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Gear List for a Simple Overnighter
Here's the scenario: You get off work Friday at 1 pm and you have 24 hours. So you swing by the house, and grab your dedicated "ready kit", suitable virtually year round...
Looking for light solo tent: your help needed
Hi, I would need a 3-seasons tent, very light, one person (or two), enough room to put the boots or backpack in case of rain, resistant to heavy rain and wind. I...
By the Numbers: Crushing It - How Bad is Thermal Degradation in Synthetic Insulation?
Companion forum thread to: By the Numbers: Crushing It - How Bad is Thermal Degradation in Synthetic Insulation?In part two of this investigation, we see what happens when you crush insulation beneath...
Calling All ZPacks Duplex Users
The software is using Greenwich Mean Time. Nice being ahead for once. But in Sweden it looks normal. The software is using Greenwich Mean Time. Ah...Thanks Brad. Â That's all well and good...but...
Help me choose some gear for Patagonia
Hi all, I bought airline tickets to go to Torres del Paine (Nov. 22- Dec. 6), and I'd like your help with choosing some gear to stay comfortable. I don't have much...
NEGTG2 - Glastenbury Mt - 2012-01-13 - 15
My trip report for the New England GTG #2 I believe everyone was meeting at the lower shelter 2mi in mid-day. My housemate and her boyfriend and I were set to join...
Trip Report – Snowshoeing the High Sierras – 4/29-5/1/10
Overview This trip is 37 miles starting at the Onion Valley Trailhead on the east side of the Sierra near the town of Independence, CA. To do the loop without shuttle requires...
TIM MARSHALL NEEDS YOUR HELP
Thanks everyone! This was Lily's first backpacking trip at 2 months, and Henry's 9th at 3 years. He can now identify consistently over 10 plants and just LOVES the outdoors. It's so...
Newbie help for 6 year old child backpack
Hi This is my first post, and as I cannot find any area of this forum to introduce myself, I’ll do it here. My name is Darryl and I live in London...
JMT gear list feedback please
O.K this is my proposed gear list for my upcoming JMT thru late this month. Its heavier than I would like but, I also need to balance long term comforts with light...
GG ThinLight R-value
I'm looking to lighten up my sleep pad and was looking at the Gossamer Gear ThinLight insulation pad. Comfort is not an issue, but warmth is. Does anyone know the R-value of...
high loft hats/balaclavas
I have the Ray-Way bomber hat and I'm not satisfied with it (uneven loft and not warm enough). The only other option I've found (except designing and making my own) is the...
Torrential Downpours and Wind Under a Tarp
https://youtu.be/QovSsQeGEtM?si=4LTi7bIpNw2a558v New York Harriman State Park Trip Month(05) - May Report / Notes A very last minute decision to go on a short 5.5 mile hike and camp near a quiet lake...
Are you a down shifter?
I just saw YAYV (Yet Another YouTube Video) claiming magical but theoretical benefits for backpackers being able to shift goose down or duck down within the baffle tubes of sleeping bags or...
new bag offering from Nunatak
I talked with Jan a couple of months ago about a down bag, sans zipper. Â He had the Akula half bag, but I wanted something full length (74") and needed it to...
Temp rating for two person quilt for sierras
Hi. I am in the market to buy a two person quilt for the California Sierras. Possibly the Underground Quilt Comforter which has a 32 degree rating. I am more of a...
Hybrid Down and Apex quilt.
Well, wish i had the skills to make a quilt with these combined within the same layer, but i'm not sure that is the case when it comes to down. In any...
New member, new to LW/UL, with a 3-season gear list for a husband and wife
Hey guys. I'm new here, and thought I'd start with a good ole fashioned gear critique. As a preface, I'd call myself a typically experienced 3-season backpacker. I've done lots of trips...
Looking for a synthetic quilt
Has anybody tried the Enlightened Equipment Prodigy 30 quilt? I thinking about giving one a try. Living on the east coast most of my trips are to the NC and Virginia Mountains....
New Kids Sleeping Bag
I dabbled with making a kids sleeping bag. Went for a 5" loft bag for 25*. I was looking for a 30% overstuff on a 2" baffle (top and bottom). It came...
