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I carry a Brita bottle with the integrated charcoal filter on my chest strap. Ialso carry an eyedropper bottle of chlorine bleach, some coffee filters, and some extra activated charcoal. I also...

In GEAR » Water container system breakdown
December 23, 10:44am
VBL
In temps that are well below the freezing point, such as you mention, I'd recommend using a Vapor Barrier Layer inside your bag, regardless of what type of shelter you plan to employ.

In GEAR » Bivy for solo backpacking in winter?
December 22, 10:13am
Re: H600W
The H600 and SC600 came out later, and were not afflicted with the switch problems. I would put the H600 and the SC600 at the top of the Zebralight list for reliability and performance for size....

In GEAR » ZebraLights...
December 20, 7:55am
Tint and lumens
LUmens are total light output, and the light output can look quite different depending on the type of beam, even with the same lumens. A broad floody beam will distribute those lumens over a large...

In GEAR » Tint and lumens? What am I looking for in a headlamp?
December 20, 6:57am
Headlight
The headlight models tend to be the best, because the Zebralight switch is a horribly defective design that easily turns on in your pocket or in your pack. The headlight models are not as afflicted...

In GEAR » ZebraLights...
December 20, 6:15am
packed size?
Any word about the packed size? Bulky, or not bulky?

In GEAR » Does anyone know when Big Agnes will be releasing their Q-Core SL?
December 18, 4:18pm
correction
You have many good suggestions here already. All I want to do is to make a specification correction about the Klymit pad. On this thread, the Klymit pad was referred-to as having an R value of ...

In GEAR » Lightweight Sleeping pad
October 16, 3:53am
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Hi Coin, Thanks for your input. The "tied-up raingear" has been a criticism of the GC for a while now, and that has probably reduced its popularity here some. I have to say that it d...

In GEAR » Gatewood Cape vs ?
October 15, 12:01pm
coyotes
Where I live, I have coyotes on my back acreage every single night. I hear them howling in my back yard, sometimes not more than 50 yards from my house. Plenty of them. They killed my Doberman....

In GEAR » Surrounded by coyotes need help
October 15, 8:57am
SMD GC
That's easy. The best piece of gear that most improved my experience in 2012 is the Six Moons Design Gatewood Cape. It provides SO much nicer coverage than my previous 5x8 Siltarp, and saved...

In GEAR » Favorite piece of gear - Fall 2012 edition
October 15, 8:40am

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