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Adding insulation to bag footbox w/o modification?
I'm beginning to prepare my winter gearlist, and I think I am almost finished -- with the exception of extremity insulation for sleeping. I'm considering the PossumDown gloves for hand insulation (if...
Seattle/Tacoma
My bro has some Southwest free flights saved up. We were talking about going to Albuquerque or Denver, our usual stomping grounds. Neither of us have been to the Northwest, except for...
Rethinking the Double-Walled Tent
Conventional ultralight wisdom is that while a double-walled tent does provide some warmth (along with some other advantages) you are better off getting a single-walled tent and applying the weight savings towards...
“Misting” Silnylon!
I was once stuck in a tent for two days under rain that we could only describe as someone literally taking buckets of water and pouring them over our tent. It was...
Officially joining the UL ranks . . . slowly
Hello all: I've been lurking in the forums, soaking up as knowledge about UL backpacking as I possibly can (I also have the Lightweight Backpacking and Hiking book on order, as well...
Pack suggestion
I'm looking for a lighter alternative to my current pack, but I'm also trying to stay on the cheaper side of things. My current 3 season gear includes Precip jacket Driclime windshirt...
ultimate double wall tent
I think Roger makes an important distinction and it is similar to the distinction I made. To a certain extent, you can probably evolve any design into another (just as there is...
Debunking the Myth: Quilts AREN’T as Comfortable as a Sleeping Bag
I’ve been swept up in the marketing of quilts as a lighter alternative for sleeping bags. After the BPL sale a couple weeks ago, I found myself the owner of a BPL...
Trying to lighten- proposed 16 pound gear list
7/6/08: See edits below marked "EDIT", "DELETED" or "ADDED" Stop laughing. 16 may sound high but my old base weight was typically more like 30 pounds. I have lots of gear but...
Pack covers – how many use them?
Last year I used a Sea to Summit pack cover (size medium, 3.6 oz) for my Gregory Z55 pack. This year I am contemplating dropping the pack cover entirely, but I do...
Fire in lieu of sleeping gear?
Just wondering what everyone's take on using a campfire instead of carrying a sleeping bag would be. Depending on temps, you may be woken up by the cold time and time again...
help sizing for tall/skinny people
I'm 6'3" and DO NOT fit most manufactures unisex sizing. specifically I'm a size regular but have long arms and anything with sleeves does not fit. Does anyone here have any suggestions...
Tarptent Sublite
Henry Shires has now posted pictures of the tyvek Sublite on the tarptent site, very nice. Reminds me a lot of the MLD Spirit which never really came to fruition. Altho' it...
sleep system for couples?
I need some advice here...my girlfriend and I like to share a sleep system...e.g. two bags zipped together. Here's what we have for warm summer conditions; Big Agnes Lost Dog-long = 22oz...
no insulation required under the legs?
While I was looking at GG sleeplight I read this: The legs can be insulated by putting your empty pack, stuff sacks or trash compactor bag, food and trash/wrappers (in areas where...
Gossamer Gear The One Shelter REVIEW
Companion forum thread to:Gossamer Gear The One Shelter REVIEW Hi Will You suggested that the cut of the tent should be improved, and that the front vestibule particularly needed attention. My own...
Tarps and Bivies
My buddy and I use an MSR Hubba Hubba when hiking together and we're contemplating lightening the load a bit by going to our own tarp and bivy setups. I was looking...
Is there any such thing as a utilitarian all purpose shelter?
We all know what BS stands for, but just as a reminder here is a definition of Mirage : A mirage is an optical illusion. It is not a real phenomenon, and...
12 days of the AT: from GSMNP north
Disclaimer: this trip report was put together mostly for the sake of friends and family, so it is not technical or specific in the way trip reports usually are. Hope you like...
sub 5 for june hike
In 'SuperUltraLight: Breaking the Five-Pound Barrier' by Ryan Jordan (2003-08-06), I read "...the reason the fringe isn't being explored is simple: it's the fringe. And there is not a lot of gear...
