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Thank you for all the wonderful replies!

I have been sifting through all of these sites and have a few finalists, namely the

Royal Robbins Boise longsleeve in black...

I remember the first time I put on my stunning Sahara/Mohave combo and jumped in front of my girlfriend "check out this mad pimp adventure gear!". She said...."UGH! Burn that and never put it on...

I was thinking a 1 piece slip on. Merrel makes a moccasin looking thing with a Merrel sole but it doesnt have the shiny leather top. The search continues.

Luckily...shoes was one thing my girlfriend hammered into me a long time ago. I was wearing a pair of $125 Cole Haan black oxfords (they have a nike air system inside) on 2 of my 3 hikes (they...

Oh the Royal Robbins Traveler looks SHARP! Especially in black. Mmmmm, my credit card is burning a hole in my pocket ;)

My only reservation is that I will need an actual belt and that might...

Good morning fellow hikers!

I know this is an odd topic but let me put it into context. I recently returned from a trip to Iceland, a fly and drive with moderate light day hikes but mostly...

I know....the cargo pocket thing had nothing to do with ultralightness at all. I was just being bitter :p

What I did to get to that point is "read the books"...jardine....ryan jordan, "watch the...

I commend your excellent choice of shelters ;) . The Gatewood is an amazing piece of gear. All the money I spent going ultralight, if I kept nothing but the cape, it would all have been worth it.
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I tried the hammock thing too. But it was far from light, like you said. It had a very hard time competing with a 32 ounce rainbow tent plus a neoair when the fact that I can sit up in my rainbow...

=) I feel your pain brother. I had never hiked without poles and had hiked for 2 years. I was out with a new hiker and lent them my poles on a steep descent, trusting my powerful legs to carry me...

Thats the thing....I hike in the whites. I've seen

1. Some amateur dayhikers with blue jeans and bookbags
2. Lots of people with mainstream packs and northface gear...etc etc
3. Few Older guys...

Spinnaker: honestly. Its tough. I had this feeling like I was going to damage the gear everytime I moved it but that feeling has passed and I feel confident in it. But the thing that kills me is the...

If my experience is of any note then I would say

1. Lighter pack 1-2 pounds easy
2. Quilt... 1-2 pounds easy
3. 3/4 closed cell foam pad ... 1 pound
4. Really really look at your clothes and...

After a knee/ankle/second ankle injury debacle last year, I spent much time downsizing, minimizing and lightening individual pieces of gear. I optimized everything for weight and went to all the...

An update!

Ok so I have tried the supershelter and the 3/4 zlite so far. I have to say that the supershelter really works. It really reflects a lot of heat back at the hammocker. This is the...

Ok....so here is what I am going to try:

I have the hammock, the 1/4 inch wide pad, a zlite, zlite 3/4, supershelter and cheapo blue foam.

I am going to sleep outside in the backyard in this...

How bulky are they? I have the 1/4 inch thick pad from Gossamer gear and I cannot image where I would put that ernourmous cylinder of foam. Even lashed to the outside of the pack, it is huge!

Zlite 3/4 length with space blanket, huh?

How low in temp can you get that setup?

So basically....the community's choices are:

1. Cheapo blue foam pad cut into appropriate sections
2. Underquilt
3. Tinker's very interesting method of wrapping a bag around the hammock.
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I did some soul searching this weekend and thought back to when all the problems started and they started a long time ago when I started following conventional wisdom that ..well...."athletes need to...

Well, the one thing it got right is that walking barefoot is the most natural and it does seem to be true, in my case, that not wearing shoes at all helps or at least doesnt hurt as much.

So I've...

So looking over that list....I am once again struck by the thought that this is not a weight saving measure by any means. =/

I can get a solid sleeping pad at 7-12 oz's but there are very few...

So a standard pad will work then. I was told to put extra insulation around my shoulders and hips and legs due to the lack of ground insulation.


Would the HH supershelter underpad SUBSTITUTE...

What changes did you make to recover?

I did, in fact, read this article before! It made me go out and buy a pair of vibram 5 fingers. They havent seen much use to be honest but I might revisit...

Good day fellow ultralighters!

I am in the process of my conversion and have set up my ultralight kit around a mariposa+nanutuk and am working out my shelter+insulation choices.

So far, I have...