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Durable boots/shoes
If you don’t mind the loss of cushion you can just keep wearing them with the compressed midsole. Works for some, deadly for others. Depends on the foot. What happens is the...
More cuben shelter advice needed.
Hoosier T has kickstarted me into doing something with the 5 yards of 0.51oz/yd cuben fibre I bought a while back. This morning I cut up an equivalent sized piece of Tyvek...
Lightweight woodburing stove
During a recent hike I came across a hiker who swears by using a Sierra Zip stove. I have done a lot of reading the past couple days about wood burning stoves...
We have the next cuben fiber and it's amazing!
Well put, Ross. IMO, there are 2 immediate realistic avenues of improvement in the Cuben weight class: A less expensive material resulting in less expensive products, but inheriting Cuben's stigma of issues large enough...
DIY Chili Pot
I used a side cutting can opener to remove top of can. Can has no seams. Is coated inside with top of the line stuff to resist acidic contents. Holds 3 cups...
Myog 2p 4 season semi-geodesic tent
Despite all my good sense and my love for tunnel tents, I tried to rise up to the challenge presented by a friend. He wanted me to do a lighter alpine climbing...
How your clothes are poisoning our oceans and food supply
Interesting read. First drugs, now plastics. Kill me now... maybe plastics could be made to be bio-degradeable I don't want my fleece to be bio-degradable. As corollary, check out Christopher Jordan's photography....
MYOG SW - Duplex style
So I'm looking to make a big a** family tent because we're going to start taking the little one this year (she's 2 1/2) and we will certainly have at least one...
Reader questions on backpacking in kilts and skirts?
Suspenders? Just don't make the elastic too tight and you can move the position on your hips or waist wherever you want. In regards to having skirts work in all conditions, they...
Strength of .93 oz Membrane Silpoly vs 1.24 oz Silnylon
I found Rockywoods 0.7 to be good for ~15 lb/in. https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/108230/#post-3370891 I've always taken tear strength and tensile strength to be two different things. Â Can some one with some expertise comment? Seams...
Best Insulation System for Cold Rainy Mountains
hosier ... let me say this simple fact for folks who havent been in the freezing soaking non stop rain for days shiet happens All it takes is leaving a zipper slightly...
Tarp Tie-Out Questions
Haven’t used that line. But a trucker’s hitch will get you the best tension on a ridge line, because it’s basically a pulley. (And you get to tie my favorite knot, the...
Advice for prolonged cold/wet/windy conditions - above and below treeline
Personally id be fine with a 40F bag and an additional 40-50F synth quilt if the temps stayed mostly above freezing even in continuous rain test it out in the backyard rain...
Thoughts on the Sawyer mini
Tony, I have the same recollection as well. Â I think I recall seeing this on Sawyer's website. Â Lately, I was browsing the website and was unable to find any of their old...
Ultralight Cot with Cuben fibre Material.
I putting a Cot together and am trying to make it as light as possible . I want my wife to join my on my adventures but she has a lifetime of...
Expanding on David Thomas's Pulk-Shelter idea
The more i've thought about it, the more i like the basic concept of a combined pulk-shelter, especially after reading the article that Alpo shared about Cameron Smith's mostly successful design and...
SilPoly Tarp Durability?
I'm close to having a new tarp made from SilPoly but was curious to see if anyone has much experience with using silypoly tarps and how much of a difference the lower...
Top 10 everyday household things that help keep my base weight UL:
Hey everyone, here are my top 10 everyday household items that help keep my base weight down. These items often do the job of costlier and heavier gear specialized for the task,...
Pack Advice - Comfort vs Weight
Hi all, First post outside of Gear Swap so please be nice. :) My wife and I are finally expanding out from just day hikes to multi-day hikes. As such, I had...
Uncoated tarp?
Given the quality of DWR on modern splash bivies, do we really need to lug around a heavy waterproof coating on our tarps? If they can withstand a light sprinkle, it seems...
