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Winds trip Gear List for late July 2016
I know I'm going to get beat up for this list, but I will take it for the hope of some good suggestions. Our group consists of a few back country fishermen...
Cannot seem to lighten up, but maybe if it carries well..
Here's my current gear list as I prep to do some section hiking of the PCT--leaving this weekend. All weights in ounces: 1 RAIN Rain skirt 1 coated ripstop 1.9 3.1 1...
Old Newbie Gear List - Help!
Hi all, I've hiked & backpacked a long while ago & am getting back into it. I've been hiking with a pretty serious group doing relatively fast 13+ mile day hikes, and...
Gear List - 12 day hike into the Wind River Altiplano
This is the link to an equipment list I've prepared for a hike in the Wind River Mountains the last two weeks of August this year. I'm 63 years old and in...
Extreme weather
Let us begin with the hypothesis that climate change is really happening. This thread is not about climate change per se, but rather about the ramifications of "hypothetical" climate change upon human-powered...
PCT Gear List & Backpack Advice!
Hello! I would LOVE it if some of you experienced people would be kind enough to pick apart my gear choices and scan a trained eye over what I’ve come up with....
Big Agnes UL tent users: footprint/ground-cloth yes or no
I just bought a Copper Spur UL2 and am on the fence about using something to protect the floor, or not. It seems pretty thin, though perhaps it is super durable. Will...
Fires and stoves in snow shelters
For those with experience with snow trenches, caves, and the like: How feasible is having a fire or using a stove in a snow trench or other shelter? How about a hot...
Emergency shelter with lower extremity injury
I've been trying to find a combo that keeps to lightweight and minimalist mentality. This would be for daytrips where one does not have the usual full backpacking load (although you XULers...
ZPacks groundsheet/poncho performance
Anyone use these and have experience with them? I wondered how they perform in the wind as a poncho and how they perform as groundsheet. The poncho hood covers the head hole...
Need advice redesigning my Bivvy
Hello, I made this bivvy last winter but would like help to redesign and perfect this project. The thing I noticed and need assistance on is fixing the foot ventilation and adding...
leaking pad or not?
I have a Neoair that I have to augment with air just before going to bed and once during the night. Without submerging the whole thing in water, I was wondering if...
Groundsheet alternatives?
I used Tyvek on my thru and for a couple of seasons after and liked it. Easy to lay out, felt tough under my bag, a good surface to sort gear/food on,...
elephant foot bag in lieu of survival bivy, blankets, etc
I'm looking at my winter day hiking/snowshoeing/skiing pack (which happens to look an awful lot like my elk hunting pack :) ) and got thinking about an uplanned night out. I have...
Coating silnylon floor
Going to get moving on a MYOG tent again. This time I am going to include bug netting and a floor. I want to give the 1.1 sil an extra coating to...
SMD Gatewood Cape Questions
I've decided to go with the Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape as my solo, 3 season shelter, but would like BPL insight on a few things. 1. I am trying to decide...
MLD Duo XL Innernet in a Supermid?
I'm looking at getting an MLD Duo XL Innernet to go in a Supermid. Anybody have experience with this, versus a full Supermid Innernet. Likes, dislikes? Thx, David In the product descriptions...
Quest for perfect shelter system for 3 week solo JMT starting in late July
I'm 5' 10" tall and the S2S Nano Solo is long enough for me, but it has to be pitched just right. I use my trekking pole extended to 50" and simply...
Quest for perfect shelter system for 3 week solo JMT starting in late July
First off I should say thank you all for the excellent reviews and discussions here! I've been lurking since September and have learned a lot. It's been an epiphany to discover all...
First published gear list - will this work with a new light pack?
It's been awhile since I went backpacking, but with my son joining scouts I'm looking forward to some So-Cal weekend trips and maybe something in the Sierra's or Philmont in the next...
