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Re: Moisture in day clothes "The reason I started this thread is because BSA Scout leaders always emphasize changing out of your moisture laden day clothes before going to bed to prevent sleeping cold." Thru-hi... |
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Favorite PCT stretches I walked all of the PCT last year, and the "favorite" stretches vary somewhat based on what a person is looking for. The 300 miles of the Sierras (JMT) is rightly a favorite; I'd be ... |
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Horrible to wear? "But horrible to wear." I think this might vary based on what else you're wearing. Bare skin inside a goretex sock? I wouldn't care for that. Thin liner sock only? I've... |
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Bear can in Mariposa Plus "I plan to put my canister inside my pack because there is so much volume. If it doesn't fit right I will go ahead and put it on top with the Y strap." Good plan --- putting it *in... |
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Where Can a PCTer Leave a Message For a JMTer? First that comes to my mind is a shared resupply point, such as MTR (Muir Trail Ranch) or VVR (Vermillion Valley Resort). People leave notes on the ground under a rock and that sort of thing all... |
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JMT in June Like Jack, I hit the JMT in June, though for me it was a little earlier, I started from Kennedy Meadows on June 7th last year, northbound. Last couple of years were relatively low-snow years, and ... |
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Re: Trail runners on Whitney? "Would trail runners hold up on the 5 day trip alright?" I through-hiked the PCT in trail runners last year, including Whitney/JMT portion in early June. 5 pairs got me 2600+ miles, u... |
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long enough pants == no gaiters Assuming not a lot of snow or wet conditions that might, say, involve goretex socks, I've become a convert to the idea of no gaiters, just reasonably long pant legs that cover the shoe top to s... |
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Re: Golite Poncho/Tarp=Multi Use Sink. If you have a ccf (closed cell foam) pad, roll it loosely and stand it on end, tie cord around it. Put poncho over it and form a bowl on the upper end of the column formed by the ccf pad (i... |
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I prefer a monocular There are advantages to a monocular apart from weight. The smaller size (and weight) allows me to keep my monocular very handy, quick to pull out from off a pack strap. You might find that binoc... |
All Reader Reviews by Brian Lewis
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Ursack Minor The "Ursack Minor" is quite distinct from the traditional Ursack, in that it's not meant to be bear proof (or "resistant" or whatever). Instead, Ursack says it's "for... |
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Golite Force I use Golite shoes because the toe-box is shaped a lot more like the front of an actual human foot. More specifically, most trail runners or other shoes give me problems due to bunionettes (little to... |
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Montbell Thermawrap jacket For 3-season backpacking, my thermawrap jacket is my sole insulation layer, coupled in some limited cases with a thermawrap vest. It's just a fantastic piece of clothing in terms of both weight ... |
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Montbell Thermawrap Vest I have a size medium Thermawrap jacket and a size large Thermawrap vest; I probably should have reversed those to be able to layer the vest under the jacket rather than over, but it actually works fin... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air Like Dylan Carlson, I also used a Neo-Air (size regular for me) on a thru-hike. My thru-hike was of the Appalachian Trail, starting in late February (2010), so a lot of snow and cold weather in the f... |
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REI REI Peak UL Compact Hiking Poles I too had something over 3000 miles on my pair --- the majority of that thru-hiking the PCT in 2008 plus a variety of much shorter trips. I started my AT thru-hike with them (early in 2010), but just... |
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Memory-Map Navigator This is actually a comparison of two product alternatives for putting topographic software on a Windows Mobile platform smartphone with a true GPS. The 4/5 rating is for one of those, Memory-Map Navi... |
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Golite Versa Force Let me start by saying that my rating of '4' is tentative until I've done more miles in these. But as I found nothing useful in searching for reviews of currently-available Golite footwe... |
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ULA Axis Crampon I'm hoping to thru-hike the PCT next year, and one of many equipment issues for me was the question of whether to use crampons or not in the Sierras. I also do day hikes in "shoulder" s... |
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Western Mountaineering SummerLite I agree --- the summerlite is excellent. I frankly don't trust any individual evaluation of a sleeping bag temperature rating (32F in this case); so many things affect this, including not only th... |
