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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...
Sierra High Route - Should I stay or Should I go?
Hi everyone, I have been contemplating/planning for a N->S thru-hike of the Sierra High Route later this summer [most likely mid-July]. I have done a lot of reading and I am wondering...
what do you want to see from AEG
What do you guys want to see from alter ego gear? we have 3 sizes frameless packs, a framed one coming, a cuben sul pack coming, tyvec 1443 rain gear, cuben bear...
ZPacks has a new pack and shelter...
Greetings all. Has anyone else taken a look at the new ZPacks pack and shelter? The shelter is a new hexamid sized between the solo and duo and looks very interesting to...
Inner Net for a 10x10 Mid
I'm looking into a 3 person shelter and am leaning towards the Oware 10x10x6' pyramid tarp (26oz). If I decide to get it I'd also like to get an inner net, but...
First bivvy advice.. [australia]
Hi all, I'll be the first to admit that here in Australia ultralight philosophies aren't exactly being embraced at the same rate they seem to be in the U.S.. Just a bit...
Making a bivy sack
It seems to me that sewing a bivy sack ought to be just about the worlds most simple and basic MYOG sewing project. (Difficulty depending on whether you want a zipper, or...
tarp for the beginner tarp camper
im looking to get into tarp camping for summer trips in the sierras since im a true beginner at it is there any budget tarps that will work ok for a season...
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...
