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Laurie Anne - with your family history I can see why you are concerned. Your diet decision has to be made by you. Bear in mind, though, that many many studies show an improvement in the lipid profile...

Living/hiking here in Grizzly central, (the Kenai river area, home of some of the largest salmon runs and bear populations anywhere) I find the idea of sleeping with food completely laughable. Or...

This is a good thing to discuss...the numbers of people with diabetes are growing all the time. So much depends on what kind of diabetes you have, and how you control it. Insulin users vs oral meds...

Personally what I would like to see, and perhaps will try to make one of these days is a big, but light pack. I have lots of "light, fluffy" stuff...Just because you go light shouldn't mean that you...

I have decided, with my 65 summers and diabetic metabolism, that I need to start out slow and then slow down. I just did a 13 mile day on a trail near here...took me 7 hours including a rest about...

I've been using a Tarptent squall for a while, and have been happy with it, especially with the approx. 2 lb weight. Never want to carry a heavy tent again. However, in a recent move, the tarptent...

What about good old shoepacs? LL Bean's Maine Hunting shoe...definitely waterproof, and yet the leather top makes them less steamy than wellies. I used them a lot in Alaska muskeg stuff, and for me...

I have the alpine jacket, a thermawrap jacket, and a thermawrap parka, and lik and use them all. For me, the alpine is way too warm for any sort of walking, even in subzero temps. It rules, though,...

Well, Chinmusic has made his choice, but I'll say what I was going to say anyway. A couple of years ago I was very much taken with the quilt idea, after reading Ray Jardine and others. At the time,...

I've been using a pedometer daily for a couple of years now. At first I wore it only when actually doing a walk or hike. Averaged about 5 miles a day. For a while now, have been just leaving it on...

I kind of lean toward the allergy theory. That's what mine turned out to be - the doc wasn't sure whether I had developed an allergy to wool, or perhaps to the latex in the stretchy cuff part of the...

For a zero deg bag, most definitely down. A synthetic that is really capable of warmth at that temp will be a backbreaker, just too heavy. Also low-temp synthetics (North Face, Montbell, etc) are not...

I did it to the netting on my tent - I don't suppose it is strictly necessary. After all once you are inside and have killed the ones that followed you in, the ones crawling on the net outside can't...

I've posted favorable comments on the packa before - this is just an update. Since moving here to Vancouver, "the rain city" my daily training walks have given my rain gear a real good test. It's...

Another point to consider is the longevity factor - good down lasts and lasts. I may be unfair to today's synthetics - I gave up on them when I got my first down bag and have never looked back. But...

Somebody should do a scientific test...I THINK its not the best thing to do...but depending on the down quality, it may not be the end of the bag's usefulness. I base this on having had to leave a...

I have not tried the luxurylite pack, but the idea is sound...I think what you need, contrary to current styles, is an external frame pack. What you want is for ALL the weight to be transferred to...

Unless you have an unusually high "discomfort threshhold" I think you're not going to gain anything by doing without a mat. Losing all that heat to the ground just means you need a heavier quilt or...

mine is so idiosyncratic I almost hesitate to post...but here goes. Pemmican. Made according to Ray Audettes recipe, dried pounded beef, and suet. That's probably 95% of my calories. And home dried...

I agree, empty calories are a problem...living on potato flakes and ramen. If you're cannibalizing your own muscle, you need more protein - and more fat for that matter.But I don't want to get into...

Frieden: I have been puzzling for several days over your statement that "your body will eat away your muscle, before it even looks at fat." This doesn't sound like a good survival strategy...Throg...

Don't forget the Exped down mats. They do have a temp rating, quite low, and IMO are simply the warmest...far warmer than the others mentioned.

So far as I know, the Kifaru Field Chair at about 9 oz is a lot lighter than any of the alternatives you-alls have mentioned. Very comfy, too. I use mine for camp seating, also inside a tarptent as a...

Since this is the homemade gear forum, how about this idea...there's a thing they sell, made in Britain as I recall, called the "Balloon bed" which consists of a very light nylon thing with channels...

I don't know if this applies to thru-hikers...but really the only footgear I've ever used that was satisfactory for continuous wet conditions is the old LL Bean rubber bottom, leather or canvas tops...