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About Me I was backpacking ultralight before Ray ever published!

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Re: Re: stoves
Actually, wood in a Ti-Tri Caldera would be fine, especially if there is no snow. If you have deep snow, then you will have problems finding any wood twigs. Cold wood is slightly slow to get a fire...

In Philosophy & Technique » Winter Layering
May 04, 7:47pm

Re: Pad
Personally, I've never bothered with the R factors. I know what a normal summer sleeping pad is for me (CCF 3/8" or 1/2"), so for winter I simply double that. Some of us have used ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Winter Layering
May 04, 3:34pm

Re: High Tech Fabrics.
Jeffrey wrote: "Well high tech fabrics are the only thing that differentiate hikers from the homeless anyways." Next time you see a homeless guy out sleeping on the sidewalk with noth...

In GEAR » AntiGravity Gear Raincoat
May 04, 3:24pm

Re: Re: stoves
Sanad, you are asking about camping in temperatures down to 0 F. Personally, when I am camping in that temperature or lower, I really need at least a couple of cups of hot liquids in the morning...

In Philosophy & Technique » Winter Layering
May 04, 3:21pm

Re: Re: JMT Shelter Choices
At the end of a long day on the trail, backpackers look for different places to camp. Some prefer to camp in the general area of others. I guess that is safety in numbers. Some prefer to camp far a...

In GEAR » JMT Shelter Choices
May 04, 11:47am

Re: Re: Re: Jetboil Advantage
Jim wrote: "Interesting that they would favor efficiency over speed since speed seems like such a selling point with people. Or am I missing something here?" There is one fraction of ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Lightning my Jetboil
May 04, 11:41am

Re: The venerable trash bag.
That certainly makes a fashion statement. --B.G.--

In GEAR » AntiGravity Gear Raincoat
May 04, 10:30am

Re: Re: Very particular niche in clothing systems.
I always found ponchos to be OK, as long as the rain was coming straight down. As soon as you add a lot of horizontal wind blown rain, the ponchos tend to find themselves wrapped around heads. A...

In GEAR » AntiGravity Gear Raincoat
May 04, 1:47am

Re: Re: Very particular niche in clothing systems.
"breathability is an issue" I'm sorry, but some of us scrawny guys just don't sweat as much as we used to. This weekend, I intend to be ski/snowcamping, so I will likely be ...

In GEAR » AntiGravity Gear Raincoat
May 04, 1:40am

Re: Probably me
Quinn, on my titanium version, the plastic caddy it stores in is just about 1/8" too short, and as a result mine gets a little dimple right about _there_. So, I figured out a better way of sto...

In GEAR » Need new cone for Keg-F some what urgent
May 04, 1:37am

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