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Advice re: tough pants
Looking for pants that will hold up hiking off-trail in areas thick with blackberry and multiflora rose. I usually wear carhartt duck work pants in this stuff. They work well for that, but are hot ...

In GEAR » Advice re: tough pants
February 20, 10:23am
political paralysis
"But then the disgust with the system and ultimate political paralysis creeps in. Get frustrated, get disheartened, get apathetic...and you give them exactly what they want..." Been cl...

In Chaff » Republican's attack on wilderness. Unconscionable!
February 18, 9:03pm
Re: Re: it's a ggod thing we noticed this ..
"The GOP is corrupt, self serving and even evil at times!! Sadly, the Democratic Party matches it in every respect. Sigh..." "The political circus aside, this is a considerable th...

In Chaff » Republican's attack on wilderness. Unconscionable!
February 18, 7:43pm
spinnaker
"For the spinnaker cloth, I understand that it 'crinkles' when the wind blows and that raindrops are louder on the material than with silnylon. Does the crinkling and raindrop noise de...

In GEAR » silnylon vs spinnaker cloth
February 18, 4:21pm
Re: "Favorite Powdered Electrolyte Drinks?"
+1 on Hammer products. The makers of S-Caps (Succeed!) have a powder electrolyte drink I like called Ultra. It has lightly flavored and is not sweetened. (http://www.succeedscaps.com/index.html...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Favorite Powdered Electrolyte Drinks?
February 18, 12:53pm
Re: CAMP Corsa vs all the rest
I had a camp corsa and decided this year to get something a bit more stout. I ended up with the grivel air tech racing at 14 ounces and like it quite a bit. The extra weight has been a plus when sw...

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » CAMP Corsa vs all the rest
February 17, 10:46pm
flash II
I sometimes bring my SOG flash II on trips. I really like the knife for everyday carry, but usually just bring a razor blade when backpacking. The flash II on the Clymb has an aluminum lined ha...

In Gear Deals » The Clymb - I/O Bio Merino, 66°NORTH, Sherpani for Women, SOG Knives + DAKINE Ski & Snowboard
February 17, 11:39am
Tanga email...
Just received from Tanga: Hi there, You are receiving this email because you ordered a subscription to Backpacker Magazine from Tanga.com last November We have received word from the publ...

In Gear Deals » Anyone received their Backpacker Magazine yet?
February 16, 11:05am
BPL article
Mike Clelland's excellent Groovy-Biotic Cooking article includes a 6-day 2-person plan: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/quick_healthy_meals_with_an_ultralight_cook_kit...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » We have gear lists, but what about food lists?
February 15, 11:28am
Thanks for posting
Some interesting stuff in there regarding the coarse/fine filter approach for species monitoring, extent of scientific review required, amount of discretion given to the "responsible official(...

In Chaff » Forest Service Requesting Comments on Land Usage
February 14, 10:10pm

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