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Piper S. (sbhikes) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Santa Barbara (Name: Diane)
About Me I hiked 3000 miles of the PCT over 2008 and 2009, about half the trail each time. I now hike in the backcountry of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. I'm a Trail Ambassador for Gossamer Gear.
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more tarp craziness
I found another picture. Here's my 8x10 folded in half with my homemade bugnet.

In Philosophy & Technique » Learning to poncho (a recent convert)
February 21, 7:04pm

Re: Re: el tarpo
Yeah, I could never quite figure out how to get into a tarp pitched A-frame like that. I think you basically have to wiggle into your sleeping bag feet first and try not to bump your head on the ta...

In Philosophy & Technique » Learning to poncho (a recent convert)
February 21, 12:25pm

Re: Colorado
Oh, mileage, I'm not sure. Whatever they do is fine with me. I'm a PCT veteran and was able to do 25-30 continuously. Nowadays when I section hike on the PCT, those 25+ days are a tad painf...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Joining others for a section of the CDT - nuts?
February 21, 12:16pm

Re: Colorado
Thanks guys. They are going NOBO. I'm not really fussy about whether the part of trail I do is the best part. There is a mushroom festival in Telluride in mid-August. Since one of the guy...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Joining others for a section of the CDT - nuts?
February 21, 12:09pm

Re: Los Ponchos
I never had to pitch the poncho or the Equinox tent in the rain and it has never done more than drizzle on me with either of those two items. By the time I got any experience in the rain I had a te...

In Philosophy & Technique » Learning to poncho (a recent convert)
February 20, 7:52pm

Joining others for a section of the CDT - nuts?
Some friends are thru-hiking the CDT and they invited me to come hike with them but I can only do a section. The logistics of this seems impossible. I'm wondering if there are any locations ...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Joining others for a section of the CDT - nuts?
February 20, 4:20pm

Re: PCT Recommendations
The section between Stehekin or Rainy Pass and the Canadian border is really pretty. The Glacier Peak Wilderness is amazing. The Sisters and Mt. Jefferson areas are nice, as is Mt. Hood and the Eag...

In Pre-Trip Planning » PCT Recommendations
February 20, 4:14pm

Re: Re: Re: Nice article, but one puzzling item on the list...
I did the vast majority of my youthful backpack trips with my church youth group. We brought hard-back bibles, both testaments. A simple idea like xeroxing the part you intended to study would have...

In Editor's Roundtable » What a Scout Needs for Backpacking
February 20, 4:08pm

Re: Another Mental Note: So-Called Hardships Become Downright Routine and Easy!
It's true the hardships get way easier. It's hard to convey to people after a trip like that how little gear you really need. I regularly forget crucial pieces of gear but I learned on the ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Thruhiker mentality
February 20, 2:45pm

Re: el poncho
Here are pictures of some of my tarps. I'm not very imaginative about it. But when I was first getting into tarps I searched and searched for pictures, so here's all I have. My Golite Po...

In Philosophy & Technique » Learning to poncho (a recent convert)
February 20, 2:32pm

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