Search Backpackinglight.com
5,115 Result(s) found for "ground cloth" out of 200,363 total records. (0.041s)
Bear Cannisters: How to carry them
Hello all, I'm curious: do any of you have any tips or tricks for carrying/packing a bear canister? I have to carry one in the Adirondacks (I have the Bear Keg), but...
Good light late fall/winter hiking boot – Keen Growler or TNF Storm Peak? Where to find Growler?
I'm looking for a good light late fall/winter hiking boot with about 200g Primaloft or Thinsulate insulation for men and women that my wife and I can use as part of a...
Gear failure on the AT
Having just returned from thru-hiking the AT, I need to blow off steam about the amount of gear failure I saw this year. Thru-hikers reported various niggling but discouraging small failures of...
Raingear as Vapor Barrier
I have been wondering if the average wateterproof/breathable rain gear might be usable as a vapor barrier for sleeping. My theory is that if you use this stiff inside your sleeping bag...
Chiggers?
OK, got back from 2 days in the woods. I wore long pants, wool socks, and 3/4 high boots. The socks were pulled up. I have 40-50 little bites on each of...
Missing hiker wouldn’t drink untreated water
I believe we should not criticize Mary with limited information. We can only speculate when she began drinking river water after leaving her note: “no food, h2o, or map”. We can only...
From $10 of walmart silnylon!
Heres the pics of my stuff I made from 7 1/2 of 10 yds of walmart silnylon, 48" grey. I have been wanting a silponcho for a while and found the 48"...
What’s the benefit of synthetic?
I dont know, I have been in tarptents with crazy condensation which wetted my down bag and I was always just fine and my body heat dried it out eventually. I am...
What’s the benefit of synthetic?
I thought down was the way to go. Packs down smaller, higher warmth-to-weight ratio, high loft. I thought synthetic is heavier, has damageable fibers if packed too small, and doesn't pack as...
How do you get tree sap out of merino wool?
Okay, I guess I really am a tree hugger because this has happened to me twice. I've got pine sap on my smartwool merino wool hoody. How do I get it out?...
Black Bear outside the tent strategy question
"Has anybody noticed a correlation between less agressive/fewer bear encounters and areas where black bears are actively hunted?" Yes, very much so. Same for cougars and wolves. There is a long-running, little-known...
Black Bear outside the tent strategy question
In the past black bears always hid from me or ran away once they saw me. Last Monday night I was camped three miles from a trailhead about 9 miles from downtown...
Tour de Lake (Superior) — Seeking Advice
I'm biking around Lake Superior (1300 miles) with a friend during a three-week span from mid-October to early November. Correspondingly, we will only be able to carry only what can fit in...
Doing Denali Light: Post-Trip Report and Gearlist
Robert asked: > how do you know the weather won't fall below your limit AFTER you're way high on the mountain and it is too late to fall back? Short answer: you...
The same question as before with a little more detail…which pack would you choose if you were me?
G'day everyone! So yeah, this is my second time asking the same question, but I've been researching more packs and feel that maybe I can express my intents with the pack al...
Cloudburst 2… pros and cons…
I thought about the SpinTwinn for shelter for two, but my wife is much more likely to go backpacking with me if she can sleep in a tent. Before I submit my...
Shelter for two… where one is not UL equipped…
I am finding that when I go backpacking with another person, they usually are not equipped to "ditch the tent". They don't have a bivy sack to protect from rain or bugs,...
JMT Atempt Report
Well, I'm back. There are 5 of us going for the attempt this year. The one person I had thought to leave out was Michael Popov. I only left him out because...
Green and Light?
I almost never engage in political or social debate on the internet...and never here at BPL, which seems to be blessedly free of such traffic...but I feel compelled to press further in...
Alps Gear List
On Saturday I'm taking off for a month of walking in the Alps. Tentatively I will be walking the Tour de Mont Blanc and if my legs are up to it, perhaps...
