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Mammoth Mountaineering supply
Mammoth Mountaineering Supply. 760-934-4191 mammothgear.com hours 8am to 8 pm everyday When I last visited them in 2009 they had GoLite and Osprey packs and a large selection of lightweight ...

In Pre-Trip Planning » JMT: Help! United/Alaska Air lost my pack & gear!!
July 31, 9:20pm

Re: Great Stuff
Not to worry about living in flat country. A very well known hiker friend of mine (dare i say celebrity?) lives in Kansas and has accumulated 14,000+ (oops now 16,180) trail miles on the Triple Cr...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Physical Training
July 24, 11:05pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Bay Area GGG 5.0 BPL members get together!
Sure missed you at last years GGG Doug! I would be happy to step in sh#t for your amusement. :) Hope to see you there!

In Pre-Trip Planning » Bay Area GGG 5.0
July 24, 8:52pm

Re: Physical Training
I trained for my long distance hikes (PCT09 CDT10 AT11) by hiking with exactly the same pack and gear i used while on the trails. (That is to say; I did not overload the pack beyond what i intende...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Physical Training
July 24, 8:28pm

Re: Re: Bay Area GGG 5.0 BPL members get together!
Put me down for splittin' wood and cleanin' the crapper again! (Actually I am the perfect person to do it being a plumber and all I aint squeemish.) Oh.. and I will gladly be the taste...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Bay Area GGG 5.0
July 24, 8:07pm

Mutual Arisings
One of the greatest lessons i have learned recently is how much my attitude affects the world I percieve around me. I am not a trained scientist. As an amateur i know these things are not suppo...

In GEAR » Solo Wilderness Security
July 20, 8:46pm

Cannon in the Dale
I actually have a Cannondale bike i use to get around our little town of 3,000 souls; Ben lomond. Got my bike for $250 off of Craig's List. I replaced the tires, tuned up the de-railures, etc...

In On the Web » Cannondale Vintage Backpacking
July 14, 12:56am

Re: Map and Compass: A City-girl Walks Western Wilderness
Great thread and difficult for me to read, not because of the way it was written, but because it hits so close to home. The trail is waiting for you. Go out and find your trail. Cheers!

In Editor's Roundtable » Map and Compass: A City-girl Walks Western Wilderness
July 10, 11:32pm

Re: Re: Vicious Puma
This post reminds me of a funny thing that happens up here in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Every year soemone sees a lion out on a local trail. The rangers come out and place warning signs. T...

In Chaff » Vicious Puma
July 09, 9:14pm

Re: Vicious Puma
Give 'em a scratch behind the ears.. they like that.

In Chaff » Vicious Puma
July 09, 8:58pm

All Reader Reviews by a b

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Bear Paw Wilderness Designs Minimalist 1 (Bug Bivy)
I used the a Bear Paw Wilderness Designs Minimalist 1 bug bivy every night of my Appalachian Trail thru hike. While there weren't many bugs flying around in mid March when I started, the fully enc...

In Shelters - Bivy Sacks
July 01, 9:39pm

MLD Patrol Shelter Solo Spectralite Wtih beak
The Mountain Laurel Designs Patrol shelter in translucent green Spectralight (Cuben fiber) is, by far, my favorite single piece of gear after 2180 miles and 98 days on my Appalachian Trail thru hike. ...

In Shelters - Tarps & Floorless
June 29, 11:30pm

Mountain Laurel Designs
Mountain Laurel Designs has proven to me that durability and light weight can co-exist in the universe. Fittingly, my first introduction to MLD occured on the Pacific Crest Trail when a fellow hiker...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
February 07, 1:03am

Mountain Laurel Designs Spirit Quilt 30
This is my initial review of the Mountain Laurel Designs Spirit Quilt 30 size regular. Weight as measured 19 ounces. Loft as measured 1 & 3/4 inches. I had found that I used my sleeping bag open ...

In Sleeping Bags - Quilts & Top Bags
February 07, 12:18am

Mountain Laurel Designs Exodus
It was on the Pacific Crest Trail in Sept of 2009 near the end of my thru hike when I first saw another hiker(Lint) using an MLD Exodus frameless pack. Upon examining the craftsmanship of the pack, an...

In Backpacks - Frameless
February 04, 2:21pm