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=161655#Post161655 Posted by balzaccom:
And for one of my packs, I use a spare wheel cover for an SUV. If found the cover at Salvation Army for $1. It fits perfectly, and the elastic makes it a snap to use!]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:11:57 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161650#Post161650 Posted by oldranger:
Well, you never know when you might be equipped with only a compass, or, more likely, an inadequate map. Ever tried following a route on an aeronautical chart? Doesn't work very well....]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:57:20 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161628#Post161628 Posted by Blue_Ridge_Ninja:
Neat technology, but more than I need and more than I'm willing to pay.]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:49:52 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161583#Post161583 Posted by hikerduane:
Ah yes, lovely. Still in the teens and 20's at home. Some snow a week ago, so not much to shovel Friday when I got home for the week. I got an invite to do the Lost Coast northern section mid Apri]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:36:29 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161529#Post161529 Posted by balzaccom:
[quote=Glenn]Where did his wife spend HER honeymoon? (That's based on what my wife would have said when I told her about the cabin.) :) [/quote] Great line! In fact, they killed something like fiv]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:28:46 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161473#Post161473 Posted by topshot:
[quote=OregonMouse]My understanding is that the Outsack is strictly to keep out the rodents. I've read that it's often used in places like the Grand Canyon [/quote]Yes, it is not bear-proof, just lik]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:12:51 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161447#Post161447 Posted by TomD:
I had brakes on my bc skis, they came with the release kit. I think snowboards have leashes. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:41:04 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161397#Post161397 Posted by billstephenson:
Cool story Lori! And what a nice way to meet someone. It does seem to me that there is more to some of these kinds of things than coincidence. So many things have to line up for them to happen, an]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:36:55 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161361#Post161361 Posted by Hikin Jim:
[quote=frenchie]... your pot a nice black bottom, next to permanent. [/quote] Pretty much. You can do things like coat it with dish soap beforehand, but I'd rather just have a designated "wood fire" ]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:09:52 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161356#Post161356 Posted by Dryer:
Turned back or bailed out a few times. There is one hike in Big Bend Ntl. Pk. that is only 36 miles (Outer Mountain Loop) that is, for some reason, a butt kicker. It's common to bail at the 2/3rds po]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:11:23 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161348#Post161348 Posted by Gershon:
Drift isn't as bad in the air as one might think. At least if you can see the ground. Just line up two distant landmarks along your course. If the close one moves to the right turn right to stop the d]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:01:51 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161340#Post161340 Posted by lori:
That might work if there is a way to also let air out while you are pumping to filter into the bladder. If you use a pump filter with a bladder in this manner you will also be pumping air in, and ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:04:03 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161333#Post161333 Posted by TomD:
That's my point. The Rainiers I had were metal edged skis and I had skins for them which I used when pulling my sled. These snowshoes would be essentially useless for anything but low angle downhillin]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:30:47 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161274#Post161274 Posted by sir limpsalot:
you're gonna want more battery run time. decent headlamps can last over a hundred hours per set of batteries. One less thing to worry about (can be kind of a critical thing when your out there). You'r]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:27:11 EST http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=161234#Post161234 Posted by Barefoot Friar:
Whups. Don't know how that snuck in there, lol. I do need a pillow of some type because I'm a side sleeper. But my fleece will work just fine for this. Actually better, because that pillow has a]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:51:26 EST