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The Initiative...12,500 miles, one year, will he do it?
Two months and he's still in the first state of the first trail? Game over, enjoy the hike but know theres no way he's doing all four trails in one year. But...
New Stove Setup
> The Keg-H comes with a Reflectix cozy. Do you lift with/by the beerband? I carry LW gloves and a kercheif. Maybe that's all I need. The beer band lip-guard is a...
Your Best Gear of 2010
1.) TT Moment- survived numerous drenchings in the California desert of the PCT, and for that, I thank it! 2.) GG mariposa- super light and I personally found it very comfortable unless...
wieghts
Just a curious question: How come the actual weight of gear never seems to match what they are listed as. it seems that when I way most things, they seem to be...
Hogan Goes Mirrorless
Dirk, you can see photos taken with the NEX 5 on my blog: http://www.christownsendoutdoors.com Wow, how frustrating. Is it some vestige of the fight against the "gray market" from when the Yen...
Fire Screen / Spark Arrest Screen source?
Does anyone know a source for the type of screen used by Titanium Goat and other wood stove makers? I've been trying to find something for some time to act as a...
Help! Need ideas on slippery silnylon floors...
I'm just about to pull the trigger on a Pyra Tent and Pyra Net 1 from Bear Paw Tents, but I'm stuck on the choice of floor material. John at BPT has...
why no reviews on Warbonnet
I am looking up both Warbonnet and Hennessy Hammocks here on Bpl. There is a lot of mention of Warbonnet in the forums, including a few reviews. BPL, on the other hand...
Generic day hiking list
We spend a lot of time on multi-day and thru-hiking gear lists, but I assume most of the hiking we do is day hikes. The list below is my generic equipment list...
Winter Gear List (Smokies, 8-10 day trip)
- Yeah, I'm going to keep the pack cover. I prefer to have the extra layer of protection in this case. - I'll take the extra pair of liner gloves - Even...
HMG Echo I – Initial Impressions
"I would really like your thoughts on just the bug-net (inner modular) setup." What sort of thoughts are you after? The inner would set up easily like this and work nicely, but...
Anyone use bubble wrap or Reflectix to supplement
I was thinking of getting a ThinLite or BPL pad and supplementing it with a piece of bubble wrap or Reflectix underneath, or possibly creating a sandwich of wrap between two pads....
Easton Kilo
"I think the 2011 Nemo Obi Elite should give this a big run for the money. 31sq feet, steep vertical wall ends, over 40" of headroom, freestanding, double walled, side entry, and...
Performance Appraisal of the Tarptent Moment
Reading your post, I realized that I implied that the Scarp was the ONLY double-walled tent that works that way... which isn't the case, nor was it my intent. Oops. :) Hey...
Which Lightweight Tent
+1 on Sierra Designs Lightning...excellent Shelter Hi U, Re: "I have always wondered why the pack in your avatar was so stinking big Steve... but didn't have the guts to ask! :)"...
Everything Weighs Something
"...but why be in such a hurry? You're at camp, you're not going anywhere, what's the rush?" I'm hungry!!! Even though I'm snacking properly, the last one was two hours ago. Time...
Cub Scouts
So I'm on the committee for my son's cub scout troop and have kinda emerged as the resident backpacker/camping expert. I'm on a mission to change some mindsets here, as the good...
Is Spinnaker waterproof?
I found a few suppliers for spinnaker cloth but I am wondering if it is waterproof "out of the box" so to speak or if it requires silicone treatment. Sail makers sell...
Relative heat of combustion: Alcohol and Olive oil
Weight for weight, at 9564.6cal/g, olive oil has around 2.7 times the heat of combustion of alcohol. Given that one of the major complaints about alcohol as a fuel for UL backpacking...
Montgomery Kettle (ultralight chimney-boiler) reservations
please put me down for one... I've been following the progress on this for a while, I think its really cool you got this to production so soon... and $60 is more...
