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Is Tyvek Really That Bad?
Is Tyvek really all that bad? :) Yeah, I know polycro is all the UL rage, but I use a NeoAir. I'm more than just a little paranoid about getting a puncture...
Noobie Bivy Questions
I'm thinking about trying a bivy with a tarp to get lighter. My limited bivy experience is with the US Army Goretex MSS Bivy, which I am not fond of, as it...
What bivy should I get?
I'm going to see if I can drop some weight because I bought a multiuse poncho tarp (sea to summit cordura 11.9 oz). I would like something that will give me splash...
3.5 ounce groundsheet bad or good?
Ok the current groundsheet i use under my tarp is a hemmed piece of dwr coated ripstop nylon 6x2 1/2 feet it weights 3.5 ounces I know it's lighter then my tyec...
Does tarp + bivy actually save all that much over a tent?
I made something similar to a Whelan Lean To - large open face Used it on a trip up the Deschutes River from the Columbia River Windy - guessing maybe 30 MPH...
Ground Cloth Suggestions
I mostly use tarps and mid shelters, and I camp in a lot of muddy and wet/snowy places. I typically use SilNy ground cloths but on particularly muddy and wet trips they...
How do you cowboy camp?
I find I usually prefer to cowboy camp if at all possible. The lazy side of me enjoys not setting up a shelter, and where/when I backpack, precipitation is usually minimal. My...
Cuben Bug Net
When I noticed that the .5 cuben and .5 noseeum where basically the same weight I began to ponder an idea for a hammock bug net. Most hammock nets are designed in...
Tarping 101
I've always been a tent camper, usually using a mainstream 2 person tent like the REI Quarter Dome T2 which comes in around 4.5 pounds. If I'm going with someone else and...
Does this add up, first time uber light. New England late summer - summer..
I run, i an only looking to do overnight trips for the moment. I plan on being in the woods no later that 8am the first day and out by no later...
Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape
Gatewood Cape ReviewInitial Impressions I was excited to get my new Gatewood cape in the mail today. Overall, it seems constructed with care and besides a few concerns (discussed with below) it...
When is a bivy sack necessary?
What is the conventional wisdom regarding floorless shelters (i.e., no bathtub floor) and down sleeping bags? I'm thinking about shelters along the lines of the SMD Wild Oasis, MLD Solomid, and the...
My new TN ltra 1 w/ net tent, half pyramid! SUL
Make a rain skirt with it and mod the skirt to be the beak! Or make a beak and mod it to be a rain skirt. ;) The stick on tie outs...
Hexamid Solo tarp with cuben groundsheet and no bivy?
I'm curious--how many of you hike with this setup? Â I currently hike with, and like, the Hexamid Solo tent (with mesh floor) plus cuben groundsheet, but I am looking to drop another...
Ground Cloth: foam or polycryo?
I got my first tarp on Gear Swap a few days ago. I'm not explicitly looking to convert to tarp usage, but I did want to try a tarp out, at least...
3 Shelter Options. Would Like Your Opinion
I have narrowed my next shelter to the following three options and I would like your opinions. Option 1: Mountain Laurel Designs Cuben Grace Solo Tarp: 5.5oz Titanium Goat Ptarmigan Bivy w/Full...
Best UL groundsheet
What's the best lightweight groundsheet out there that can be used as a shelter floor in multiple environments? Kind of thinking in the minimalism vein so I have only one choice in...
Blizzard bag plus synthetic quilt inside?
So I'm already thinking about how I'm going to try to do a SUL trip this upcoming year in the summer in the Cascades and I'm needing help in the sleeping department....
Need Help Picking SUL Insulation and List Critique
I have done several hikes this summer at an SUL weight. I hike in the mountain of NE Georgia and North Carolina, and during these hot summer months, it isn't too hard...
Tyvek v Silinylon
I've been watching the TT Sublite threads with interest and thinking of buying one when I'm ready for a new tent. I'm not clear on what varying qualities would make people buy...
