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Favorite 3-season 1P tent
I personally just use tarps and mids for everything but I don't deal with many bugs where I hike. When I do, I just add a bug bivy or head net. If you're set on going the fully enlcosed...

In GEAR » What's your favorite 3-season 1P tent?
January 07, 12:58pm

What would you have done?
Like others have said, one has to be there, in the situation, to judge for themselves whether it seems safe to stop and help a stranger. Generally, I'd be less inclined to stop and help a stra...

In Chaff » What would you have done?
January 07, 10:33am

NF SAR
In my local NF which is just up the road from Angeles NF, I believe SAR typically does not charge for the costs of rescues. This might differ in the event of frivolous call-outs, but at least in l...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Who pays for Angeles National Forest SAR?
January 03, 6:59pm

Outsak, Grubpack, etc
Like another poster mentioned, there are a few different vedors out there offering a similar product. I have one of the Grubpacks. It works well for what I use it for (which is food protection ...

In GEAR » Outsak UL any good?
January 03, 6:43pm

2013 Plans
My #1 goal for 2013 is to successfully rehab my shoulder so I can get back to my active lifestyle at the level I'm used to. I tore my labrum in my left shoulder in the fall of 2012 and am tryi...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » 2013 Plans
January 02, 11:32am

UL 4 season tent
I'm using a golite SL2 as my winter snow camping shelter. I use just the tent part; no floor, netting, etc. I cut off and replaced the guyline webbing with thin guyline and tensioners instead...

In GEAR » Ultralight 4 Season tents, some questions for "real" winter shelters
January 01, 9:53am

Pinnacles
Neat place. I completed a few hikes there about a decade ago. Been meaning to get back someday. I wonder if the switch from national monument to national park will bring any changes to the par...

In Post-Trip Reports » New NP in California
January 01, 9:39am

Case for Panasnoic Lumix GX1
If you're just using/carrying the one lens on the body or the body and kit lens plus one other small lens, you could probably use the Osprey Grab Bag. It's like an oversized hip belt pocke...

In GEAR » Case for a Panasonic Lumix GX1?
December 27, 5:25pm

Australian Bandits
About a decade ago, I did a ~4 month road trip up and down the east coast of Australia. We did a handful of multi-night hikes over the course of the trip and spent the balance of our days camping ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Having food stolen
December 23, 7:46am

Water container system
My typical system consists of one 1L re-used Gatorade bottle for drinking and one 2L evernew bladder to use for filtering (with a sawyer squeeze) and for additional water storage. If hiking in h...

In GEAR » Water container system breakdown
December 23, 6:14am

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