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Re: Does anone still use tyvek as a ground cloth?
I stopped using ground cloths a few years ago.

In GEAR » Does anone still use tyvek as a ground cloth?
April 22, 10:55am
Re: Down Sleeping Bag Question
Compression Sack? - It is optional. My 3 season bag packs so small (6x10" in the original stuff sack it came with) that there is no reason to bother. Depending on the trip and what I am carr...

In GEAR » Down Sleeping Bag Question
April 22, 7:01am
Re: Re: Re: Re: day hike pack list
"Let's think about trail runners. They cover more distance and are more likely to get injured. I bet most of them are not carrying all this stuff!" I know that I trail run 5 days a...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » day hike pack list
April 21, 3:44pm
Exped
I find the exped to be excellent, but have to say that I like the notion of using a bunch of ziplocs in a stuff sack. As they age they could be rotated into other uses.

In GEAR » Pillow dilemma
April 21, 8:12am
So much stuff
The OP didn't say where they were hiking and that can be a major factor. That said, for where most of my day hikes are I find that snacks, water, and a wind shirt pretty much covers it.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » day hike pack list
April 21, 6:48am
Fountainhead
The B&M pole you linked is next to impossible to fly cast with. I bought one to play with and decided it was nearly worthless as a tenkara substitute. I like my Fountainhead Caddisfly 330 an...

In GEAR » tenkara vs B&M fishing pole
April 18, 4:04pm
thanks
Jim, Thanks for the response. I guess I could just make a lower heat burner.

In GEAR » ESBIT: Simmering and Ultralight Baking
April 15, 5:24pm
Baking with alcohol?
First, the options that use water are not baking in my opinion. I am not really interested in those. I find that if once my Pepsi can stove is going good I can take away the pot stand and set t...

In GEAR » ESBIT: Simmering and Ultralight Baking
April 15, 11:07am
None?
With any tent with a floor, with a bivy, or with a a tarp bivy combo, I gave up on carrying any ground cloth a few years ago and have yet to regret it. A tarp and no bivy is the only combination w...

In Make Your Own Gear » Recommendations for groundcloths
April 15, 5:39am
Yes I probably would
Unless there is more damage than shown in the pictures, I would trust it. That said, you paid for a new one in pristine condition so if exchanging it for a new one isn't too much hassle I wo...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Would you trust this filter?
April 13, 12:53pm

All Reader Reviews by Pete Staehling

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Thermarest Neo-Air
I love my NeoAir (size regular). It is light, comfy, and packs small. I agree that for the price a patch kit should be included, but I don't miss the stuff sack. I have been using a ziploc ba...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
March 23, 12:04pm