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Episode 115 | Tiny Things
In episode 115 of the Backpacking Light podcast we're sharing Big Talk about Tiny Things: Those little ultralight bits of gear that have an outsized impact on our experience in the backcountry.
Horseshoe to Whitney 2014
Golden Pinnacle Six months ago, I woke up every morning and waited to reserve an exit permit for Mt. Whitney, for a solid week the 25 permits per day would disappear between...
Tuolumne Meadows to Ireland Lake - July 2011
July 18-21, 2011 Tuolumne Meadows to Ireland Lake (One Way): 11.4 Miles Total Miles (Round Trip)Traveled Roughly: 25 After stumbling upon this forum about a week before a planned trip I decided...
Where to carrying a plb and why?
If you carry a plb I’d like to know where you have it while hiking? I’m thinking of using a “holster” kind of thing to carry a plb while solo hiking this...
Mt. LeConte Loop, GSMNP
After my stress fracture from my previous long hikes this summer, I was a bit nervous about this hike, though its short nature left me reasonably confident that my rehab efforts would...
Ultralight Backpacking Ethically (UBE)
"Tom... So true. Remember the conversion to metric?" Ah yes. The only way you're going to take my pint away from me is to pry it from my cold dead fingers! Not...
Tuolumne to Yosemite Valley via Red Peak Pass-- August 7-12, 2012
Last year my wife’s and my packs were in excess of 25 pounds base weight each. This year our packs were both sub-10lbs each (including bear canisters), with my pack weight at...
How to best ship gear USA-Iceland and Italy-USA?
My family of four has a wedding to attend in Italy this summer (so that includes suits, fancy dresses, presents, etc). Then we return via 9 days in Iceland where we'll hike,...
AA Wall Charger for a Thru-Hike
I'm trying to find a lightweight and ideally speedy AA charger for an upcoming thru hike. I'm interested in a wall charger, not a fancy solar array. Right now I've got a...
Gear Help Anonymous
Just ordered an MLD Solo Mid, Inner Net, Spirit Quilt, and misc. items. I need a hug. Great choices! Didn't Ron give you a hug? Hilarious. No, but I am going to...
Family weekend trip into the Tararuas New Zealand
Went on an enjoyable weekend trip with my daughter and some friends from the tramping club recently to a popular historic hut in the local Tararua Ranges in New Zealand. Finally got...
Everyday Carry
Knives are limited in their uses outside of the woods. Multi tools can be very useful. "can be weaponized." You mean, beat the shit into someone? On my person, everyday: Wallet and...
Why go fast? Why go slow?
I see no reason to need any reason to go however fast/slow/far/not I want. Same here. Mostly solo so I set my own pace which is sometimes fast or sometimes moderate but...
ouzel-test2
image here This trip celebrated the reunion of two guys who did a lot of backpacking in the Kern Basin back in the 80’s, before the demands of family and profession forced...
ouzel-test2
image here This trip celebrated the reunion of two guys who did a lot of backpacking in the Kern Basin back in the 80’s, before the demands of family and profession forced...
ouzel-test2
image here This trip celebrated the reunion of two guys who did a lot of backpacking in the Kern Basin back in the 80’s, before the demands of family and profession forced...
GGG 2023 Gathering of Gear Geeks
Welcome Catherine! If you haven't followed the GGG's before we have a lot of fun meeting & greeting, showing new gear, taking a tour of the various shelters, "competitions" such as wood...
Hiking the North Rim Yosemite Valley via Rock Slides Trail.
Hi everybody, Just wondering if anybody has experience hiking the Rock Slides Trail aka the Old Big Oak Flats Rd. from Yosemite Valley to North Rim exiting via Snow Creek Trail to...
Ryan Jordan’s SUL Winter Challenge
John writes: >> layer the jacket over the vbl for even more loft... I think we might have a misunderstanding here. Kevin suggested using a hooded insulating jacket (a special BMW Cocoon...
barefoot stream fording?
I've spent a fortune reducing my pack weight and will leave many nice-to-have items at home for my 4-day Black Forest Trail (pennsylvania) solo backpacking trip. This 40-mile trail will include numerous...
