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Dick’s Creek Gap to (oh well) Home: A Trip Gone South!
As I look back over my adult life I can remember saying I would do one thing or another one day. Somehow that day never quite gets here or I simply forget...
New Backpack
Right now I'm rucking a Kelty Redstone 70L from Dick's I got when I first started backpacking. I pared down my kit to be about 16 pounds, base weight, sans pack. With...
CR123 Headlamp/flashlights
Hi all, Anyone using  cr123 batteries and can recommend a head torch/flash lights? Asking as have a lod of surplus cr123's at home that I am looking to find a use for....
My Gear List w/ Photos!
Hello, I'm new here to the forums and thought i'd throw up my current gear list here to get some input. Since we are "snowed in" here in Metro Detroit I have...
Critique my 2013 PCT gear list
Just wanted to post my tentative gear list for my PCT thru hike in 2013. I have most everything already, aside from a few small items. This is just the gear I...
speaking of headlamps
I got mine in the mail. It is a 1 ounce, 5 LED, 2 coin-cell, 2 mode, device I found on eBay, shipped from China, for like $2. As you can see...
Oh Man! I forgot my _______ again!
toothbrush. once. NEVER again. Cheese. Every time. Spend a half-hour the day before picking out the perfect wedge at the yuppie food mart, bring it home, throw it in the fridge, and......
Please help me move from 1-season to 3-season
Dear Folks, I'm looking for advice to move the following summer gear list from 1- to 3-seasons. By three seasons, I mean something that will keep me okay for temperatures down to...
iTP A3 EOS Upgrade Edition
This is one of the best flashlight values: $20 for a high efficiency AAA flashlight with good regulation and a nice range of brightness settings (in lumens: 1.5 for 50h, 18 for...
Gila NF gear list
hello all, i am planning a trip to the Gila NF in may. going by mike c! here are the four things you nee to know 1)i am not solo, there will...
Suggestions please
Well, I'm a newer lightweight backpacker. When I first showed up, I had close to 15 lbs in my big three!!! I'm happy to say that I've come a long way. Now...
East Shoreline Trail and Ohlone Trail
So I decided to hike the Ohlone trail (aka the Cow patty trail) that stretches from Del Valle lake to Mission Peak near Fremont. To make it "interesting" I started at the...
AT Section Hike GSMNP (Newfound Gap – Davenport Gap) 8/29 – 8/31
This is my first posting to the trip report section but here goes. My dad and I did the 40 mile section from Newfound Gap to Fontana Dam about two years ago....
How small a kit?
Anybody ever read comics with the Flash-- the superhero who was the "fastest man alive?" The Flash had a ring that held his compressed superhero costume, which would compress again when exposed...
Scout starter backpacking gear -- the cheapest, best basic gear
What's the *best* beginner backpacking gear for Scouts? Best = cheap, new, easily obtained, only starter quality, and pretty much works. This .com if full of optimized, $3000 opinions -- I'm cheap....
2wd front wheel drive car in the sierra nevadas...
I'm going to be doing some winter backpacking and early spring backpacking this year. I just have a regular Mazda 3... no crazy SUV. Assuming I have chains for my car, how...
SUL with a hammock gear list
Thoughts? 10.5 Modified ION 1.5 Pack frame, sit pad, foot pad 13.8 JRB Stealth 10 IX underquilt 0.9 Dp bug net 0.1 Foil for esbit for fire backup 11.5 DIY 10 x...
criticize my 3 season list and make me better
this is what i usually bring on trips where the night time low temps are expected to be between 40 to 50 degrees F. I use my sleeping bag "Pod style" in...
The other weight of gear aka. I have too much gear!
Hi All, I have too much gear! I want to cut down to a minimalistic gear closet serving for: - 3 season trips (hiking, paragliding, motorbike) - occasional winter overnighters I would...
Missing hiker wouldn’t drink untreated water
I believe we should not criticize Mary with limited information. We can only speculate when she began drinking river water after leaving her note: “no food, h2o, or map”. We can only...
