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Rae Lakes Loop – 5/21-22/10 (Snowshoe)
Overview This trip starts at Roads End in Kings Canyon. It is approximately 40 miles. (GPS lost power at Glen Pass at 18.1, NPS claims 46 and mapping software claims 36) I...
Light adjustable torso pack
I need a light weight, not too expensive pack to recommend to 12-16 year olds. Does anyone know of a light weight pack with adjustable torso length ? (I think the $180...
Backpacking in yosemite
I am going up backpacking in Yosemite national park November 23rd so the conditions are going to be a little bit cold but overall i think it will be ok. Our trip...
UL Winter System
I have been creating a light system for wintering out the Presidential Range in New Hampshire. Mt. Washington, (6,000ft) is known for high winds and low temps (15F to -20F). I plan...
Grand Teton - Backpack & Climb
Hello, So we'll be climbing the Upper Exum of the Grand Teton first week of August. The plan is to hike in the first day (6 miles, 4000ft) to Morain CG. Summit...
Backpacking with Children - A Gear List for Two
So, armed with help from the last gear list I posted, I went out with my daughter (age 5) this past weekend. I got my base weight down to 20.2 lbs (13...
Creeping Weight.
My pack is growing. It hasn't been an entirely conscious process, but it's happening. It's mostly out of laziness. Like not wanting to fiddle with guylines and site selection and wanting my...
Favorite Settings for Zebralight H52W (or similar)
I picked up a Zebralight H52w recently, and I've been really impressed with the light so far. It hasn't gotten much use yet, but I am potentially heading on the first real...
2014 Continental Divide Bikepacking Gear List
This is a first draft. I'm playing with the idea of taking on the CDT this summer. Let me know what you think! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnGMnzhurASwdFdSWExBZnpNR25vM2d2Ylg3U3dqMFE&usp=sharing Item Darn Tough Merino Wool Boot Sock Smartwool...
Should I be carrying more Dead Birds?
I was looking at the Phase AR Hoody. Might pick one up! For what it's worth, I've got a couple of Arc'Teryx products: a wool baselayer and a pair of hiking/climbing shorts....
Skurka can't get no love
http://www.trailspace.com/forums/comments/topics/114077.html#114386 What a shame. Some of the comments at the end establish ignorance to a new level. The comments are pretty tame to me. The internet will always be full of clowns...
AT Hike
So I have already posted a gear list here for an AT thru hike, but I have been offered a job for June and July, so my plans changed. I will be...
Hiking and Using Technology...
Phone, kindle, and Inreach Mini for me. More than 4 days, I'll add a lipstick charger for the phone. My phone has replaced a camera, my kindle has replaced a book. Each...
2022 Bob Open
If you chose the yo-yo would it be legit to dump gear at a location knowing you would be back there on the return trip? Thoughts on this.... That’s my plan Tom....
The battle of Tarp vs Tent
I only have experience with 2 walled free standing tents backpacking, but I also want to shed some weight in my pack. That being said I am stuck between buying a lightweight...
Winter backpacking: Hike nights, sleep days?
In coastal Central California, the winters are relatively mild: rare snow, some dumping rainstorms, occasional floods and landslides, day temps generally above 40 F (4 C), night temps not too much below...
What are the most useful inexpensive items you carry?
This is the inverse thread to the currently running "Unusual (and expensive) item that you consider worth it" thread. What are the most useful inexpensive items you carry? For me it would...
I Finished the CT!
In 2011 I attempted to thru-hike the Colorado Trail (CT). I got about 409 miles from Denver to Molas Pass then had to bail out because of an ankle injury. This fall...
Durston X-Dome 1.5 order shipping
Hikers that got in on the first round of X-Dome orders just started getting email notice that rents are shipping. Anybody order one? If you did, could you post a first use...
Tic Tac pocket survival kit - what would you include?
I like the priorities you have identified, John. If I was going to carry a kit like this I’d probably carry what you are carrying. It occurs to me that you could...
