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Re: Re: Re: Base camp unattended with gear in relatively popular backcountry sites? Any bad experiences or advice?
I tend to trust backcountry types. Perhaps that's a mistake, but people tend to be pretty decent. It's the trailheads I worry about.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Base camp unattended with gear in relatively popular backcountry sites? Any bad experiences or advice?
June 04, 1:52pm

Re: +1 P90X
Definitely. When I can't get out and need a relatively quick, but intense workout I use the Insanity videos. Not really my cup of tea, in the abstract, but they're seriously effective. ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Training on a treadmill
June 04, 1:28pm

Re: Re: Leaving your car unlocked?
Yeah, I'm kinda debating this right now myself. Not the locked/unlocked problem, but the stuff problem. I'm roadtripping cross country this summer, and want to do a bit of hiking, but I'...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Leaving your car unlocked?
June 03, 1:36pm

Car camp/day hike in Yellowstone?
So I'm going to be roadtripping this summer, and my trip will bring me in the vicinity of Yellowstone, and I'd love to spend a few days there. Unfortunately I'll have a lot of stuff in ...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Car camp/day hike in Yellowstone?
June 03, 12:43pm

Re: Good stuff.
Isn't there some danger in using aluminum cookware if it's uncoated?

In GEAR » Open Country 2qt pot 7.8oz. (a 15 dollar aluminum pot vs. 60 dollar 7.9oz titanium pot!)
June 02, 9:48pm

Re: Winds Snow
Mark, thanks for the year to year comparison. I don't know overly much about the Winds so this is all great, I'm sort of fumbling in the dark for the most part. I'm looking at some of o...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Snowcover in Wyoming?
June 01, 8:21am

Re: Snowcover in Wyoming?
Fantastic info, thanks Mary! I've been watching the snotels as well, and there hasn't been much that I've seen there. I've been watching Elkhart. I'll give Great Outdoors a call...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Snowcover in Wyoming?
May 31, 10:57pm

Re: Re: Snowcover in Wyoming?
Great suggestion, thanks Greg. I'll be passing through the area with my gear, so if I can get a three or four night trip in great. If not, I'll just camp!

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Snowcover in Wyoming?
May 31, 6:07pm

Snowcover in Wyoming?
Hey, is there anyone in the Wyoming area that can tell me about the conditions in the mountains right now? I've been keeping my fingers crossed about a short trip into the Winds in late June, b...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Snowcover in Wyoming?
May 31, 2:20pm

Re: Re: Re: To Kindle or not...that is the question
Hey Stephen, tell me more! I've got a dead kindle too.

In GEAR » To Kindle or not...that is the question
May 31, 12:31pm

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