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re.Tarptent/Bivy combo I have a HS Squall and a GG Spinnshelter, the Spinshelter being my shelter of choice for solo trips. I've never felt the need for a bivy using the Spinnshelter since it has provided very effective ... |
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Re: SUL in Dolly Sods This is the kind of thing I was thinking. For a SUL trip I definitely wouldn't use the Thermasrest (way too heavy) - I use a Nightlight pad in the pad poacket instead. I only usually carry 1L of wa... |
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SUL in Dolly Sods I didn't realize the G6 came in sizes - I thought it was one size fits all. I never thought to put the sleeping bag on top of the food sack, although I prefer my CG fairly high so I'm not sure ... |
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SUL in Dolly Sods Just took my first SUL (5lb base weight) trip over Labor Day weekend in Dolly Sods wilderness in WVA. The weather was perfect and I think conditions in "the Sods" were about as benign as they'll ev... |
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Re: Pairing sleeping pads with purposes I have the nightlight and the thinlight, and although I haven't done this yet I'm planning to use the nightlight as a torso pad and the thinlight as feet upwards coverage, overlapping underneath th... |
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Bears hibernating I don't think you can rely on bears hibernating in all areas either. I took a WVA trip on Thanksgiving weekend last year and was camping in about 6 inches of snow (with further snow overnight). Wh... |
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Re: G5 weight limit My base weight will be about 13 pounds. The rest of the weight will be 2 pounds of water (max) and food. Rethinking our food usage, we're going to be getting through about 3+ pounds of food a day... |
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Weight limit on a Gossamer Gear G5 I'm about to head out on a weeklong backcoutry trip in the Sierras with my girlfriend, and I'm estimating my trailhead packweight to be about 27lbs. I've had a Gossamer Gear G5 for about 4 months,... |
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G5 Is use a torso length NightLite sleeping pad as pack support. If traveling alone I use a Marmot Atom bag, if with my "other half" we use a home made 2-person Ray Jardine quilt (with a zip across... |
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Coffee Obviously everyone's standards for "good" coffee are different, but for a while now I've been packing General Foods' Cafe Vienna powdered coffee. Tastes good (to me) and nothing to pack out except ... |
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