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Podcast 113 | Pad Pumps
Companion forum thread to: Podcast 113 | Pad PumpsIn episode 113 of the Backpacking Light Podcast, we talk about current PAD PUMP trends in the ultralight cottage industry, the challenges faced by...
backup light
Thanks David! It is good to hear about your direct experience with the light. Also good to hear perspectives about the strengths of warmer emitters. I will probably try out an A5...
Staff Picks 2020
Backpacking Light staff and contributors give their 2020 staff picks - their favorite backpacking and hiking gear of the year.
What can you tell me by looking at this map? (Tuxachanie, MS)
Hi all, So I'm hoping to go out soon for an easy 20 miles on a trail I haven't been on—the Tuxachanie Trail in Mississippi. The goal is to walk between sunrise...
3 Season List
I have been working on lightening up my 3 season list. My hikes are solo and they take place around the Southern AT and the Smokies. I would spend a maximum of...
Evolution of UL Hiker
Is there a process where people go to light and return to heavier options...albeit light heavier options. What are your thoughts? Did you go lighter and move back a bit for your...
Lamps : oil or candle ?
Not to hijack the other thread and since I appreciated Eric's suggestion of getting the Lanski sharpening kit (it works !) I would appreciate his take on on candle vs oil lamp...
Winter Backpacking with Travel
I'm trying to put together a list for 2 months of traveling interspersed with 7 or 8 overnight backpacking trips. I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around all the gear considerations. Any...
backup light
I’ve had several shelter failures in the middle of the night and I used a light to help me see what I was doing when fixing it. Those could have become a...
Holiday Gift Guide (for Trust-Funded Gear Junkies)
Companion forum thread to: Holiday Gift Guide (for Trust-Funded Gear Junkies) My Benchmade 940 is my EDC and favorite knife for the front country. It's not my first choice for backpacking but...
Layering advice for Rainier
I will be trying to summit Rainier in the middle of June, and I'm trying to finish up my gear list. I'm asking for advice on layering. For the upper body I'll...
SHR Next week - Here is my gear list
Leaving for the Sierra High Route next week and have all my gear together. Will be out 8 days. I'm coming in at 37lbs for everything (food) included but not physical water....
Really little front bike light
Hi, Anyone have a recommendation for a very small/lightweight front bike light that can put out a powerful beam? (I'm guessing 30-60 lumens.) It should be... - a handlebar light - EASILY...
Please post your snow-camping gear lists!
Hi all, I'm looking to move from Sierra three-season backpacking into some snow-shoeing and snow-camping, and I'm looking for help in figuring out what I need to expand my UL setup into...
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My girlfriend and I will be doing the Appalachian Trail in 2010. We will start in the middle of May at Georgia. Lately I have been extremely flustered with trying to figure...
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My girlfriend and I will be doing the Appalachian Trail in 2010. We will start in the middle of May at Georgia. Lately I have been extremely flustered with trying to figure...
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My girlfriend and I will be doing the Appalachian Trail in 2010. We will start in the middle of May at Georgia. Lately I have been extremely flustered with trying to figure...
Gear List Advice
What a fantastic site and community. I just came across it a few weeks ago and can't get enough of it. I have been working on a gear list and would really...
STATE OF THE MARKET REPORT: LED Headlamps (2007)
Three years ago, LED lights couldn't compete with incandescent headlamps in demanding conditions. Today, it's a whole different ballgame.
Getting Back Into It
Hi all, Prior to kids (and until my daughter was 18 months) my wife and I were avid backcountry adventurers. I guided canoe trips in the boundary waters and we've done some...
