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Rattlesnakes
Those of you hiking in areas where you are likely to run into rattlesnakes, what do you do other than hope you will be warned before a bite? I walked up the...
Home on the Highway - San Francisco to Ushuaia, Argentina in an 87 4Runner
It has been a while since we have done an update, We ended up spending the past 2 months in Guatemala soaking up the culture, slowing down our pace, and doing some...
gear list JMT Aug 16-Sept1
Please check out the list. I am new (within the last year)to lightweight backpacking. I have used this list on 2 trips. One in the grand canyon and on a 5 night...
Grand Sawtooth Loop (Grandjean to Grandjean)
Drove the two hours from Wichita Falls to the Will Rogers Airport in OKC. Southwest to Denver, 3 hour layover with a microbrewery visit in the Denver Airport. Denver to Boise, arriving...
April Trip 6 Nights, Recommendations – Yosemite?
Hello All, This is my first BPL post, though certainly not my first forum. A friend I are planning a hike the second week of April in Yosemite, we would to do...
Fenix Cree LED Hat Clip
Prototype still, need to attach elastic loop to clip for slide in/out of light. Has nice tight swivel, plenty of resistence so light does not wander or get jolted out of position....
Roan Highlands
A few members of the BPL Southern Appalachians Facebook group decided to head on up to the Roan Highlands for a brief 40 mile trip. I will only be recounting the first...
Firestarting gear – and its protection
What do you use for ultralight firestarting gear, and how do you protect it? I've been backpacking with mini Bic lighters, and basic matches, but I've had either of those items fail...
Pants for Three Seasons?
I searched the forums but didn't see much about pants for three season use, mostly around North Georgia or Western North Carolina. I tend to go out fast and push myself hard....
Weekender Gear List
After ~15 years without camping (much less backpacking), this year I did some car camping. On a day-hike on the CT during one such trip, I bumped into Gary who was thru-hiking....
Roan Highlands
A few members of the BPL Southern Appalachians Facebook group decided to head on up to the Roan Highlands for a brief 40 mile trip. I will only be recounting the first...
“Expert” List Needs Fresh Perspective
Nia: Thanks for taking the thread into this outside-the-box line of thinking. For extended trips wherein big mileage isn't the focus, the wood stove and Tenkara rod will save weight as well...
Favorite piece of gear?
Just curious, what's the first thing you think of when you think about your 'favorite piece of gear?" Not necessarily the most expensive, or even the most used or versatile. While I...
Cheapest UL Gear List Challenge
Here is the challenge, typically people here try to construct a list of the the lightest pack possible. How about posting the lightest 3 season list but using the cheapest equipment that...
Staying in-practice mentally (dealing w/complexity)
As a starting point I hope we can all agree that backpacking is complex. It involves navigating and solving a bunch of little problems (and some big ones) using a combination of...
newbie
Both to Backpacking Light and to lightweight backpacking. I've got our gear down to 22 pounds (not including food, water, fuel or clothes...need to get a scale for those). this includes my...
Gear we don't buy from cottage manufacturers
Whilst preparing for a pilgrimage down I-5 to visit REI, I started thinking about the gear that cottage manufacturers either don't make (yet?), or rarely make, and what I still buy from...
40% off coupon code for today only
For those of you who shop at STP I just posted a 40% off site wide coupon code. It's valid until midnight tonight It might be time for me to get that...
Weekend Vol Biv / ParaTreking kit
A buddy and I are going on a weekend vol bivouac trip this weekend east of San Diego. Vol Biv is french for "flying camping" where you hike and paraglide to get...
Foretrex 101 and Lithium Batteries
Hey, I checked on Garmin's web site: http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=1245 It looks like there was a fix to improve support for lithium batteries a long time ago. I am not sure what version of...
