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WM Highlite
Hello everybody, I'd like to buy a WM Highlite and I was thinking about the lenght. I'm 5.8 feet and 148 lbs. I'd like to use it for a 40 days trail...
Bushbuddy Ultra & Open Jet Alcohol Stove (versatile system?)
I have a Bushbuddy Ultra, which I love. The only time I don't enjoy using it is when It's raining very hard, because I can't cook within my shelter without filling it...
The Little things
I'm looking for ideas to lighten up the collection of small things in my pack which still somehow add up to 16 ounces or so: Extra line, 30’ 170 lb. test Z-line;...
Bias in writing
So is that anything like the way people train or do things at the Rayado thing? I had never heard of it before. What do they do there -- I looked it...
Carrying food in bear country?
Hi guys, This question is a little specific. Let me tell you what I do know, so I don't waste anyone's time! -All cosmetics, sunscreens, lip balms, and soaps need to be...
Sleeping pads for cold sleepers
Hi folks, This maybe a stupid question, but do folk that sleep cold require a warmer sleeping mat than warm sleepers. Thanks, Stephen I think it is the most critical item for...
?? Comfort rating for the Western Mountaineering Kodiak 0 degree MF bag ??
What is the approximate comfort rating for the Western Mountaineering Kodiak 0 degree bag, in your opinion please?? I'm using the discontinued REI Magma 10. ..for me, it's a comfortable 30 degree...
Extremely cold at night and don't know why
I've recently been backyard camping to experiment with my sleeping tolerance. That said, I find it hard to believe that I am this cold of a sleeper. I've had to bail the...
Bear can and Hyperlite Mountain Gear backpacks
Hello, heading off to do the Sierra High Route (again) along with the Southern Sierra High Route this summer and am looking to get a new pack. I really want the Hyperlite...
Looking for a Use
I picked up the Thermarest Z-Lite Sol Seat Pad on a whim. Is this useful at all? Thermarest Z-Lite Sol Seat Jokes encouraged! Could use as a seat pad to keep your...
How Do You Pack Different When Traveling?
There's hiking... and then there's traveling (e.g. hotels, hostels, homestays, etc.). I was a traveler before I became a hiker. But a lot of what I learned here at BPL and elsewhere,...
Skurka using Ridge Rest Solar as only winter sleeping pad?
How did Andrew Skurka use only a Ridge Rest Solar as his winter sleeping pad in temps down to -25F on the AYE? Does anyone else have experience using this pad by...
Down in the PNW
I have recently taken a snowshoeing/backcountry skiing class, where the instructors both categorically stated that the maritime mountains in Washington and Oregon are NOT country for down outerwear, that we are too...
Please - help me with my gear list purchase.
I’ve been lurking on this site for a couple years now and finally decided to register. I’ve lurked and researched other light backpacking sites but always gravitate back to BPL. The members...
Smokies Winter Gear List
I'm planning to head out on a trip this weekend in the Smokies. Current forecast is highs near 45 and lows in the low to mid 20's. Some rain and snow expected...
Help! My wife still too cold.
I just aborted a multi-day light backpacking trip after Day One because I could not keep my wife warm enough. I had convinced my wife (47 years old) and youngest daughter (10...
Panel Loader Theory and Ideas
I've broken many zippers in panel loaders and I've broken many plastic buckles. I don't care if I break a buckle because its easy to replace. If I break a zipper, it's...
Your Opinion Who Makes the best UL quilt?
Just wondering your opinion on who makes the best UL quilt for the money, and 3 season temp rating? For the money, I'd say that the standard Ray-way synthetic quilts are far...
Art Loeb recommendations.
I'm planning on taking a 4 day/3 night ramble on the Art Loeb in Late September. Starting at the boy scout camp and heading to the davidson river campground. Any Idea about...
Clothesline & Poncho/Tarp
This is my preferred pitch of my GoLite Poncho/Tarp:Tarp Pics So if I am trying to go light, and not bring a ton of clothes, how would I rig a clothesline up...
