trip. One thing that I have been paying attention to more...
BPL LW Pack 2009
Finally, a prototype that's sorta ready for a few photos :) Don't have a release date yet. We have one more prototype cycle scheduled. We may do a small production run for...
Looking for people’s Bivy experience
I am considering trying out a new lightweight backcountry shelter/sleep system. For those bivy users out there....what has been your real world experience with: 1. Sleeping Comfort 2. Site selection 3. Condensation/dew/wettness...
JMT yo-yo with HD camera
Light, but nothing you'd consider UL around here. it includes 81 oz of camera gear, a GPS I would not need, cooking gear big enough for 3 people, etc. This year it'll...
Bear Vault
I got a permit for the JMT this summer. Should I go with Bear Vault or Bear Vault Solo? Thanks! p.s. It's going in a Jam2. How many days? A midway resupply...
Sleeping bag Return Shipping Etiquette
I'm looking to order a new sleeping bag online. None of them are available in s physical store for me to try out side by side, so I will probably order all...
new tarptent
So my wife and I are planning a bike tour around Nova Scotia for the end of the summer, hoping to make it the better part of a month, towing the dog...
New Gear List
Here is my NEW gear list. I made some changes to my last list and shaved off about 4 pounds or so. I also re-weighed everything to make sure I had the...
MYOG Half bag/elephant’s foot idea
So I think I want to make a half bag/elephant's foot. Before I get materials and put real designs on paper, I have a few questions. The inspiration for the project is...
neoair + backpack as sleeping pad
I've been trying to decide which version of the new neoair I might buy, assuming I can pony up the many $$ required. Weights and lengths are: 47 inch / 9 oz...
Ideas on tackling moisture in bivys
Ok, so I've been using my MLD Soul bivy and thinking about how to tackle moisture, which is going to become more important as winter approaches down under (which here means lows...
40% off at Backcountry…
"There's been speculation elsewhere that this may not be a mistake; it could be a clever marketing technique to sell off excess inventory. It certainly seems to be working with us. They've...
Moderate quilts for the tall side-sleeping sasquatches?
For the past bit I have wondered about using a quilt but being tall, a side sleeper who tosses and turns, and having a big ribcage this has narrowed my options by...
What am I missing?
I am getting ready to do the Superior Hiking Trail up and back in June and am trying to finalize my list. I will be doing several "shakedown hikes" to get all...
starting over
hey everyone,well hopefully I will get some feedback to this post..it seems I may have to cancel ANOTHER thru attempt this year also, and I am just weeks away from my start...
Rainier Gear
I'm moving out to the Pacific Northwest at the end of May and I was thinking of making a second ascent of Mt. Rainier. The first time I climbed Rainier was with...
It’s really cool when others do this in the backcountry!
On a more positive note.... Walking the JMT late into the evening I passed a couple that had already set up camp and had a nice little fire going. They asked if...
WM caribou , is it enough
I have a Montbell #1 and it is a little heavy and hot. I will be hiking in the sierras and yosemite soon i hope. My question is will a WM 35...
