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Single Wall Shelters
This is a question we get asked quite a bit. The obvious answers, and the motivation for the questions, are most commonly related to things like "bugs" or "rain" or "snow" or...
Can we make a UL winter tent w/o netting at bottom?
Trying to shave some weight from a Big Agnes tent I got a year or two ago that I upsized from my HiLight. With my dog, just hate the bulk and weight...
How to Keep Your Tent Forever
How To Keep Your Tent Forever One in a Series of Five Camping Gear Care Articles A tent is your home away from home, your second skin. The right care will keep...
Zpacks announces a free standing tent @ $699
That was DCF? Good Lord. My mistake. I do note that while DCF is quite strong on the weave, it is far less strong on the bias. I wonder whether that was...
JMT shelter
I am trying to decide on which shelter to use on my JMT hike next year, I will be hiking with someone so we will share the weight. We are planning on...
my high efficiency wood burner & two cents worth on wood stoves
I just built a new 3 piece wood stove (see photos). The stove is designed for high efficiency, wind performance, leave no trace and safety. The firebox is fully enclosed and baffled...
Why Are We Even Still Here? was “A Very Thorough MYOG Site”
Hi Brian and all enthusiastic readers > Maybe they wrote off the staggering cost of development over a decade, and now have to use the software all that time for tax reasons?...
Replacing my gears
Hello, I am a classical backpacker. I mean with regular tent, sleeping pad, mummy shape sleeping bag.... etc etc. After reading for a while, I became interested in the philosophy of backpacking...
NeoAir Durability
Can someone comment on the durability or lack thereof the NeoAir? I went in and looked at one this weekend, and they seem really thin. I know they're the lightest mattress on...
Lessons learned on colorado trail
I recently finished the 1st half of the CT and was taking some notes for myself, thought they might be helpful for others. Gear: - I caught a cold stretch, nights were...
Lightweight Backpacking Workshop for Scouts 2
Same intro comments as my post above. Review comments welcomed from other Scouters First workshop session: 1 hour 55 minutes: • The big three: packing, sleeping, shelter • A brief introduction to...
Wood burning stove for a REAL camp fire?
I've been using the Emberlit UL mini stove for about a year. http://emberlit.com It's pretty decent but it generally takes a LOT of time to maintain to boil water. It takes 20-30...
Sleeping in the Sierra's in early June
I am Hiking the PCT this year and have actually already started. With an early start and record low snow in the Sierra's I think I will be getting to Kennedy meadows...
single vs double wall in frigid conditions
Yeah, this is the part that confuses. I thought Roger had straightened me out. If the air is an insulating layer. Moving it through natural convection would increase heat transfer. That is...
A New User's Look at Hammocks
I have been researching and testing hammocks over the last few weeks and I would like to share what I have found. Please bear in mind that this is my myopic view...
Bug netting skirt in the snow
I have a Shangri-La 3 with a 16 inch noseeum netting skirt. If I use this as a winter shelter, should I use the netting as a sod cloth to help seal...
Mesh/netting questions for MYOG tent.
Three questions on mesh and netting: 1. For California/Sierra use does anyone see a need for "no-seeum" extra fine mesh? I hate how it doesn't let much air flow through if the...
Advise on primary 3
I have read so much my head hurts. I am trying to put together a gear list for my family. Here is the situation in a nutshell. My wife, and I along...
Sub 1 lb. Intellectual Exercise
Bill ... how did your cuben sleeping bag work out? Is Cuben a viable option for a quilt/bag? Yeah, He can do is Tinuc that weigh so he is not compaining about...
Why buy the Caldera Cone?
I've seen loads of stuff about the Caldera Cone but never bothered to read anything much about it. Is the whole selling point of the CC that it increases fuel efficiency? I...
