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UL camp stool - first trip out with backpacking movie night
So I took the cuben/carbon fiber camp stool out this weekend on a 31-mile overnighter. Rubber-banded it to the support straps on my halfpack 2.0, which worked fine for the entire hike....
Does this add up, first time uber light. New England late summer - summer..
Peach cobbler, "now that's what I'm talking bout" lol. No for real all great tips though!! Lets help me pick out the best two person tarp going. Light weight, light weight, light...
8 Days of Wrath on the Cape Wrath Trail
From May 20th to May 27th I hiked the first 120 miles of Scotland’s Cape Wrath Trail roughly following the route described in Brook and Hinchliffe’s book North to the Cape (starting...
Trying this Ultralight thing...
I will say that while I am not new to backpacking (been spending 20 - 30 nights out for the past 15 years), I have been guilty of carrying the kitchen sink....
Tarp & Bivy or TarpTent
Looking to cut some serious weight... been using a REI Halfdome 2, but want a solo set-up and something to grow into as a ultralight backpacker. I have a couple hundred dollars...
Windshell + rain jacket or just rain jacket?
I'm weighing the pros and cons of each setup and wanted some input from those who may have experience with either or both. A windshell and a separate rain jacket offers more...
MLD Rectangular Monk Tarp
Does anyone have any experience with this tarp? http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=89 It seems like a decent shelter for one person. I'm trying to find a decent tarp that isn't extremely expensive. Trying to bring...
Alpinlite Tarps
In the never ending quest to find the "perfect" shelter setup, I have been looking into both the Alpinlite Gear Terraform MD and the Stratiform. I like the idea of having beaked...
Hexamid - to beak or not to beak?
I'm very intrigued by the Zpacks Hexamid Twin Tent. It seems to be an ideal shelter for my wife and I since we mostly backpack in the Sierras in the summer. Do...
Floorless Shelters and Creepie Crawlies
Hey- Just wondering how those of you who sleep in floorless shelters w/o a bug bivy deal with creepie crawlies? I live in the desert, so mosquitoes aren't a problem- but what...
Rain jacket vs poncho
I'm currently trying to decide whether I want to drop some significant money on rain gear (rain jacket/pack cover/rain pants or skirt) or if I'd be better off getting a poncho that...
Permethrin and tents
I have been getting a ton of emails due to a couple of Permethrin threads and it reminded me of an experiment. Last year a few people wondered about using Permethrin to...
All purpose shelter for two people and large dog
Hi everyone, I just became a member after researching for a shelter on this site for the past two days driving my wife nuts :) I'm having a tough time settling on...
Tarptent Scarp 2
I purchased my Scarp 2 from Henry Shires of Tarptent in 2009 for use on a cross country bike trip. Overall, I have probably camped more than 80 nights in this tent...
breaking the 3 lb barrier- bushcraft style :)
something a little different, did a overnighter recently w/ just my bottle holder kit, temps high- 50's, low- freezing- sans any titanium, carbon fiber or cuben :) my shelter was a AMK...
Tyvek Clothes as rainsuit - FAIL!
I thought I'd give the Tyvek clothes a try as rain gear. They did work to keep me and my son dry (me in pants, him in the jumpsuit) in a light...
Which tarp or shelter?
My choices are pretty much narrowed down to an MLD grace duo tarp, GG Siltwinn or MLD Trailstar or Speedmid. I realize this is a bit of apples and oranges comparison but...
Nylofume Bags...where can I buy them?
I hear they are odor proof, waterproof and lighter than a trash compactor bag for a pack liner...sounds good to me, but where do y'all buy them? I can't find them for...
Supah wicked light New England style.
So i wanna go Crazy light for one two day overnight trips. The plan is mostly to run hike but mostly run and tbh not really hike at all. I also wanna...
Beginner/First Time Gear
I am currently in the process of choosing out my first real backpacking set up and was looking at getting some advice/help from the community here. First thing's first is this current...
