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Photon Freedom Micro Light
Do ye UL freaks ever use just your Photon Freedom microlights for night hikes? Do you recommend them? Why or why not? Slightly off topic, but you can buy the Photon Freedom...
mozzie repellant.
In aus the mosquitos can get pretty bad in the more humid areas. for many years i thought i was alergic to them because i got such bad reactions to their bites....
hybrid bivy/quilt
Hybrid quilt/bivy I've made several versions of this hybrid bivy/quilt over the years, made refinements, slept in it for many nights. Maybe there are some ideas here that would be useful to...
Wonderland Trail Preliminary Planning
I am considering doing the Wonderland Trail in August or September. I am not yet fully decided on this trip at that time, but plan to commit by the time permit requests...
PrincetonTech Byte Failures?
I know the first run of the PTech Byte had terrible parasitic drain... (which is resolved in the current version) What Other failures have people seen? 2010 version of Byte - only...
Is there a SteriPEN-like device that uses a UV LED?
After reading the extra-long post about some potential reliability issues with SteriPENs, just wondering if a portable device that uses an LED in the correct UV-C frequency might be in the works....
Double Wall, 3-4 man tent
Apologies in advance if this has been covered about a million times - I did some searching and still had some questions. My boyfriend is going to be coming backpacking with me...
JMT Late july/early august North to South
This is the first list I've compiled. Without buying anything new I could drop 10oz by switching out the sit pad and neoair for a torso ridgerest, but I'm leaning towards comfort...
When I first started backpacking………
After reading “Getting 2 Friends Outside of Their Comfort Zone”, it got me thinking about the flip side: my first backpacking trips. While many of us have a significant number of miles...
Crossing the Adirondacks
Ari Jutkowitz goes backpacking in the Adirondacks to the tune of 161 miles over the span of 8 days. He shares his thoughts and experiences.
Paper & Pencil
Just returned from a great trip to Emerald Lake in the Shasta-Trinity Wilderness here in NorCal. Learned a valuable lesson about essential gear, which I will be carrying from now on. Due...
Personal Locator Beacons...
Interesting review that was updated on March 13 2013: http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Emergency-Electronics-Reviews The market is definitely interesting here. It seems to fall into two camps. 1 are devices that allow 2 way communication via...
Gear List for Mt. Whitney
Looking for input on my clothing/sleep system gear list for a July 15th-16th summit attempt of Whitney. One night at the 12,000ft trail camp then early morning to summit and back. Perhaps...
Gossamer Gear Gorilla
After putting a few low-mileage days on this pack, I'm in love. As described, it hugs the back well and "athletically", granting the upper body full range of motion and eliminating bounce....
Multi-purpose as good as single-purpose?
This is a question implied by this thread that I didn't want to hijack... Have you ever seen a piece of gear designed to perform 2 or more dissimilar functions that performed...
Anish Gear List, AT FKT 2015
http://runhikelivelove.blogspot.com.au/p/appalachian-trail-gear-list.html That is quite light on insulation, just some thin fleece - which makes sense if she's moving so many hours a day. Agreed. One of the perks of her late start...
Please take a look at my lists :)
Hi All, Please can you take a look at my lists and see what you think. I've only been making the transition to lightweight backpacking over the last year, so I am...
2013 AT Thru Hike Jan/Feb Start
This is a starting place for my thruhike assembly. It still needs (a lot) of work but I figured I'd put it up here and get others' feedback too. Sleeping Hammock- 21.3oz-...
alternative to kelty triptease
I'm having difficulty finding a retailer that will ship triptease to Australia. Can anyone recommend an alternative? Is the bpl aircore reflective? I use line tensioners so it doesn't need to hold...
Backpack recommendation for packing with kids
Here's my situation. I'm looking for a pack that will carry my stuff and that of my 5 year old daughter for a 3 day trip (and in a year or two...
