Happy Birthday, Hokey Pokey! You get faster and less pokey every year.
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Happy Birthday, Hokey Pokey! You get faster and less pokey every year.
The Lean-to holds 10 or more in 4 bunks and a loft. There are campsites nearby. Also a privy and a bear cable. Fires are allowed in the one firepit beside the shelter. Please do not build or use...
I made one with a drawstring around the face, and a flap that can be pulled down over the nose and eyes for sleeping. My own rather odd design but it works great.
Follow the Wildcat River Trail east from the hut. Just as you leave the restricted area around the hut (I think it's a 0.5 mile no camping area around the hut) and see the sign, there will be a...
For clearing brush, be prepared for lots of bending, stooping, and reaching. Core strength and arm strength will be helpful (think about using loppers over your head all day). But this type of work...
I just did this to my GG VT. Found a mesh bag the correct size to fit along the back within the compression straps. Sewed on 4 tabs for the 2 compression straps to go through so it can't fall off. ...
I second the suggestion of a large crosscut saw. If the saw is less than 4 feet long, you don't need any special training. Look on eBay for an old-time bucking saw. They come with a 2nd removable...
I have a Crazy Crib that I picked up at REI once for $40. It's decent if a bit heavy. The buckles on the webbing straps area nice. I find my Speer to be more comfortable and thus the Crazy Crib...
You have to be certified for a crosscut saw of 4 ft or longer. Mine is 3.5 ft. Handles well for either one or two people.
Sly, have you actually tried this saw? I tried it and found the frame too flexible, resulting in poor performance. Worked OK with 2 people so that every stroke was a pull, but that's silly for such...
Anyone remember the Justrite headlamp? Took 4 D batteries in a case you could hide inside your coat in cold weather. Mine still works. I also had a SVEA 123 stove, Snowlion double-A frame tent,...
Definitely crampons and snowshoes.
I read somewhere (I believe on backpackinglight) that Western Mountaineering is coming out with a new 1/2 bag that is 5 feet long. Chest height on tall people, full length on short people. Pretty...
Weary, I too have used traditional snowshoes (13x23 flat bearpaws) for many decades, with 1/2 a boot crampons laced to the bottom. There were 2 techniques to getting traction on uphills: (1) keep...
I designed and built a hammock bivy a couple years ago. Picture here
http://www.whiteblaze.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/895/cat/500/ppuser/37/sl/d
Your idea sounds like a good way to save...
Heel lifters are not just a marketing gimmick. To get maximum traction out of your snowshoes on steep uphills, you need to have your weight on the full surface of the snowshoe. If you have very...
There are telemark ski bindings with heel lifters. You might look at those and and see if they can be modified to fit on the snowshoes. Regarding the tails, I'd buy the commercial onea. Doubt you...
4whim, if your butt is cold while lying on your back, you need a better pad. It's got nothing to do with the sleeping bag unless your butt is cold while lying on your side or stomach. If side...
Using VBLs when hiking requires the user to judiciously modify insulation to never overheat, otherwise you would be uncomfortably wet inside. I've only known a few people to use vapor barrier...
Given that any official campsite in a popular area will get frequent use, and that this use will change the character of the campsite, especially if fires are allowed, how important is it to you to...
It could be 5-25% by weight, depending on what I'm carrying. I have duplicates of many things, some homemade, some not. Homemade pack, pack cover, homemade hammock with bugnet and tarp, homemade...
I think it makes most sense to assemble the basic pack (a fabric rectangle with straps at top and sides), load it with your stuff, and then hold it against your back to determine where your hipbelt...
We use Ondura in Massachusetts. It's a material similar to asphault shingles but shaped into corrugated panels like fiberglass. Lasts 10 or more years but needs occassional repainting. The panels...
The Massachusetts AT Committee is in need of volunteers to fill positions as trail maintainers and corridor monitors. See http://amcberkshire.org/trails/at/ for a description of what we do and the...
I'm a cold sleeper. I'd rate it 35-40 for me to be comfortable sleeping in the open (ie. shelter, hammock) without clothing. Inside a tent the 32 rating might be accurate. I wouldn't try pushing...