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Cuben Bonded Backpack Stephen, I am planning on buying some cuben for my son. He wanted to sew a backpack for this summer. However, after reading this thread I may just get the material and either use tape or solvent... |
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Knives As far as knives go, I like to take a small multi-tool. Why? I find I use the pliers quite often. Especially if I am fishing. The small knife usually is sufficient and the scissors get used more of... |
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Z-Rest First of all, that is a nice article and the pictures are amazing. Perfect time to be out in that area. The thing you will notice with the Z-Rest is it is more rigid than the SitLight. I think t... |
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40º Bag Funny thing is, I thought my #5 was a 35º bag figuring I had something special. I have never seen a #5 other than a 40º. If I tell myself it's a warmer bag I'll stay warmer, right? If yo... |
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Mariposa Plus You won't go wrong with the Mariposa Plus. Especially, with the new curved stays. Not the lightest of all packs but a lot lighter than what you are using. This is what I use. I plan to put my c... |
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Montbell UL SS #5 Yea, that can be a concern. I know it is rated at 40º but I used it two weeks ago while sleeping on a friends porch at Mammoth Mountain. Temp was down to about 32º and i was fine. Feet got a bit ... |
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John Muir 2009 Gear List I have been working on my gear list for awhile thinking towards a 14 day JMT north to south. My son, who packs lighter than I, is going as is my brother and his son. I put this list together so I c... |
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Pitch How about a park? It's not that hard to pitch. I just lay the stakes out close to where they are to go and stake out. I then go back and re-adjust. It's not hard to get a nice taught pi... |
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Extra Food Along with my kids I hike a lot with scouts. We have an area we like to go to in the local San Gabriel Mountains. We walk into Little Jimmy camp and then the next morning hike up to and back from M... |
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Wesley and The Philmont Way Wesley, A few things come to mind regarding your post. First, if you are able to have a base weight of 12 lbs. AND have the extra Philmont stuff in your pack you will do great. I think I had... |
All Reader Reviews by Scott Bentz
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MSR MIOX We used a MSR Miox on a trip with 9 people (Scouts). We got very spotty results and ended up playing with the unit more than we wanted. It seemed like the perfect solution but was not worth the wait. ... |
