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Closed Cell Foam floor for bivy or tent?
I'm considering using 1/8" closed cell foam for the bottom of a bivy- or maybe even a tent. 1/8" Volara foam is available in 60" widths locally for $10/yard. Presuming the advertised...
mountain cloth
I logged on today to see if anyone knew a vendor or another name for a fabric a friend told me is known as "mountain cloth." I saw the fabric on the...
Ground or air temperature for pad selection?
Does ground or air temperature influence the required R-value of your sleeping pad more? my gut feeling says ground temp. Meaning, that in fall, when the ground is still warm, you can...
flame resistant cloth for low impact cook fires?
To use wood for low impact cooking fires, I'm looking for a piece of flame resistant cloth or foil to build the fire on. Any ideas? Aluminum foil melts; sheet titanium is...
Bear Bag Cable Height
What is the average height of the Bear Bag Cables out at Philmont? I know they say to hang your bags at a minimum 10' off of the ground. So I'm thinking...
4 Season Ultra Light Extreme Weather Shelter System
Right. So I think for my winter shelter sinnylon/polyester is a must...no cuben except for the vestibule I can just imagine a caffin coffin...with a cuben vestibule and a polyester ground sheet...that...
Cuben Groundsheet - Pinholes
This is ground sheet made of 0.50 cuben I soaked a large bath towel, laid the ground sheet on it, laid a dark bedsheet on top of that, laid down a 48"x12"...
Velcro to secure sleeping pad
Has anyone used Velcro to secure their sleeping pad to their shelter floor or ground sheet? I'm thinking of placing 2 short strips of female (soft side) Velcro to my shelter floor....
New pillows on the market, comfort, weight, soft? Marmot
I am slowly getting convinced that a comfortable pillow helps a lot when trying to get sleep. Especially when my ground pad setup is minimal and not that comfortable. I noticed several...
Ground Sheets
First of all, let me state that I normally backpack in the national parks of California in the summer, so it tends to be cool and dry, except when it gets cold...
Could the best wood burning stove just be a 3'x3' chunk of wire cloth?
I've had the Emberlit UL Mini for about 1.5 years now and while the stove build is high quality I have issues with the entire theory of wood burning stoves (after making...
First MYOG- ultralight 3 mil drop-cloth tarp! PICS!
After reading different threads and collecting many ideas, I have made my first ultralight tarp. It is made of 3 mil painters drop cloth. 9.5 ft by 9 ft. I used gorilla...
The CAFFIN tents come!
Hi Tjaard > What is at the end of the ground sheet? Mesh door in the summer model, fabric door in the winter one? Exactly. Both tents can be LIVED in. Cheers...
Whats the lightest chair?
I am searching for the lightest camp chair available, but I want to sit off the ground ( Bullants hurt). So Therm-a-rest chair cover is out. (And I use the neoair which...
Hanging Bear Canisters
Does anybody here hang their canisters? I've talked to people who say they would never leave their canister on the ground, and plenty more who said hanging it would be a waste...
need help with some cuben sewing/sticking problems please…
Am trying to make a combined ground sheet/bug shelter for my tarp using 1.6oz cuben for the ground sheet and nano-seeum netting. For practice I decided to make a stuff sack with...
Adding sod cloth to a pyramid shelter for winter?
I've decided to purchase a 10x10 pyramid shelter for both summer and winter camping. Like many, I plan to have mesh sewn to the perimeter to keep bugs out. I'm also considering...
Advice Starting Quilt Sleep System
Haves: ID PLQ Jacket BMW Cocoon 60 Pant FF 40degree Quilt (gear swap,on its way) BMW Torsolite 1/4" closed cell foam Cat tarp Silnylon drop cloth Haves Nots: bivy insulated balavclava Conditions...
Heat Exhaustion
Well, after many multiple thousands of miles hiked, most in the desert, I finally experienced what I believe was heat exhaustion. I had planed a 18ish mile day to a spot where...
A Place to Sit: A Perspective on Ultralight Camp Chairs
Companion forum thread to: A Place to Sit: A Perspective on Ultralight Camp Chairs For years, I considered a camp chair a luxury – a non-essential item sacrificed in service of base...
