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Hexamid Probably the two person heximid or the Six Moons Haven Tarp. They are certainly the lightest optins. As for a flat tarp I wonder if they would pack smaller. The 8.5 x 10 flat tarp at zpacks we... |
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Re: Re: Hexamid Solo, Hexamid Solo Plus or SMD Skyscape-X I don't have either shelter but one thought in favour of the heximid is that if you like Poncho's for rain wear you could use the Poncho ground sheet. For an extra 2 oz or so you also cover... |
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Why? Thanks again for all the advice. As to the why do it in a day the main reason is timing. I am doing this hike on a car camping family vacation with my wife and kids so I dont really think it is f... |
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Difficult to Maintain wieght I find it very difficult to maintain weight on trips. I figure my burn rate is about 5000 calories per day and eating regular food I find it difficult to eat more than about 3000 calories per day.... |
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Ikea fork http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90192962/ I use ikea kids utensils and plates or bowls when hiking with a group. Light weight and dirt cheap and most importantly already lying around... |
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go lite shangri la 5 The go lite sl5. Is 9.5 ft square. It is worth checking out. Two can fit on one side of the pole |
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Arc blast Looks like the zpacks arc blast frame with a lot of extra features that add weight. |
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Kickstarte Is kickstarter actually making a purchase? I always saw it as an investment in something and not a guarenteed return. It isnt like ordering something from amazon, there is risk involved. It coul... |
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No Mess I focus on bringing meals that I can add boiling water to the bag and wait. This allows me to just boil water in the pot. The only exception is pasta which I will cook in the pot as I perfer past... |
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Re: Pre-trip meal planning Why are you bringing the oil? Is it to add flavour or is it just to add calories. If it is just to add calories I would leave it behind because on a 1 night trip if you end up in a negative calor... |
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WalMart Walmart saved my trip. I was packing up the night before I was to leave and went to grab what i thought was a full butane canister and it was empty. It was 10pm and i was leaving at 5 the next morni... |
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Mont Bell Ultra-Light Spiral Down Hugger #3 Long I had a chance to test out my new UL Spiral down hugger #3. This is the regular version not the super stretch. It still has the diagonal baffles so it does have a little more give than an average ba... |
