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MYOG 2P Trekking pole supported tent for more demanding conditions
Hi, Warning, long post. The reason I want to post my new MYOG 2P shelter is its rather different design from most trekking pole supported tents here and used material. I hope...
Internal Frame Layout Questions/Advice Needed
I'm in over my head, thinking I can build an internal frame pack. VX2, 40ish liters, simple frame and hipbelt Looking at this layout for a simple U-shaped frame made of aluminum...
My gear
With your help I have purchased my first fastpacking gear setup. The only thing left to purchase is stakes and guyline - which I do have a question about. Gatewood cape users...
Improved Water Scoop: Design Phase
I was pretty committed to using PLA because it is food safe and the extrusion process allows for a hollow design but I am pretty unhappy with the results. I could print...
Northern Sweden - Kungsleden
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi All,</span>  <span style="font-weight: 400;">This is my first post on Backpacking Light! </span>  In early July, I’ll be hiking with a friend on the popular, Northern section of...
Why Choose a Quilt Over a Bag?
I will first acknowledge that we are not all the same, and that's a good thing. We have different likes, dislikes, temperature preferences, etc. I'm glad manufacturers make options to fill these...
New EE Pad Cover
Oh boy, new gear to discuss :) I don't remember ever seeing a pad cover offered by a manufacturer before, although I have seen a few DIY examples. Â They look nice and...
Any ideas how to fix this tarp?
I paid a supposedly vendor a large amount of $ for a 10x10 camo sil tarp and got a half A$$ tarp. IE the edges were rolled with just one seam and...
COSTCO carbon fiber hiking poles - $29.95
I picked up a pair of "Cascade Mountain Tech" carbon fiber hiking poles today at a COSTCO near Thousand Oaks, CA. For $29.95 I couldn't resist. They came with small snow baskets...
The State of Lightweight Backpacking in Europe
Companion forum thread to: The State of Lightweight Backpacking in EuropeLightweight backpacking is growing in Europe. What makes it unique and what are the similarities to lightweight backpacking in the US? Thanks...
Z-Packs Tent Modification
This Z-Packs tent is a Hexamid Twin, similar to the currently available Duplex. This modification is made is inserting a line on the inside of the tent, and staking out that...
Help Me Lighten My Winter Gear
Just did my second winter backpacking trip at Crater Lake! A snow storm hit us overnight, dumped 18" of snow, lows were -10 degrees F, and 45 mph wind gusts whipped my...
Light particle mask may be helpful for desert dust and smoke
See next post A few months ago I did a weekend desert trip with night winds of about 20-25mph. The wind was carrying a very find dust that covered every exposed...
What's your winter tent?
I ended springing for a vestibule for my Firstlight- should be handy for cooking @mtwarden I'd like to fit a 3.5in long/wide pad in a Firstlight and I'm your height - think...
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 Backpacking Stove: An Ultralight Vortex Burner (Part 5: Pot Support)
In part 5, Roger Caffin shares his design for a pot support for the vortex burner as a solution for an ultralight winter DIY backpacking stove system.
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...
