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My first gear list…help please
Heres what I've got so far (weights might not be exact, as I used a kitchen food scale) Granite Gear VT - 35oz Tarptent Conrtail, 6 stakes, pole - 29oz Rei Sub...
My 3 Season New England List
Last year I started backpacking regularly again after many years away and went from a somewhat traditional packweight (never carried really heavy due to climbing background teaching "light is right") to about...
Your Favorite 3-Season Solo Tarp Tent, Double Wall Tent or Tarp + Bivvy?
Nice Bill - Glad to hear you can fit. Hey, isn't that the first site on the left at Afton after you get up the hill? I know it's Afton, that's for...
Your Favorite 3-Season Solo Tarp Tent, Double Wall Tent or Tarp + Bivvy?
What are your favorites 3-season solo shelters? My wife and I are picking up a light 2 person 3-season bug-proof shelter to replace a much heavier Sierra Designs Meteor Light, which got...
Hike Your Own Adventure (Choose your Own Gear)
Keep your bag in the bivy. Ooooooooookay. > I am sorry Nathan, you don’t. Yup. Cheers Hey Raymond, you no like fires? why not? They provide spirit, moral, heat, and light. They...
UL Bivi
fffffffffffffff "Hey guys. I was wondering about which bivy i should go with. I will be under a tarp, and i have a down bag (which i want to keep dry). Should...
Torsolite and Staying Warm
When using a short inflatable pad, and a 1/8in thick foam pad under it, I find my legs and feet still get cold. I've got my pack (a Golite Jam with the...
My Summer UL Gear List
Here is my upcoming summer backpacking list. I separated it into three different sections. Items in my pack, on my person and items my fiancée will be carrying for both of us...
Cheapo No-Sewing Required Bivy Solution
So I ordered some nylon from Thru-hiker and had an idea; what if I just attached the nylon to the bottom of my Big Agnes Aircore on two sides, then had the...
Lightweight Testimony: The Fun Goes Up When The Weight Goes Down
Companion forum thread to:Lightweight Testimony: The Fun Goes Up When The Weight Goes Down So... ...what are your gear lists? I enjoyed Monty's concise overview of his lightweight journey. Lots of good...
Poncho vs Rain Jacket and Pants
I've been looking at the gear lists and it seems like most everyone has a rain jacket and usually pants instead of a poncho. I am was about getting a campmor poncho...
Did JMT with 1 lb tent? or 18oz tent
If anyone has done the JMT with either SMD's Refuge-X, GG's "The One", or Tarptent's Tyvek Sublite could you give your assessment's of the tent's durability and hold-up against the weather (particularly...
My lunar solo
Just received my new SMD lunar solo and set it up at the park. Very easy to set up and I am quite happy with it. My daughter and I took a...
Use of tarps
It is true, there is so much variation in shelters and bivy sacks that generalizations always only serve a limited value. My sense is that some might find small shelters, like The...
Use of tarps
I have been using a tarptent but want to try just a tarp. In thinking about this, I kind of wonder what the tarp is actually for. Why do you use a...
Tarptent Sublite first time out user comments.
I received my Tyvek Sublite a few weeks ago and was able to test it's breatheability for the first time on the coast north of Bodega Bay. The weather was clear, cool,...
Tyvek Tarps
http://www.getoutdoors.com/goblog/index.php?/archives/2104-Worlds-Lightest-Tent-My-Tarp-From-Home-Depot.html Anyone else use Tyvek Tarps? I have a Tyvek tent footprint that I've occasionally rigged as temporary shelter like for lunch. I've never slept under it however. I have always been...
Cuben/Momentum Bivy
Big thanks to my mom for sewing this for me... Bottom and Hood material is Cuben Fiber, Torso material is Momentum 90. The hood is only 12 inches to allow my breath...
Tonto Trail, Nov 2008
It has taken me awhile, but I finally completed a trip report for my hike of the Tonto Trail last November. I started at the South Bass trailhead and exited 9 days...
Tarptent Sublite Tent Review
I ordered and received the Tyvek version due to its lightweight and breathability. Here are my thoughts on a "porch". Why not take a lightweight tarp and set that up over the...
