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Enchantments Lottery Now Open
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=fsbdev3_053607 Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor. "Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor." But only after I get mine.... "But only after...
Lay-off = backpacking
I was laid-off yesterday, but they're giving me a full year of pay as severance. I'm thinking that it's the perfect chance to plan some great backpacking trips before I get another...
flat tarp
Yes this is what I do. Duomid aside..After a long night of reading and searching I am considering a flat cuben tarp of 8x10 or 8.5x10. Seeing as I really like my...
Tarps vs tents vs bivys: What's your $0.02?
Howdy folks! Getting gear together for 3-season packrafting adventures & I'm considering the sleep system. Tarp, tarp+bivy, UL tent - ??? The main considerations are weight+size, RELIABLE protection against rain, and feedback...
What's your big four weigh/cost? Me- 2 lbs 8.4 oz/$773
Here's my big four video. (Pack, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and tent) That's my thru hiking setup, I often travel even lighter than what you see in that video by traveling critter...
A Philmont Journal - Part 1
We were told that Mountain House was too expensive. Apparently they will re-bid contracts periodically, if not every year, as one might expect. Philmont is something like the 2nd or 3rd largest...
Following the Rules in U.S. Forests?
Jake D, I was never looking for support. I was looking for information as to whether I was making the right or wrong decision, and I got it. Greg, the only thing...
What are the best UL Treckking Poles?
I have been working on my kit to get to UL weight slowly over the last 3 years. I am almost there with the exception of my trekking poles. I beat the...
Three weeks + - where would you go?
Hello all - I may have an opportunity in the next couple of years to take 3-4 consecutive weeks (plus a couple of days for travel) off from work to go backpacking....
Goretex Socks?
I am wanting to get some goretex socks. What would you guys recommend? Are there any to avoid? I want something that works. I need them for walking around in cold rain...
Grand Canyon- Double Crossing aka "Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim"- BPL Group Run
Ima go again in a couple weeks to see how it is without a snow/hail/wind storm, sometime between May 5th n May 14th. :) for anyone who truly wants to trash themselves,...
'Lifelist' hikes in the NW
I am relatively new to Seattle and am trying to compile an aspirational list of hikes, along with the seasons in which to hike them. All of the guidebooks I have bought...
Your Worst Trip
Not the most dangerous, or the hardest, or the one where you had to bail. What trip, that you actually completed, ended up being a more miserable slog than you ever imagined?...
Ultimate Father Child Trip Abroad Ideas
Ok, here's the hypothetical. I am blessed to have backpacking kids and some time on my hands so here it is.... The wife has signed agreement. I can take one kid at...
Benefits of ultralight trekking poles?
Hi, I currently have a pair of Traverse REI trekking poles (19 oz/pair) which work well for me and double as tent poles for my Lightheart Gear solo. I recently saw another...
SMD Haven for 2 or Lunar Duo
Looking at the SMD Haven tarp/nettent for me (5'10" 170 lbs) and my wife (5'4" 115 lbs). Worried about space in the nettent, which we would always use, though the straight walls...
2lb tent for 2
Hiking partner is wife. I need a tent with a max weight of 2 lbs. She isn't quite an ultralight believer yet ( I'm the pack mule). tarps are out. Looking at...
Spectacular PNW trip suggestion??
Ok, I know there are a lot of PNWers on here and thus a lot of collective experience! I'm looking for some amazing trip suggestions anywhere in Oregon or Washington. The trip...
Hiking in Vancouver, BC in May?
I just found out that I need to go to British Columbia in May for work, does anyone have any recommendations on a 3 day trip while I'm there? There still can...
Down in the PNW
While Dale makes valid points about the rather challenging weather that can be experienced in our fine state, I respectfully disagree with the claim that, “for anything in the upper left hand...
