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What would you do?
"Would the Marmot work most of the time? Yes. But having a 10-inch hole in your rain gear during a 38ºF thunderstorm in Vermont is a nice way to get hypothermia, and I'm not risking it.&q...

In GEAR » Where does durability win over light weight?
January 12, 5:06am
Re: Re: Fueling for short duration (weeks) hikes.
"Careful here. There is an upper bound on how many calories you can metabolize from fat per day without catabolizing muscle protein. I think it's 31 calories per lb of fat.... I may be wro...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Daily calorie requirements for long term thru hikes?
January 12, 4:55am
calorie requirements, fat, etc
A few quick comments: In my experience, 70-80 kg male trained athletes can be expected to burn approximately 6000-7000 calories/day during 10-12 hr trail days, traveling with relatively light pa...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Daily calorie requirements for long term thru hikes?
January 11, 3:20pm
Re: Drink When Thirsty ??
While I do not disagree with the cautions against over-hydration, "drink when thirsty" works better for some people than it does for others. I know at least two people who routinely fail...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » over hydration
January 10, 8:50pm
Re: Where does durability win over light weight?
This is a really interesting and important question. Durability wins when the cost of failure is greater than the value of the weight savings. The cost can be financial, loss of fun, loss of healt...

In GEAR » Where does durability win over light weight?
January 10, 8:05pm
Liners for WPB mitts
In my experience, silk liners were inadequate insulation for WPB mitts to work in cold rain. I'll be sizing up on the mitts to accommodate a fleece liner for 2013. Cheers Bill

In GEAR » Insulated Waterproof Gloves
January 01, 4:52am
keeping the main thing the main thing
I'm with you. While some may derive enjoyment from cutting weight for its own sake (and many others, myself included, for the creative problem-solving aspects of it), the main thing for me is t...

In Philosophy & Technique » King of Denial
December 30, 7:34am
Efficiency
As Jen and others who are thinking that PHYS in this case has to include both physics and physiology, this is all about efficiency.  A few good freely available references are at http://www.ncbi....

In Philosophy & Technique » A Question for You Physics Experts
December 30, 5:53am
Frames and hipbelt connections, generally,  and Osprey Hornet
A summer experience left me with some general questions about lightweight pack construction and about the Osprey Hornet, in particular.  Would be interested in others' thoughts and experiences...

In GEAR » Frames and hipbelt connections, generally,  and Osprey Hornet
December 25, 7:39pm
Re: Why the Negatives?
Excellent points, Ben. Most of the rules aren't there to prevent the minimal damage that a single backpacker might do. They're there to prevent the damage that 20, 50 or a 100 could and p...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Following the Rules in U.S. Forests?
December 25, 6:56pm

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