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is all you need!

In GEAR » Towel Day
May 25, 10:58am
Love my driclime
So it's not the lightest, in fact at 8 ounces it's probably the heaviest. In spite of this I take it with me on every backpacking trip, because a fleece lined wind shirt is really a multi-u...

In GEAR » Four wind shirts to choose from. Help me pick...
May 24, 2:34pm
Offline - YES
This is what makes a smartphone a viable replacement for a GPS. Can't speak for other phones, but the iphone 4 and later has a real GPS that is not dependent on cell or data coverage. Download...

In GEAR » Best smartphone for backcountry use
May 24, 10:33am
+1
+1 on what everybody else said such as: You don't need all those containers and ditty-bags. Packed clothes needed are only: warm hat, rain jacket, puffy jacket, spare socks and undies. Nice...

In Gear Lists » JMT 2012 GL - Advice, Please!
May 23, 5:26pm
Ursack minor
They have a new version of the Ursack Minor (2012) this year. According to user reports previous versions were breached by rodents. In the Ursack FAQ they are unclear about which sack they are ...

In GEAR » Anti-Critter Steel Mesh Food Bags
May 21, 3:45pm
$5 rental
The wilderness center will rent you a Garcia can. Weight is 2 pounds 12 ounces. Cost $5 for the whole trip.

In GEAR » Bear Canisters
May 21, 7:07am
Canister
2 ounce canister stove Large fuel canister with 8 ounces of fuel weighs 12 ounces Total 14 ounces No mess, no fuss, and plenty of fuel for extras such as hot soup lunch or evening coco.

In GEAR » Lightest 10 day stove
May 06, 2:41pm
Loft
Western Mountaineering extreme light bags have the following correlation between temperature rating and loft: 10 degrees - 6 inches 20 degrees - 5 inches 30 degrees - 4 inches 40 degrees - 3 in...

In GEAR » Correlation between loft height, fill power and temperature rating for sleeping bags
May 05, 4:11pm
Don't think you'll need them
I was up that way on 4/19 - 4/20. Only went as far as Merced Cascade, but had no snow at all. When you go there will have been a couple of more weeks of snow-melt so I doubt you will need them. ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » micro-spikes for Merced Lake next week?
April 28, 8:09pm
Nothing magic
There is really nothing magic about sleeping bags, it's just down inside a nylon shell. You get the warmest / lightest bag possible if you use high fill power down, a thin nylon shell and t...

In GEAR » Who makes the lightest sleeping bags?
April 11, 11:21am

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