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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...
$ store finds
9" Aluminum pie pans = pot covers, plates....panning for gold? Tuna & chicken foil packs. soap,lipton soup,plastic bondo(body filler for cars) scrapers~for pot cleaning. WELL? i bought a few laundry bags at...
Pillow Talk
Has anyone out there given any serious thought to what can be used as a lightweight dedicated pillow? To date, I have used a stuff sack, or better yet a Thermarest pillow...
SuperUltraLight: For the Masses?
Useing your idea with the straps allsom allows this system to stick around when you ditch the inflatable to make room for winter clothes If you get rid of the sleeping bag/quilt...
Tent Condensation
What causes condensation inside a tent? Are there some tents that are more prone to this than others? What design features help to prevent or at least reduce condensation? Look at the...
3-4 Day Spring/Fall Gear List - Southeast
I do most of my backpacking in middle and east TN. While I do plan on taking some trips out west, this gear list is tailored toward the southeast. I usually go...
How do You Stay Clean While Backpacking?
I am just wondering what people do for a week long trip. How are you washing clothes? Do you wash clothes? What about body hygiene? Thanks, Lowell Not a lot. I take...
Bed Bugs
My wife is in the middle of a month long walk in rural France. She picked up bed bugs a few days ago. Most of her gear could go into a washing...
Long-Long-Long Term Test: Smartwool Long Johns
If anyone's wondering about the life of a pair of expensive Merino Wool tights, I've got the scoop: I bought these in May of 2012. In August of 2012, I wore them...
