Search Backpackinglight.com
5,211 Result(s) found for "ground cloth" out of 200,363 total records. (0.039s)
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...
Need advice — WA Olympic coast in October
A buddy is coming up to the Seattle area this October who wants to do a short (~5 day) backpack, preferably involving a coast. So naturally I thought of the north or...
Carbon Fiber Poles in Thunderstorms
I was just reading a Trail Journal for July 9th from "Thirsty" in which he's blown off his feet by lightning 30' or less away. He happened to be walking with metal...
Ultralight Outfitters Lightning Access Backpack REVIEW
Companion forum thread to:Ultralight Outfitters Lightning Access Backpack REVIEW Hmmm, a large (nearly 70L) pack rated to only comfortably carry 20lbs. As Queen Victoria used to say, "We are not amused". A...
exped VS supershelter ?
hey guys, I am wondering what would be the best option here..getting the exped down mat or going with the HH SS system for bottom insulation,/ also what are some of your...
URsack in the Grand Canyon
seems like there are opinions oh plenty. ilove gear discussions. any backpacker has favorite gear that they will defend till the end of time. even if its 20 years old..."i can get...
Lightweight Backpacking Gear for Kids
A review of commercially-available, lightweight gear suited for - if not made for - backpacking with kids.
Lightweight Backpacking Gear for Kids
Companion forum thread to:Lightweight Backpacking Gear for Kids I am thinking I will do a write up about the harness this week. It was a custom job I did - and changed...
Cocoon Pants – To buy or not to buy
I've been sitting on the fence about buying a pair of cocoon pants, and would like to hear from a few of you on what I perceive are the pro's and con's....
