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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...
Refuge X setup and questions
Hi everyone, I know I have not been posting at all, but I have been reading the forums alot. I purchase a Refuge X from SMD, and got it setup this morning...
Made in the USA
I think America's best institutions will continue to attract the best and brightest for a long time to come. Students who are creative but focused and hard working won't have much problems....
Made in the USA
"...observing "unusual events" and then getting all excited, wanting to sniff out the story..." True. And admirable, I think. "OP can mean either original post or poster" Yet another thing I didn't...
A few projects I’ve been working on.
Just wanted to show off a few projects I've been working on. Hopefully each of these pieces of gear will accompany me on my AT hike this summer. First is my solo...
Tarptent and coming economic doom
The recent news of an impending release of a new Tarptent seems to be a bright spot on the otherwise gloomy economic outlook. Huh? Here in California the price of gas has...
Thru-Hikes: Finding the time, money, and right spouse…
I'm an avid reader of several outdoor magazines, books, websites, etc., and do the best I can to get out as often as possible. They make my mind wander about all the...
What do you put in a bear bag?
Probably a stupid question, but I'm going to ask it anyway… What do you put in your bear bag – other than food (if anything)? When I'm playing “adventurer”, I always hang...
SMD Essence pack questions
Hey guys, Ok, Steve, i know you are going to respond to this anyways. But for everyone else - i have been fiddling with my pack, and wondering what the best ways...
