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Heavy Weight Beginnings
I was reading my diary/journal from my first trip overseas back in 1979, 4 months of island hopping in the Pacific. My pack not including any food or water weighed 18.5kg !...
International backpacking gear list
First some background so you know who I am and have some idea of what I have in mind (and consequently my specs). I'm 23, male, 5'4" 125lb. Slightly on the lanky...
Winter Day Hiking Items: Scenario
SCENARIO: You are leaving at 5 am, January 15, from a trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park on Snowshoes, elevation is 7,000 feet. Temperature is 14 °F and it's snowing lightly with...
Shaving
I have a thick beard but never enjoyed letting it grow, requiring sun screen.  That mix after a few days of growth looks and feels like a stucco finish on my face. ...
Sawyer Gravity Setup - Bag Alternatives
I use a 2L Platypus CleanStream dirty bag and it works great! Â However, I think an upgrade to 4L would make me happier. Â I just upgraded from the Sawyer Squeeze filter to...
Top 10 everyday household things that help keep my base weight UL:
Hey everyone, here are my top 10 everyday household items that help keep my base weight down. These items often do the job of costlier and heavier gear specialized for the task,...
Big 3 vs. Big 4?
So we all know that the big three are shelter, sleeping and pack but the idea behind the big four is more confusing, at least for me. From what I have gathered...
Tonto Trail, Nov 2008
It has taken me awhile, but I finally completed a trip report for my hike of the Tonto Trail last November. I started at the South Bass trailhead and exited 9 days...
Have we hit the point of diminishing gains?
Not to take anything away from this site but there is a realy good forum about this subj at backpacking.net. I have below what the originator said and than the coments made...
Lightweight Food and Nutrition (LEGACY POSTS FROM OLD FORUMS)
Steve, I've had lots more energy eating controlled amounts of High GI carbs (meaning not that many, sticking to low GI carbs, ie avoding processed carbs). Since you mentioned avoiding processed carbs,...
Poo Trowels
"Now he's getting a titanium poo-trowel for his birthday!" Wow. That's about as romantic as you can get! Not. --B.G.-- Well, then, he shouldn't have gone ahead and bought the electric bass...
Traveling light in civilization
I don't know if anyone's posted something like this (or what was done to them) but I've started thinking about taking my lightweight aesthetic along with me in foreign travels. Staying in...
What did I do wrong?-Gear Choices Critique
Location: PNW. Elevation:3,000ft-5,000ft. Temps 32F-40F. Weather: Light to heavy rain, sleet, snow. Wind 2mph to 40mph+. Terrain: Pine Forests-off trail, fire roads. Did an 11 or so mile day hike yesterday that...
A strategy for older people for thru-hiking?
"So at 74 I guess even dedicated training can’t cope with all physical stresses." The North Kaibab is Steep - ... and the "steps" are irregular in both drop and run-out. So...
Whats the weight/cost of convienince?
In the working world cost is determined by an agreed upon value we place on commodities traded based on the effort required to make them. When we take things to the outdoors...
Tarps vs tents vs bivys: What's your $0.02?
The problem with questions like this is that shelters are really dependent on conditions which they are being used. To deal with this I have locked into a three piece system. 1)...
