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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...
5lbs with a few caveats… can it be done?
I have recently revamped my shelter system. I am saddened by it, but I felt I needed to to keep backpacking fun for me. I sold my tarp and bivy, and bought...
Stomach Sleepers?
I'm fairly new to the lightweight backpacking world and have been doing some research on sleeping bags and quilts. My question is, everything reviewed discusses which bag is best suited for back...
Fenix LOD Super Clip and Mods
Looking at making a better clip for my Fenix LOD AAA pen light, I combined the OEM metal clip with the bottom half of an extra Photon Freedom Micro clip. Total weight...
Sub 1 lb. Intellectual Exercise
FInished up the prototype cuben pack tonight and I got my new Scale in the mail today as well! The pack comes in right at 29 grams. However, I'm not happy with...
Sub 1 lb. Intellectual Exercise
Hi mark. Its looking really good. You have put a lot of time and work in making it so I hate saying this but 6 oz?? It will be hard to justify...
Sub 1 lb. Intellectual Exercise
I have printed out a bunch of the comments from the old thread. I only went back a couple of pages as the first two pages were not really relevant to a...
UL comfort
Just ordered the Big Agnes Clearview pad (66" x 20") and the Montbell inflatable pillow from Prolite Gear. (I already had the Big Agnes Insulated Air Core, but I thought maybe the...
