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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...
Painting Titanium Stakes
Does anyone have a good way to paint titanium stakes (like blaze orange) so the paint really sticks? I lost a couple of those $2 puppies last summer and resolved to paint...
RapidPure Filters Review
> it would be nice to pop the cell out of my headlamp in the daytime to purify my water. Now that is something I would try hard to never do. Why?...
Zebralight overload...help me choose
I'm buying a new E+lite for my summer hiking. I need another headlamp too, a brighter light for non-summer hiking. Maybe the newest Black Diamond Gizmo is good enough, it weighs 58g,...
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...
Can't stop changing gear?
Anyone here constantly switching gear like me even if it's for the same temperature range? It seems like I finally get the weight/function right with the kit, then do a 180· and...
Surrounded by coyotes need help
On a whim at about 6 I decided to do a quick run/ hike right by my house. Basically I drove about 5 minutes to a dead end and hiked about 2-3...
