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Does cuben fiber cast a shadow and provide UV protection? On my 2009 PCT thru-hike,I once tried to set my cuben fiber tarp up for shade during the heat of the day. It sucked. It dimmed the light some, but not near enough. Now, the tarp did provide supp... |
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how do you stop pillow sliding off sleeping mat Maybe this will sound sort of outlandish. But if you are using a pillow, why does it need to be on the sleeping mat in the first place? Since you have a pillow, your head probably doesn't nee... |
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Long Handle Spoons are better. Given that I use the Freezer Bag Cooking method, anything with a point sucks since it can puncture the bottom of the bag and cause leakage. Thats why, for the past 4 years, I use a long handled Ti... |
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Panasonic Lumix GX1 I carried that camera for 2 months on a AT section hike this past fall. I took the camera w/lens dimensions with me to Best Buy and bought one by caselogic that had a hipbelt attachment. I debate... |
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Cuben fiber failure? Any updates since 2008? I have been using the same MLD Grace Solo CF tarp since early 2008 as my only shelter I take backpacking. I took it on my '09 PCT thru-hike and just used it for 2 months on the AT (which is why... |
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Sealing MLD Mitts When I sealed my mitts, I used a toothpic to apply the sealant. It made it easier to control the amount being applied so it was a nice thin bead and to insure it got down into the seam. This take... |
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Hiking shoes for the PCT! As a general rule, for the PCT, I would size up 1.5 sizes over what you normally wear. Part of it is for swelling, spreading, and elongation that your feet will experience on a long trail after hi... |
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Polycro When I hiked the PCT, I used a single sheet of polycro from the Mexican border to the Washington Border; this includes the length of the Sierra Neveda. It had 3 small pieces of duct tape over smal... |
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SoCal Locations Water you can swim in is asking a lot in an arid place that gets most of its rain in the winter. Usually, this time of the year, its too hot to hike in the lower elevations. The best hiking in So... |
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Shower I bought a platypus shower attachmentback in 2008. I cut the tubing short (~4")and added a platypus quick disconnect to it, my bite valve and my platy resevoir. Just hang it from a tree when... |
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Golite Ultra 20 I've used this quilt for the past 10 months, including adverse weather. I'm a tarp camper so I feel the weather more then someone in a tent. In May, I didn't bring a bivy sack along an... |
