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zpacks "plex" series bottom hole problems?
I have been reading a bit tonight about cuben fiber and pinholes. Â I would like to hear from plex tent users if they are having problems with developing holes in the floor...
How to Improve this Silnylon Hydrostatic Head? Longevity? Effect on Weight?
I’d like to use Multicam Arid silnylon or a similar camo silnylon (not Woodland) for shelter projects including a tarp, as well as a mid and possible fly replacement. For winter I...
10 Pound Big Three for Scouts - Latest Advice
Planning a 2017 Trek to Philmont. Assuming we get a slot, I'll be visiting with the parents about minimizing gear and gear weight. Money is pretty tight for a number of families,...
What to do with 4 ounces of .51 Cuben...MYOG Tarp
In the process of making my ultimate trap. Trying to do this as basic and cheap as possible. However, adding the word Cuben into any sentence usually means, I'm not going to...
Tent vestibules and TENT VESTIBULES
Sounds like 100% marketing spin to me. Total BS. Cheers Please elaborate Roger. Don't hold back. But your post above without any further explanation is a troll post. Cheery Bye I don't...
norway september
Hi, i just wanted to ask some opinions here. I am going to Norway, Rondane, in early september. Will not be very high, sleeping at altitudes around max 1500 feet. Weather can...
Big Agnes announces MtnGlo Built-In Tent Lighting
Apropos of the recent 'Connected on the trail' threadNews release: "STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (July 8, 2014) — Big Agnes announces a new collection of tents and camping accessories featuring mtnGLO™ Tent Lighting...
Ultralight Shelters
Hello, this is my first post. I've been following the forum for some time, I've gleaned a lot of information and made a lot of improvements to not only my kit but...
Best Cheap Gear of 2013
Discussed on another thread and should be included here: Daiso Store water bladders for $1.50, mentioned by Bob G and Goodwill new 2.5 liter bladders for $1.79 at my mention. This year,...
working with cuben fiber
For a normal fabric like silnylon, if you want to hem it, you can fold over a half-inch from one edge and then pin it or iron it into place until you...
Groudsheet Polycro/window insulation film kit $5 at Walmart
My lovely girlfriend was in Walmart today in Taylors, SC and she saw a window insulation kit on sale for $5 from $11.47 so she picked one up. I believe it is...
Gear List for a couple's *tentative* PCT 2013
My wife and I are trying to make a PCT thruhike happen this year, but we will not know if it is possible until late March due to my research project's success...
Patagonia makes dry down
James, No need to wash what I don't have. Used synthetics for 25 years until the Montbell spiral. The old down bags wore out, were reduced to clumps and rags on the...
What's everyone working on? (Upcoming projects...etc)
I'm waiting on a pretty big order of materials to arrive and I'm getting anxious so I wanted to see what everyone is working on and what they have planned for the...
Where are the lightweight backpackers? Not on the JMT...
A wise man once said if something's worth doing, it worth doing right. I went hiking a few days ago with this kid whos sleeping bag was bigger and heavier than my...
Ultra-retro JMT hike.
Next year I plan on hiking the John Muir Trail with more or less the same material and technology limitations someone would have in the mid to late 1800's. I'm not trying...
Is there a SteriPEN-like device that uses a UV LED?
After reading the extra-long post about some potential reliability issues with SteriPENs, just wondering if a portable device that uses an LED in the correct UV-C frequency might be in the works....
Favorite Shelters
What are your favorite shelters for troop backpacking? Both for patrol sized shelters and "buddy" sized shelters. From what I have read here, the Black Diamond Betamid looks like a good value...
Polycryo Strength Analysis
So after making my tarp out of this stuff I figure I better do some testing on it since not very many people have tried to use it as a tarp. Maybe...
Polycro Tarp Tested!
I found this a few months ago and I think that it addresses the problems people in this group are having with your guy lines. It basically says that after the tape...
