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Food/Bear Can Musings and Questions
"I guess bears never come and try to grab your backpack full of food while you are hiking".... I have actually heard of that happening... but only in Yosemite... "so maybe you...
Adequate bug protection? Sea to Summit NANO Mosquito Pyramid Shelter?
Well, i'm starting a new, higher paying job somewhat soon, and i'm waiting on some money i had invested/saved from working for the state for a few years, a couple of years...
Removable end triangle for A frame tarps (Kam snaps)
Anyone who's used tarps in A frame configuration knows that you're vulnerable to blowing rains. A net tent with solid ends helps a little but it's still not enough during a storm....
Basecamp tents Backpackable and affordable
Every other winter when I am not having a hip replacement my beloved wife lets me go and ski for the season The campsite area I use is a shortish 9klick ski...
Presentation for children
Soliciting some presentation ideas from the hive mind... My close friend has recruited me to give a talk to her son's coed scouting troop. Â The children are in second grade, and the...
concerning signalling mirrors
Now and then I read folks posting along the lines of "I use _____ as a signalling mirror" or "My _______ is multi use as a signalling mirror". I'm not posing the...
Tarp and groundsheet tips?
I'm noodling over a setup for warm nights where I use a tarp and groundsheet, with no bathtub floor or bug netting. What considerations, skills, caveats do I need to figure out...
End of April in California... Where do I go?
I'm planning a short weekend trip the last weekend of april. Leave friday back sun, so i wish it wouldn't be a WHOLE lot of driving but i'm also fine making a...
How to bond a cat curve on cuben shelter
I've got a few ideas on how I would do it and plan on trying it in the next few days, but hopefully someone has done this before. Who has bonded (not...
Tarptent Dipole Li Review
Is putting a tent stake into the ground really something that a lot of people struggle with? Have you never tried to shove a stake into rock or rocky ground? When the...
Waterproof Bivy or Tarp + lightweight Bivy?
Although I understand that there is no point for a bivy with a good tarp (that I have anyway) I think I might get a MLD Superlight anyway. After some thinking the...
Need Ideas for 30 - 50 mile winter hike around central valley of California
I've got three days next week to try some winter hiking with my dog. I mostly do summer hiking in the Sierras, but want to try some lower altitude hiking. I will...
Tarps and . . . snakes? Please enlighten the noob
Does anyone have anything to share about issues with snakes with tarp tenting? I see a lot of tarps on gear lists here and was curious to know if any of you...
permethrin re-treatment
So I treated a Patagonia capilene base layer with Permethrin last June--the soak-in-a-bag super duper treatment. Manufacturers say that it will last 50 washes. I've only washed this layer about four or...
Bishop Pass to Lamarck Col (hey Taylor, Ken & …)
Okay - I think this trip would work. Still working on dates, but I'm thinking mid to late July to mid August. Taylor, this trip should have good fishing from day 1....
Help Needed
Hi my names Kelly, I am currently completing my Alevel in Textiles and need to gain some information from my target group of backpackers. I would be extremely greatful if you could...
Hot Weather Pants
I decided to drop some cash on some new pants. Picked up some eco mesh pants from Rail Riders. Everything I have read says these are "the" pants for hiking especially in...
Ozark Highlands Trail questions
Three of us are planning a week on the OHT starting the middle of March. We plan on doing a very relaxed pace (7-10 mi/day) with lots of breaks to enjoy the...
beaked tarps: a reasonable solution for muliple environments?
The BPL search function won't work for me, tried it with 2 different browsers on 2 computers. I am in the market for a 2-person cuben shelter and I want to keep...
New 400 mile Condor Trail to span Los Padres NF.
I got excited when I saw this and wanted to share. http://tinyurl.com/2d398ow BTW, if you do much hiking in Los Padres NF, you should take a look at this guy's personal website....
