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Sleeping pads
I'm transitioning over to quilt use this backpacking season, and I sold my big heavy Insulated Air Core to drop a lot of weight off my pack. I've never used a quilt...
Need help on a PCT gear list
http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=17131 Many thanks to the BPL community for helping so far. I’m sitting around 12 pounds base for my PCT gear list and I’m having trouble picking the next lowest hanging fruit....
JMT Thru, July 2014, 14 hiking days
Need some help from the pros! I finally put together my gear list, weighed everything my scale would allow and put it on gear grams... http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=17114 I'm starting July 8 and planning...
Roll Your Own Toilet Paper
"Also, if you begin the roll tightly around a length of string you can use it as a tampon for your bleeding vagina. Man-up, homeboy! You don't need toilet paper in the...
What's your big four weigh/cost? Me- 2 lbs 8.4 oz/$773
Pack- homemade 50 liter with stay. 16 oz Shelter- Zpacks Hexamid Solo w/bathtub floor & stakes. 15 oz Sleeping bag-WM Summerlite + 2 oz overfill. 21 oz Pad-Thermarest Prolite 3, short. 13...
What's your big four weigh/cost? Me- 2 lbs 8.4 oz/$773
Here's my big four video. (Pack, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and tent) That's my thru hiking setup, I often travel even lighter than what you see in that video by traveling critter...
Ultralight shelter options for cooking, resting, eating, or emergencies in a continuous rain environment.
I'm in the market for an ultralight shelter for seated, daytime activities during heavy rain trips in the PNW. I would use it primarily with 2 people, rarely 3, and probably never...
Anyone score a killer deal at the REI Garage Sale?
What's got two thumbs and bought a $200 Marmot Zeus jacket for just $50? This Guy! Someone had returned it because of the tiniest little thread snags on one sleeve. No down...
Bivy advice from you, the BPL experts
I've previously started a bivy thread and received tons of great info. I ended up buying a Borah Gear side-zip long length, regular girth, with M90 upper and silnylon bottom. Long story...
First time hiker going straight for an AT thru hike.
Like the title says this is my first time doing any hiking in a very long time. Ive been putting together a list of gear that ill be getting and would like...
Sticker bushes!! Help!!
So I did my first real desert hike this past weekend, to Big Bend Ranch State Park in west Texas. Beautiful, barren, and full of so many things to shred my gear!!!...
Best Cheap Gear of 2013
Uniqlo on their website says that they only use 640 or below fp down that i recollect from reading it last. Hadron has 850, so if that is a important to you,...
Best Cheap Gear of 2013
I thought it would be fun to list BPLers' favorite cheap gear of 2013. Let's face it, with a little research and a lot of money, it's relatively easy nowadays to piece...
Debunking Hydrostatic Head
So I have to ask the question, how useful is the hydrostatic head rating used to measure tent materials really? I have several point that I would like to bring up about...
New tent decision
I am trying to decide on a new tent to replace my 10 year old zues exo which has not been the best tent due to condenstion and vestibule design. I am...
Flat EXPed UL 7
I need some help with this, I'm a side sleeper and both my hips are sore (again) for the last time. I bought an EXPed UL 7 WL last spring and it...
Pearls for backpacking in the rain
One of the biggest problems seems to be with people who hate the rain. Trying to avoid getting wet is a psychological handicap that can be a big problem. Best to assume...
Getting warm, staying warm, & vice versa
Still feeling my way around here--what, where, & how many times over & over--but here goes. Was struck by this recent photo of runners wearing arm-warmers in the NY Marathon. http://sports.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/02/highlights-and-analysis-new-york-city-marathon/?_r=0 It...
First MYOG project
Hi guys, My girlfriend and I fancy having a go at making some gear for hiking but we really aren't sure where to start. We have a sewing machine (so far it's...
Bivy Condensation
I have got to the point where I really prefer cowboy camping over being in a tarp or tent. I pack a Hexamid Solo with an extended beak for storms, but usually...
