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Re: JMT HIke Info Needed In the Sierra, wilderness permits are always obtained for your entrypoint, and with the exception of the Mt. Whitney area, your permit is good for the entire trip, no matter what areas you travel i... |
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Re: JMT HIke Info Needed You might consider subscribing to the PCT mailing list, which is a good source for first-hand accounts on trail conditions for the JMT (which coincides with the PCT from Tuolumne Meadows to Crabtre... |
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Re: GPS advice Garmin does make 1:24000-scale Topo maps, but only for National Parks. You can demo them on Garmin's website. Another source of (free!) 1:24000 maps is: http://mapcenter.cgpsmapper.com/. If ... |
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For Garmin Mapping GPS Units... On a slightly different topic, if you have one of the fancy Garmin mapping GPS units and want better *topo* maps or more coverage than is available from Garmin, you can roll your own using free dat... |
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Re: Yosemite next summer The Clark Range/Red Peak Pass loop is a classic, and has several variations: 1) You could follow the Buena Vista Crest from Merced Pass to Ostrander Lake via Buena Vista and Hart Lakes. General... |
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Re: REI Ti Spoon The BPL Ti spoon (the original, heavy, bomber version) weighs 17g on my scale. The REI one on the same scale weighs 16g. Visually, they're identical, except for the logo on the handle. The 1g di... |
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Once More, With Ursalite > Due to popular interest in my food storage methods and my lack of faith in the goodwill of some [...] See, at first we thought your food protection was not going to be adequate, but you didn't... |
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Sweetwater Anywhere > Or try one of the lightest: Safewater Anywhere (4.5 ounce) in line filter and hydration bag. ... The Safewater Anywhere inline filter was a good product, superior IMHO in construction to the S... |
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Re: Seychelle, SteriPen I wasn't impressed with the construction of the Seychelle--it seemed to allow water to bypass the filter element, but this was just an impression. One unit also had a broken internal nipple that d... |
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Re: Marmot bags I used a Marmot Hydrogen for two years in the Sierra (the older 800-fill, 24 oz. version). I have no complaints at all about the bag, but I've recently changed to the WM Highlite (15.5 oz) to save... |
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Backpacking Light STIX (2008) Unlike other Komperdell-made poles, the tips of the STIX poles are not a separate somewhat flexible plastic part. Instead, the basket retainer is reduced to a ring of plastic around the CF, and the c... |
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REI Peak UL These poles suffered (and maybe still do) from some quality control issues, but once fixed are solid and reliable--and can be an excellent bargain if you take advantage of these problems... First, ... |
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Seychelle In Line Eliminator I had hoped to use the Seychelle to replace the no-longer-available SweetWaterAnywhere inline filter, which IMHO was a superior product. I have two concerns about the Seychelle: 1) The threaded nipp... |
