Search:

I got the Carbon Tiger Wall and returned it immediately... to thin for me.. For years I used a Fly Creek Platinum but it finally broke down and delaminated- stunk up all my gear with dead squirrel...

I have a Big Agnes Fly Creek 2 and a Zpacks Soleplex. Both are great quality tents. The fly creek is simple and quick and can be pitched almost anywhere. The Soleplex needs a good spot and requires...

If I had to pick a favorite it would be "as far as the eye can see"

I think it is one of the best books about hiking I have read. I get most of the books that are out there- I just cannot help myself. They all sound alike after awhile but this one is different and...

I just ordered a Blast with the roll top closure so I am glad to hear that about the pack staying dry.

I have a Zpacks quilt that I love. Mine is the 20 degree model that zips up completly when you need it (I am a cold sleeper), I asked Joe to install a head opening so I could wear it.. It came with...

I use the Sawyer 3 Way as an inline filter and love it..just fill my platy bottle & sip and go which is perfect for me as a solo hiker. In camp you can hang it from a tree and let flow into another...

Unsolicited advice that my gear is wrong. There is always some guy who has to make it his business to critique my gear even when it is inside the pack and he cannot even see it. It is always a male...

At REI you are going have a good selection of storebought gear for a decent price. Your sales person should have some outdoors experience and will be trained to make good reccomendations on the gear...

I do not think childrens gear is designed for thru hiker use but if you were careful it might last. I am 5'1" and have backpacked for years. Gregory and Granite Gear make small sized backpacks that...

ooops...

I love the Hex but it was too much work to pitch. I replaced it with a MLD Super Mid which is super easy to pitch...lay it out and stick a stake in each corner..insert pole :) I need to...

I use Salomon XA Pros because they fit my feet the best. I use the ones with the goretex liners in the winter because they are much warmer.

When I carry camp shoes I use Crocs. You can hike in...

I use a Granite Gear Vapor Ki.. I love it. I am an ultralighter and do own frameless packs but the foam padding in the shoulders and in the framesheet
is so comfortable I will carry the extra...

I will have to try these out. I use a titanium mug to boil water in and to drink my coffee from. I am not enjoying my coffee on the trail because the mug is either too hot to drink from or suddenly...

It is very hard to get a tight pitch on this tent because you have to space out
the stakes just right. There is something that really helps..go to:
...

Since you do not already own a backpack I would start at your local REI store. They have a good selection of backpacks you can try on. The idea here is to figure out what style of suspension your...

I use the odor proof OP Sacs. There are 5 dogs where I live and they are experts at finding and extracting food. They have opened my brief case to get chewing gum out of a zippered inside pocket. I...

DUH... I just realized that you already have a Granite Gear pack... HA... I need coffee.:D

I am a short female with a short torso. I like all of your choices. I have personal experience with granite gear packs and love them. I think you would be very pleased with the Vapor Ki. I do not...

And yes my Dana Terraplane weighed over 7 lbs empty.. but it will always be my favorite peice of gear that I have ever owned.

Ha... I started hiking in the 70's.. ..hiked in tennis shoes...used a poncho for raingear..slept on a thin foam pad under a sheet of plastic...cooked over a fire using one of those metal army cups...

I get a very bad rash from the perfume and dye in most laundry detergents..I have to use the free and clear brands...I have the same problem with toilet paper..no Charmin for me :eek::eek:

I went...

Hey SLY... this is firefly.... I just found out yesterday that I can attend..I tried to send a email to you about the nametag but I am not sure It went through. I am having to do all of this in a...

Everybody is different. Some people I know love setting up camp..they really get a kick out of it. When hiking with others I think it is very smart for everyone to have as much individual gear as...

Close you eyes...relax...breath deeply.....Ommmmmmm

Now remember a time when you thought you were going to die....

then remember a time when you wished you were dead....

That is what a bout...