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How I pitch for headroom
The last time I went out I ended up trying something new that worked pretty well. After pitching how I normally do, pretty close to instructions I wanted more head room and so I collapsed my pol...

In GEAR » How do you pitch your Gatewood Cape?
April 09, 1:35pm
Anyone use waders for river crossing?
I have been thinking of making a wader for river crossings as a fast way to get across and stay dry. Saw a thread that mentioned the Wiggys lightweight wader http://wiggys.com/moreinfo.cfm?Produ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Anyone use waders for river crossing?
March 07, 6:52pm
Tarptent 4 two into Tarptent 4 four
I had also toyed with the idea of a pyramid, so maybe going that route would be better. Thanks for pointing out some of the obvious shortfalls of the design when simply scaled up. My son will...

In Make Your Own Gear » Tarptent 4 two into Tarptent 4 four
October 28, 10:07am
Tarptent 4 two into Tarptent 4 four
So I want to "expand" the design of the excellent Tarptent for 2 that Henry has on his site and make it about a "four" person tent. I plan on just making it wider and a bit t...

In Make Your Own Gear » Tarptent 4 two into Tarptent 4 four
October 27, 2:57pm
MB vs WM
I love my MB #3. Kept me warm in freezing weather and plenty of room. Fit for me was the biggest issue. I am 6' and 235lbs and a bit big around the shoulders. In a 60" bag I had to ke...

In GEAR » Mont Bell vs. Western Mountaineering
October 08, 12:33pm
Gatewood is my new friend
I really like my Gatewood poncho. Went through a 5 hour rain and was totally dry. No bivy, just my montbell bag with a decent dwr on it. Worked great. I have just brought along a big piece of...

In GEAR » Poll: Tarp/Bivy vs. Tent
August 20, 10:26am
Stream crossing at night
Very timely topic for me. I will be doing a short solo weekend and will be hiking a few miles on Friday night as well. Anyone do any stream crossing at night? I have several streams to cross...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Night Hiking Newbie
August 07, 11:12am
Tyvek 1443R soft structure
I made a tarptent with with material. Works quite well, and when under a tree lasted all night in a slight drizzle with no water getting through. I used Gorilla glue for my gluing. While it is...

In Make Your Own Gear » Tyvek Ultralite OmnicovR - Anyone use this?
August 07, 10:59am
Have the UL SS#3
I have the #3 as well and have been in about 30 degree temps inside a tent. I wore only socks, thin long johns and thin long sleeve shirt. Cinched up the hood somewhat, but still plenty of ...

In GEAR » Montbell UL SS bag question
August 07, 10:54am
Thanks
That is the site I saw, just could not find it. Thanks guys, Now I can go kill myself in peace!

In Make Your Own Gear » Screw my Shoes
June 30, 5:20pm

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