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MLD mitts more durable than you might guess I've been surprised how well my MLD mitts have held up. I've no experience with cuben mitts, but did have a pair at one time of something made of a material quite like (or the same as) dri... |
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a similar thread FWIW, this was hammered on pretty recently on another site, http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showthreaded&Number=176815#Post176815 I expect others, such as whiteblaze hav... |
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pro-tips ... "I keep doing the math and if you're going out for 3 weeks and need battery the whole time a solar panel may be your best bet." Who goes out for 3 weeks at a time without some sort... |
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couples thru-hiking together Lots of people do this, on the PCT and other trails. My own wife is a bit too sane to want to hike continuously, but she's trained to hike hard and joined me on stretches where --- surprisingl... |
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Re: a lot of company Mags said: "Do it after Labor Day. Cool and crisp nights, less people, beautiful days and so on." Ditto. My wife and I hiked the JMT in September and it was wonderful. Yes, even then... |
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re: Not just underwear To the good ideas in the last post, I'll add a couple more ideas: Alternate going commando, i.e., no underwear. This helps some people (including me sometimes), but not others, so --- YMMV.... |
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soda pop bottle A small (12 oz) plastic soda bottle works fine, never leaks. Or if you need a lot of fuel then --- step up to a 16 oz soda pop bottle! :-) I do like to keep it in a ziplock in outer mesh of my... |
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OR sunrunner for me too I too like the sunrunner, with the French Foreign legion (or Ferengi?) neck flap attached. A couple of reasons I haven't heard mentioned already: On a longer trip where one goes into town... |
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Not just about average pace Doing longer miles per day isn't just about average walking speed; at least as important is hiking "style". I.e., wake with the sun, and since the OP suggested a hike in the Fall, ... |
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give a serious try before you decide On this topic in particular (more than most others) I find that a lot of people will be "certain" that they would never like going cold, without having given it a meaningful try. If yo... |
All Reader Reviews by Brian Lewis
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FlexAir Pillow Dual Compartment Ultralight I used one of these pillows on a 100 mile section of the PCT a year and a half ago and ended up throwing it away part way through at a campground garbage can. It was great for a while (comfortable en... |
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National Geographic TOPO! Outdoor Recreation Mapping Software - California I've had Topo! products for years, starting with version 2.x, and most recently buying the California state set upgrading me to version 4.x. One of the (10) CD's has a flaw such that one fi... |
