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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...
Polygro verus Tyvek Ground Sheet
Hello Everyone, In 2015 hiking the AT, i used a tyvek ground sheet under my Big Agnes fly creek II, It lasted 600 mile on the trail with no holes, A little...
MYOG: tyvek ground cover / bivy combo
I completed my secound tyvek ground cover / bivy this weekend. My basic concept is a tyvek ground cover with an attached tyvek cover to form a basic bivy. I will post...
Tyvek Ground Sheet/Cloth for Tent?
Thinking about getting a BD Firstlight tent, and noted the review's suggestion for using a Tyvek ground sheet/cloth. Any suggestions for sources? (I'm assuming that Home Depot and local hardware stores just...
ground sleeping in a hammock
Has anybody used their hammock for ground sleeping? My main hammock is a Hennessy Ultralight Explorer, and there is some information on it used as a tent, but I'm also interested in...
Space Blanket / Ground Sheet
Does anyone have any experience using an emergency space blanket as their ground sheet while tarp camping? I cut one to go under my BD tent last year for a trip into...
In Search Of: Wide Sleeping Pad
I'm searching for a wide and preferably lightweight or UL pad for when I need to sleep on the ground (mainly a hammock camper). I currently have a Thermarest Neoair and my...
