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Ooops, my first sentence above should read, "from what I've read, silnylon bathtub tent floors have only 1/3 the hydrostatic head..."

I can't find the edit button on here.

Just an FYI - from what I've seen, silnylon bathtub tent floors have only about 1/3 the hydrostatic head of traditional tent floor materials. Should you encounter the type of water problems that...

Ok, except in all the advice you posted in your first post, you forgot this...

* The river may suddenly rise if they release the dam and then all the careful scouting and risk appraisal you did...

As I understand it, the main danger with the Kennebec is the hydro dams release water at various times and not always planned. You can be halfway across and the water very suddenly rise and then you...

Turns out the bug problems weren't too bad. No mosquitos yet and the gnats were flying around near evening but not biting. The slightest breeze and they were gone, and in any case as soon as it...

Thanks for the info. Since it's been two weeks I'm going to assume it's at least a little worse now.

Doing the CT section of the AT starting tomorrow and was wondering if I needed a bug bivy or could get away with just a groundcloth under my tarp. Anybody know if the bugs are out in force yet?

Just like in hiking, when it comes to outdoor shows -- Les is more.

If you ask for polycryo, they probably won't know what you're talking about, so just go into Home Despot and ask for "plastic shrink wrap window insulation kit." For less than $10, you should be able...

Starting from scratch, a very nice UL kit costs less than a very nice kit of traditional backpacking gear.

The vast majority of thru hikers are not carrying UL loads, at least the ones I meet on the trail every year up in the Whites and in Maine.

While your post is accurate, this is the UL forum and I...

Yeah, I personally use a caldera system with a Foster's keg. But that's really only good if you're primarily just using your stove to boil water. Plus I imagine it has some limitations on a thru hike...

>>>So I needed to put this thread here and not on the ultralight forum<<<

Good decision, since it appears you're not interested in hiking ultralight anyway.

As far as stove/pot choices... Do...

So if I understand this thread correctly, the rangers will be there to bust your nutz if you tent out when the shelter is not full, but they take no part in sorting out issues at the shelters...

Ha ha - perfect...!

Joe, thanks for clearing that up.

I had also incorrectly noted in one of my posts that the cuben weight of the Blast line was 1.35oz per yard rather than 1.5oz per yard. I must have had the...

I would suggest cutting your head off. You will be at least a little lighter (I know air doesn't weigh much but it's a start)and you won't miss that small organ in there that seems like it might be...

Just for a quick example:

A good fairly light traditional backpack weighs about 3 pounds and cost about $250.

A good traditional tent weighs about 4 pounds and costs between $250 and $300.
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It's too bad so many people purchase traditional style gear first. The cost of starting out UL is actually cheaper than starting with traditonal gear but it seems really expensive because you already...

If you want, make a new thread and post your entire gear list and their weights and we can go through it and make suggestions.

Also note the following: What you're typical trip length is between...

I can't offer you much feedback except for that the spinnaker fabric it's made from is quite noisy imo. It's loud enough to drive some people crazy, while others have said it doesn't bother them in...

* How many cubic inches do you need when you're fully loaded?

* How much weight are you carrying when you're fully loaded?

Yes I own the Zpacks Blast 18 so fire away. But as you said probably best if you start another thread.

From Zpacks website:


'Joe Says:
"I carried a single Blast 26 backpack my entire PCT thru-hike (2,663 miles). I carried a base weight of around 5 lbs (gear list), and generally 12-20 lbs with...

Zpacks Blast 26 is 2600 cubic inches at 3.9oz before options. That's plenty of volume for low UL or SUL provided your stretches between resupply are seldom more than 4 or 5 days. (I actually believe...