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Silnylon versus Boyscouts
Is 1.3 oz / 30 denier silnylon strong enough to survive Boyscouts when used for tarps, ponchos, stuff sacks & packs (with 70 denier bottom) ? Or is 1.9 oz / 70...
Has anyone here ever needed bathtub flooring in your bugtent?
This thread maybe should have went in the gear thread but oh well. Im making the switch to a bug tent/tarp combo. A few of the bug tents have the bathtub flooring...
Considering the switch to tarp/bivy
From a tent to a tarp (and bivy), at least part time. This debate has been hashed out here on the forums every so often, and I appreciate the plurality of opinion....
Gear Room
I wish I had a room that I could use as a gear room. But who knows maybe I can find a corner or 2 >I was just hating on people that...
40 Degree Bags on the JMT?
Hi folks, I am looking to do a JMT trip with the fam next summer - dad and brother. I have some extra gear, but with all that bear canister weight, I...
Need help choosing a Solo Shelter
I have never posted in the forums, but have been following them for awhile now. I have recently done an ultralight makeover of my gear list and am down to my sleeping...
Havasupai Canyon
I read some very negative reviews about the trail into Havasu Falls in the Havasupai reservation. I would welcome some feedback on this trail. "It depends!" The trek is great, the water...
Rubber Bands
Occasionally I see references to the use of stuff sacks for items such as tents or pads. I use stuff sacks for Sleeping Bag, Main food (Breakfast and Dinner), Lunch and Snack...
GoLite Poncho / Tarp
nm Brawny has a great way to do it. She explains it on her website. However, i'm not sure that you can get to her website since she has closed down the...
Big Sky shelters — who has ordered? who got their’s?
Good luck with that. The good news is that tents are actually shipping now. FWIW, here's my order timeline: 2/2/06- placed order for Evolution 2P2V, originallly march/april ship date was plenty of...
Philmont gear selection..
Thanks, Mark, for the research. The index of "Bear Attacks" by Stephen Herrero has two pages under the words "tent, value of" The first entry (pg 48) discusses an attack of a...
Cooking technique question…
I just recieved a shipment of esbit tabs from the only known distributor in Canada (SIR Mail Order). I can confirm that 1 14g tab is barely sufficient to bring 750 mL...
How do you Go Ultralight Without Spending Major $$$? (please ignore previous thread).
Thanks paul, i just got back to check my posts for a minute and i'm glad i saw ur link. I dropped the guy an e-mail about the pack...hope i'm the first....
Marmot Trestles 30 Degree Bag
Marmot Trestles 30 Degree Bag http://www.sportchalet.com/product/300541_3063705.do North Face Aleutian 20 Degree Bag http://www.sportchalet.com/product/300326_3016295.do Hi, just wondering if anyone has either of these bags and if you can tell me anything about them?...
Advice on roll top backpack organization
in trying to lighten my load I went with a bag that has two compartments.  The main roll top compartment and the stretch pouch  in the back.  I didn’t realize how much...
mountaineering tents
I saw this in Scientific American. Tents for the Antarctic: They have poles on all four corners. This would reduce flapping around of the sides. Side guylines. This might be good for...
Rodent proof box for water cache ideas needed
As dry as it is here in So. California, I'm looking at caching water for my summer hikes and other than using a metal surplus ammo box, I'm wanting for ideas that...
Gear Upgrade Frequency
How often do you replace/upgrade your gear? Have you changed the frequency of gear replacement as you get older, richer or poorer, more or less fit, etc.? I recently met a thru-hiker...
BREAKING NEWS: 2 HIKERS STRANDED ON LONGS PEAK
more at link ... http://www.backpacker.com/articles/17837 Two hikers are stranded on Longs Peak, awaiting rescue amidst Colorado's flood chaos. Connie Yang and Suzanne Turell sent a series of emergency texts from 13,400 feet...
Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
I wonder how the materials I used as a kid would compare? The typical Coleman canvas and the ultralight silk materials come to mind. I was talking to some people that have...
