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Hello, glad to meet you – where’s the underwear?
My first BPL post! In the last few days, I've partially converted to the UL philosophy, and have spent a lot of time paring down weight and ordering better gear. This site,...
Backpackers Should be Amateur Naturalists
Ben Kilbourne explores the need for backpackers to be amateur naturalists in our effort to steward our natural environment.
UFO's in the backcountry?
It appeared to be 3 to 4ft long and maybe 6-12″ tall. Going back to the link I posted above, it is very difficult to estimate size and or distance, of an...
Got a new SPOT Gen 3
Finally, after vacillating for a few years, I bought a SPOT Gen 3 locator beacon. I'm backpack elk and mule deer hunting by myself in northern-most Nevada at an average altitude of...
Cheap things that work as good or better than expensive things
Some of my best gear is cheap stuff, stuff that wasn't intended for hiking but works great and with a little care can last quite awhile. Surely others also have found things...
Getting Back Into Backpacking – My Gear List
NOTE: MY PROFILE HAS A PDF VERSION OF MY GEAR LIST THAT INCLUDES CATEGORIES, BRANDS, MODELS, QUANTITY, AND WEIGHTS. THAT IS THE LIST THAT GETS UPDATED AFTER TAKING SUGGESTIONS FROM YOU GUYS....
Help me shed some weight!
None of my gear is heavy, but only some of it is ultralight. I want to take the next step with several key pieces of gear. Right now the base load is...
Granite Gear Crown2 60 Gear Review
The Granite Gear Crown2 60 is a 60 liter capacity internal frame backpack that carries up to about 35 pounds comfortably and weighs around 2.1 to 2.5 pounds.
three days, two nights w/ a 24 liter pack?
^ that looks like a pretty big pack :) another pack that is worth looking at imo is the Rev24, I own the 1.5 and most recently the 12- they really carry...
Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 vs TT Stratospire 2
This may seem like an odd comparison, but I recently picked up the copper spur ul2 for a pretty good deal. I've also been looking at the TT Stratospire 2. I can...
Hypothermia prevention...horrible story on Ozark trail
I read a horrible story about a father and two sons age 10 and 8 hiking on the Ozark trail over the weekend. Having two sons that I often hike with, this...
Blizzard Bag Compressability once used?
So I know it comes vacuumed packed when new but how well does it pack up after it's been used for a night or two? I've read that you can buy a...
Packing for the Florida swamp in winter
Hey all, First post here. I've been day hiking for years but am getting into backpacking now. My first trips will be in territory very familiar to me: the Everglades terrain. Swampy,...
JMT/PCT Gear list
So I'm going to be doing the JMT and the SHR this summer, and the PCT next year and am trying to finalize up my gear list. As follows: Big 4: WM...
Bay Area GGG is a Go!
Better not be 23 That reporting station is closest to where we will be. We* will probably be there for the day on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing everyone. * Casey Emily...
Best backup light source
Just curious what everyone else uses as a backup light source. I use a Princeton pulsar....but my last one turned itself on in my pack and killed the batteries.... Luckily I didn't...
7th Annual Gathering of Gear Geeks
I finished packing the night before. I've never had more than 18ish pounds in my MLD Prophet. I stepped on the scale a couple times, calculated the difference... 32lbs thanks to a...
PCT 2014
Planning a start around May 11th. List: http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=15622 (PDF Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cc073ugtcu72j4c/Pacific%20Crest%20Trail%20Dec%2023.pdf) Missing items: BD Raven Pro Ice Axe (65cm, ~16oz) for the High Sierra Microspikes for the High Sierra Bear Vault 500...
Pack Pockets Yes or No?
MYOG packs leave a lot of options open to the builder. Pockets or the lack of them is one of those options. On a recent outing I had the occasion to do...
Trail running Emergency Bivy Kit
So this summer I am going to start doing some long distance trail runs in Banff. The distances I am looking at are between 50 and 80k (30 to 50 miles). Given...
