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Winter Gear list, three days, two nights
Herewith is my winter gear list. The weather here in Ohio is not so bad as in the high Sierras, and I can cheat a little on food by eating a big...
Winter Gear list, three days, two nights
Herewith is my winter gear list. The weather here in Ohio is not so bad as in the high Sierras, and I can cheat a little on food by eating a big...
Winter Gear list, three days, two nights
Herewith is my winter gear list. The weather here in Ohio is not so bad as in the high Sierras, and I can cheat a little on food by eating a big...
My new list
Here check this out I took some of the gear you guys suggested in my previous thread and came up with this. This list is well over $1000, so if I choose...
How do you Go Ultralight Without Spending Major $$$? (please ignore previous thread).
I've only been backpacking for about 5 years, but I want to go ultralight because I like to travel fast. Most of the stuff that I have now is pretty heavy. My...
Tarptent Notch Li - zipper add?
I've purchased a Notch Li on the gear swap, thinking about switching the velcro door closures to a #5 waterproof zipper. Â Anybody thought about that or done the mod? Waterproof...
No-sew tarp seams with McNett Seam Grip - are their claims credible??
I noticed that on the web page for their Seam Grip adhesive, McNett claim: "We have had users make tents and tarps without stitching by simply bonding all the seams with Seam...
Tarp Configuration
Stumbled across this brief blog post the other day. I'm relatively new to UL Backpacking and this website but I was wondering what experience people might have sleeping in a tarp setup...
Montbell UL Bivy First Impressions
Got the Montbell Bivy RyanF suggested to me this Friday when up at the flagship store with some family. Going to do some modifications to it but I'm hoping it will work...
Need help with project ideas
Was hoping I could get some input from the UL Scouting community to help with some group projects. The group that I will be helping is not a formal scouting group, they...
winter sleep system
> “Snow caves are best suited to locations where climbers can burrow into a snow-covered hillside…. The weight of a collapsed snow-cave roof could cause serious injury to people underneath.” Indeed. It...
Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape Rainwear/Shelter REVIEW
Companion forum thread to:Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape Rainwear/Shelter REVIEW Will, once again, another excellent review! I do have a few questions hopefully you can comment: 1. Have you noticed any possibility...
Hexamid Solo or Flat Tarp?
I'm trying to lighten my load some more. I can do so with either a cuben fiber flat/shaped tarp or a Hexamid Solo tarp both by Zpacks. I would probably just get...
(Check it out) Pyramid shelter pole
I got a custom ordered tent pole for my MLD duomid (still waiting for shelter to come in mail) from Seekoutside. It is really stable, breaks down into 3 pieces with a...
Tarptent Stratospire 2 first use report
Had my Tarptent Stratospire 2 out for a couple nights last weekend - its first time in use. Thought I’d report on my impressions of the tent… First, a short trip report:...
You slugs!
OK, so here I am at the beginning of my UL career, standing in the backyard pitching tarps, hanging hammocks, sleeping with or w/o groundsheet, with or w/o bug net just trying...
3 season multi-day gear list
This is an attempt at a basic gear list for multi-day hikes in the Cascades and Olympics. My goal is light hiking, not ultra-light. With reference to clothes, I have to make...
MLD Superlight Bivy vs LiteSoul Bivy
I want to get a modified version of one of these two bivies and I'm having a really hard time deciding which to get. If I get the LiteSoul bivy, it will...
Please Critique My New Gear List
Last year I posted my gear list and got many, many suggestions. After incorporating most of those suggestions, my pack weight has gone down tremendously. However, it's still heavier than I'd like,...
Ground sheet as sun shade?
Hi! Starting the PCT in April and planning to carry a tyvek ground sheet in the desert. The tyvek is not construction weight, but lighter. Not sure of the weight per area...
