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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...
does older cuben hold water more than new cuben?
I've been using my cuben Duomid from MLD for about 3 and a half years now...a JMT and a CT thru, in addition to tons of other shorter trips throughout the last...
JMT speed record attempt by Kurt Achtenhagen
All this discussion about categories is totally arbitrary. Not every awesome and/or ground-breaking achievement will fit neatly into our arbitrary pre-defined boxes, which is kind of the point, after all. As long...
The Optimal non-Cuben Tent Fly Material
Executive Summary: Sam Farrington sent me 6 premium tent fly material samples to analyze. The samples are listed in the order of increasing areal density. According to ISO 811, materials with a...
Filtering glacial lakes water
Looking forward to a couple short trips in Glacier park in a bit and maybe just obsessing but how will the sawyer squeeze handle the "rock flower" mineral deposits found in glacial...
Ultralight Coffee Options
My first post. The Mug Mate sells for $12 to $15 but you can find generic brand versions (it is the same thing) occasionally at drug and dollar stores for much less....
Cleaning bottom of tent/bivy etc
Hi, Just putting together a gear list for some lightweight backpacking, and was wondering how you go about wiping/cleaning the bottom of a bivy before packing it away each day? Just use...
Sierra Nevada Summer Backpacking Solo Gear List, base weight 14.7 lbs (6.7 kg).
In preparation for a week long section hike on the JMT this coming August, I've been whittling away at my gear list. My current gear list is posted on my blog. I...
Sell me on a perfect Shelter for 2 people.
Yes, that is the exact reason we migrated to a UL3 from the UL2. However, we did learn, when we went ultralight with the Zpack Tarptents (Duplexes), that the loss of the...
