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cell phone-- bringin' it?
Eric, That is the point. Too many people substitute technology for fitness and skills. Not to mention the advantages of breaking away from the man-world in my first post. But, I advocate...
JMT: 14 days and 13 nights in nature.
This was a trip report I wrote for myself and am now deciding to share. I did the John Muir Trail start to finish at the end of July and through the...
Four Preschoolers on the AT
This past weekend I took my 4 ½ year-old twins for their first backpacking trip (a simple one-nighter). Accompanying us were two other dads (Matt and Bernie) and their 3 ½ year-old...
I did it! 5 lb Base Wt
Again, I want to thank everyone for their comments and assistance with my pack gear list. I posted my first list on 11-30-08, see the list at: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=16947&skip_to_post=129240#129240 I have thrown out...
The Case for a Flashlight
the Arc is a nice little flashlight. i used to have one, but it wasn't very bright. now, they have the "Premium" edition. compared to the Fenix E0, my older Arc (non-Premium)...
Winter Day Hiking Items: Scenario
Scott- the Talon 22 does seem like it carries much more than it's advertised volume-cavernous for such a small pack, most of my stuff is pretty low volume though yeah I don't...
Flash Reviews No. 4
Introductory Reviews of the Sonim XP7 Ultra-Rugged Smartphone; Fenix HL22 Single-AA Headlamp; and Casio Pathfinder PRG-270 Watch.
The Case for a Flashlight
The Case for a Flashlight - Part 1, General Musings Why a headlamp and not a flashlight? In some respects the answer is obvious, viz. "hands free" operation. For the UL backpacker,...
Black Diamond Giz-mo' is really a Giz-less
After "playing with" the new BD Wiz, marketed as a kid's headlamp for "budding alpinists" (BD's own words), i was expecting more from its larger sibling, the Gizmo. Gizmo has three 5mm...
Photon Freedom LED Micro-Light SPOTLITE REVIEW
This miniscule wonder has most of the functionality of a regular headlamp, at a fraction of the weight.
Flash Reviews (No. 1): ZPacks Challenger Raingear, JepPaks Custom Packs, Zebralight H52Fw Headlamp
Companion forum thread to:Flash Reviews (No. 1): ZPacks Challenger Raingear, JepPaks Custom Packs, Zebralight H52Fw Headlamp The link to JepPaks is broken. Needs a second slash in the specifier. Liking the flash...
Treasures From The Mists of the Past
I have been using two UL backpacking items for many years. 1. Princeton Tech Scout headlamp -> 1.7 oz. W/4CR2032 lithium batteries (12 years old) 2. SILVA Huntsman mini protractor compass ->...
The Tarptent Notch Li is Back
Eric, will you take a photo of you inside it with your headlamp on inside? Actually just please take a lot of photos. Still on the fence but considering. Umm...what exactly is...
Initial impressions:Petzl Tikka XP :-(
In preparation for a night hike I wanted to buy a new headlamp. Technology has come a long way since my old Zipka Plus.. (and I couldn't find it!) After a few...
Dual Use Gear That We Never Take Hiking But Just Have To Have ;-)
On a recent stroll through my local Academy Sports and Outdoors I spotted this piece of dual use gear. I had seen it before and put it back. This time I took...
My Summer List
I just posted up a new gear list in my profile, and would appreciate some input on it. Caveats: 1: I will not wait for chemical purification, therefore I use a water...
Who stocks enough gear for others?
I was curious as to how many of you keep enough gear lying around to fully outfit another hiker if need be? Over the years I have collected and refined my gear...
Training for a speed hike.
So I took my biggest training hike to date on Tuesday. I did 41 miles in just under 13 hours, which I felt pretty good about. Amazingly, I wasn't really tired at...
Steripen Adventurer Charger Modification
Hello All, This is a modify/make your own gear question. Has anyone successfully reduced the weight of the steripen adventurer solar charging case, or devised an alternative, lighter charging solution that can...
“Trip Report – Lonesome Complex Fire”
Living in southern Oregon, near Crater Lake and the PCT, I hear daily updates regarding the Lonesome Complex fire. Just this past week the fire doubled in size resulting in the closure...
