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My First Gear List
This is my first attempt at weighing everything and putting it into a spreadsheet. I'm going on a 26 mile two day trip in a couple of weeks in VA. Any input...
Outward Bound – Alpine Backpacking
I would like your thoughts on a topic along the same lines as the excellent Philmont article by Doug Prosser (http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/boy_scout_gear_list_philmont.html) My wife Wendy is signed for a 9-day Women Only Outward...
Feedback Requested on Gear List
This gearlist has been a work in progress for quite some time. Obviously I've tried different gear throughout the years I've been backpacking but my attention to detail matured to the next...
Solo shelter advice, JMT and beyond
Hi all - would love your opinions on which solo shelter to bring on a JMT thru-hike and for longer term solo use, from you folks who frequent the Sierras. A few...
Seek Outside Unaweep or Revolution
I've gone to their website and watched YT videos. I must confess...I'm not getting what the attraction is to these packs. They're external-framed, don't have a lid (unless you want to spend...
UL hiker "swam with the sharks too many times"
Ugh... UL hiker dies of hypothermia ""Lacking four pounds of gear, it became a fatal mistake," said Steve Volla, Davis' son-in-law, said. "I don't think that she ever understood that ultralight doesn't...
Surefire Saint Minimus/Zebralight H31w first impressions
First a disclaimer - I'm a bit of a flashaholic so I tend to take the opportunity when in the woods (and lots of darkness) to try out different lights and configurations....
It's Always an Adventure
On October 27th Newton packed up his 1998 Toyota Tacoma and at 5:am left home for the North Shore of Lake Ponchartrain. In particular he was headed to the house of his...
SUL Wt Goals
Jamie, Glad you posted that link back to 2008. You inspired me and many others to give SUL a shot. It was one thing to read about the superstars of hiking doing...
My Gearlist, Please take a look
This is going to be my gearlist for a 1 month hike of the PCT, starting in southern OR working my way north. I will depart middle of June. Any suggestions for...
Ways to lighten up: 3 night trip to Havasupai
So I am new to this forum and lightweight backpacking in general. I've been doing Havasupai for 3 years in a row now and this year have started working on lightening my...
Winter Day Hiking Items: Scenario
SCENARIO: You are leaving at 5 am, January 15, from a trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park on Snowshoes, elevation is 7,000 feet. Temperature is 14 °F and it's snowing lightly with...
Rechargeable Lithium AA Batteries - anyone using them?
I just learned that rechargeable lithium double-A's are now a thing. I'd love to hear people's experiences using them! I might consider these for: -Steripen Classic: mine is about 10 years old,...
Luci inflatable, solar lantern.
I have used this little lantern on the last 3 backpacking trips I have taken and at home during a couple of power outages. The longest I have run it, on the...
New to UL -- Rocky Mtn, 3 season kit
Hi there everyone, I'm hoping for some feedback to improve or lighten my Rocky Mtn. 3 season kit. I've been working on it all year after a backpacking trip to Big Bend...
My smart phone, a digital swiss army knife.
Ok, so I am sure a lot of people here are familiar with smart phones and how they can be used to lighten the load of backpacking. But I thought I would...
Winter weight – need to loose some pounds!
Roger, It's interesting to see your decision making. You have a different set of variables and goals. I am usually in a teaching situation when I do the LONG trips in the...
Winter Kit- Let me know what you think
This is my winter backpacking list. It will be used in both the Colorado Rockies and the Utah desert for the most part. This list is under the assumption that I am...
Food for seirras? help
Well i am going up back packing in the sierras with my friend this summer. It is going to be fairly hot and i was wondering what would be a good intake...
Winter Must Haves
The candle just works! Bring it on all my winter trips when its snowing hard, sleeting, blusty winds or everything is burried under snow and ice. My candle is comforting inside my...
