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Mina Loomis (elmvine) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Central Texas
About Me I have been backpacking on and off in the western US since college in the early 1970's. Summer 1970 a bunch of us spent a week in the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon barefoot with blankets, book bags, and no proper gear at all. Now I coordinate youth backpacking for our Camp Fire USA council, and enjoy taking the kids to the mountains. I hope to take up more long distance walking after retirement.
CityAustin
StateTexas
CountryUSA
My Website URLhttp://www.camp-fire.org
My PDF Gear ListJMT 2011 Gear List

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All Forum Posts by Mina Loomis

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A "nice list" from Mike C! (Can I frame it?) Alcohol fuel @ 16.4 oz per person for 10-day stretch. Yes, per person. But remember I am carrying all the fuel for 2 people. So by your...

In Gear Lists » Still another JMT Gear List 2011
May 24, 2:45pm
Stove-less
Laurie, it helps a lot! Now, on to experimenting with the recipes!

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Stoveless recipes
May 24, 1:37pm
Your review of my list
Andrew, Thank you for taking the time to review my list. It especially helps to hear from someone familiar with hiking in the area. >Rain pants- I never bring rain pants in the Sierra. Consi...

In Gear Lists » Still another JMT Gear List 2011
May 23, 7:22pm
permission
Yes I just realized that and fixed it. Just in case, here is the link again. https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoS7ue8oPhKjdG1sTndvYmlpZmtiM04wSHJIVktobXc&hl=en_US&au...

In Gear Lists » Still another JMT Gear List 2011
May 22, 11:04pm
Still another JMT Gear List 2011
Maybe we'll all see each other out there this summer. Hike dates July 25-August 15, southbound Yosemite to Whitney. Conditions probably warm and dry but we have been cautioned to be prepare...

In Gear Lists » Still another JMT Gear List 2011
May 22, 10:59pm
A wealth of ideas!
Wow, thanks y'all! That's a lot to work with. We are having our food meeting next week. I'll try and report back about what the kids pick to do. In response to folks' concerns...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Stoveless recipes
May 22, 9:32pm
Stoveless recipes
I am interested in ideas for stoveless meals for a few days. Here is the situation: --This is not by choice. We are going to Guadalupe Mts. NP in 3 weeks. Currently they have a complete ban o...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Stoveless recipes
May 20, 9:04pm
tarps in weather
You are probably on the right track with the tarp idea. On our first Guadalupe Mts. NP backpacking trip, with the Camp Fire backpacking kids (2002 I think) we learned this. GMNP is famous for i...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Tent fail this weekend
May 19, 12:32pm
Thanks for JMT advice!
Wandering Bob and Roleigh: I have sent PM replies, thanks very much for your help. Dirk, Wow, thanks so much for the detailed comparison! We found the Wonderland to be as you describe it. W...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Comparison JMT and Wonderland
May 09, 1:32pm
JMT - Wonderland
Thanks for the feedback. In pictures I've seen the JMT does look a lot rockier than the WL was. Being from Texas, we are pretty used to rocky. I haven't carried sunglasses backpacking be...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Comparison JMT and Wonderland
May 06, 9:53pm

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