How safe is it to park and keep a car here overnight? It seems this place used to be really bad for vandalism. Is this still the case? I am looking at doing a section hike here.
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How safe is it to park and keep a car here overnight? It seems this place used to be really bad for vandalism. Is this still the case? I am looking at doing a section hike here.
My girlfriend wants to get some hiking shoes. They don't need to be boots but trail running type shoes. I have some lowas that I like but am interested in others as it's been a few years. Thanks.
Next week will be my first time flying somewhere with my pack. I am taking two of them so they will have to be checked. I have a large duffel bag for them but no locks yet. There are TSA apprioved...
So both of these jackets are practically the same its just the plain Alpine one has 2.0oz more down and cost a little more. Would it be worth it to get the regular Alpine? I dont know what kind of...
What stove is that?
http://www.minus33.com/merino-wool-baselayer-index.html
Never heard of this comapny but theyre a little cheaper than smartwool
Colder weather is right around the corner and so I am looking at down jackets now. Ive looked at a few of these and they seem really nice but I dont know if one is overkill or if one is not enough. I...
So which sealskinz did you use? Theres a few different options of them.
Are there any sales going on for one of these right now since its summer?
What is good down jacket?
So I am looking to get a waterproof sock of some sort.
The Sealskinz lok ok but I cant find info about them. Plus theres alot of different kinds by sealskinz. It would mostly be used in the winter...
Thanks for the info. Maybe now we will just try to summit a 14000 but not camp at the top. Having said that where is your favorite place to camp?
So this fall I will be going out to Colorado and doing at least one overnighter somewhere. I want to camp up high somewhere to be able to see the stars and all that fun stuff. Which is a good 14er?...
Pen Mar to HF is what you seek.
http://www.scotese.com/future2.htm
I have a feeling those mountains will be huge. Looks like a new trail will have to be built to connect the Mediterranian Mountains.
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If you let me talk to your girl then I wont laugh at you.
It would be kind of funny if people who had guns shot themselves while asleep because they feel they need one to protect themselves in the woods.
You can also text message a twitter account where people following it get a message that you updated it. Its limited to 140 chars but its great for stuff like I am at x shelter or I am on top of x...
I use a jetboil and love it. Of course there are lighter options but in the morning when I need to make some tea it does it fast.
What I do when boiling water is light the stove and then turn it...
Who sells this, how much does it cost per oz?
Yeah man its me. Whats happenin.
I have a Hubba and a Hubba Hubba. Both great tents, yes could be lighter but for what they are theyre great. I used the Hubba on the AT and never ever got wet in it, even sitting in it all day in a...
I got some Lowa trail runners. They are called Tempest.
http://www.lowaboots.com/catalog/ShowBoot.cfm?StockNum=19444640&Category=3&Type=M
I tried on a whole bunch of different shoes and these...
http://www.ncmst.org/maps/statemap_500.jpg
In the middle it looks like you can take two different ways. One is all road walking while the other is a mix.
That would be pretty cool actually. Make sure to use the same down for all 3 test subjects. You could even do something about drying in a machine or air drying too.
I would like to learn about it in order to climb the really high peaks of the west, alps, himalays, etc. Where would one start with something like this? Mountaineering school?