http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php Featured Backcountry Topics BackcountryForum.com - UBB.threads(tm) http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=124104#Post124104 Posted by CWF:
Which eVENT jacket did you use?]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:32:12 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=124083#Post124083 Posted by wandering_daisy:
I like your photos. Do you know that we have a "photo" forum section? You may think about putting these wonderful photos there. Maybe we could start a thread in the photo section on "misty days" an]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:42:39 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=124056#Post124056 Posted by OldScout:
I have the same experience as DJ2. I sweat quickly and fully. I wear as few clothes as possible to stay warm. I get to and set up camp quickly before I cool off too much. Crawl into the tent and c]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:53:25 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=124013#Post124013 Posted by Boomer:
i was there this summer and i saw the moose too! my and my brother went up to the pass between little/big cottonwood canyon and also cecret lake.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:57 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=124012#Post124012 Posted by hikerduane:
I use my sleeping bag stuff sack that way also. The air pillow crushes my ear so there is the comfort factor also. I don't sleep well anywhere.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:19:33 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123978#Post123978 Posted by Glenn:
Funny you should mention the fill. My original email to them was to suggest they offer a "Ventra DLX" model with 850 or 900 fill down. One question I've now thought of is, How do side sleepers use ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:38:15 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123929#Post123929 Posted by idahosteve:
I've heard the name polycro used, but didn't know what it was either. I think its worth checking out. thanks for the info!]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:15:26 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123905#Post123905 Posted by Rick_D:
Hi Budzy, From my experience I can tell you I get away with a 30-degree down bag (by Mountinsmith, no longer made) to below freezing (upper 20s) in an enclosed shelter with a decent mattress/pad an]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:58:28 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123885#Post123885 Posted by 300winmag:
I need to take an Avy 2 course this year. Anyone taking one? (Avy 1 required, BTW) There's one offered at my small area outside of Las Vegas (Mt. Charleston area) but I want to go to a BIG resort that]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:38:09 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123874#Post123874 Posted by frenchie:
After a few trips with wood stove cooking, my pots are dark plenty enough, and stay dark, even when soot and gunk are cleaned off. No difference noted, they don't look new anymore, and nobody would li]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:12:06 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123849#Post123849 Posted by Budzy:
So that brings up a topic - how to carry a 35 mm SLR and a backpack? The weight isn't the issue but how do you carry the camera yet to still have access to it on the trail? Ideas?]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:45:39 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123816#Post123816 Posted by Echterling:
Good stuff. Also, use chopped ice instead of snow whenever possible. Ice is far denser, and thus produces more water for a given amount of effort.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:43:29 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123781#Post123781 Posted by idahosteve:
Well I just recieved my Lunar Duo in todays mail, and I am really impressed with its initial size. The sheer volume of the floor looks amazing, and I really like the area that is devoted to bug nettin]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:19:39 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123755#Post123755 Posted by hikerduane:
Jim, the first stove I ever bought was at the drug store, some off brand thing that uses small butane containers like you would use to fill up a lighter. Gets used once every 10 years as I bought it y]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:36:12 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123751#Post123751 Posted by Dryer:
Hats of various kinds...knit, fleece, etc. I DO stick my head under the down quilt sometimes as warm breath can take off chill. In fact, when in my hammock the quilt bunches up into more of 'nest' an]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:19:35 EST