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It's not ultralight, but my Eureka Spitfire 1 is big enough for me, and I am 7' 1/2" tall. I can sit up in the middle, and when I lie down I don't quite touch either end. I think there is also a UL...

My dream is to someday achieve the FKT for crawling the trail while pushing a peanut with my nose. I'm practicing now.
Zach

I am 7' 1/2" tall, 200 pounds and made my own fleece jacket and leggings for canoeing and camping. I could never find anything that was long enough in the sleeves for me without being 2-3 times as...

I bought a '90s Kelty external frame pack about 6 years ago for about $15 because the frame was adjustable and I am too long for most normal frames I had tried on older backpacks, and I was (and am)...

We haven't had a dryer in 15 years. Synthetics dry very fast compared to cotton, I don't have any wool clothes so I don't know about them. Wood clothes racks that fold up are very handy for smaller...

Salvation Army and other thrift stores are where I get mine. $2-4 depending, and some appear to have never or only briefly been worn.
Zach

I use a pack cover and while it is not definitive it certainly helps. I have an older external frame pack which means that the bag part of it is held away from my skin. The water runs down the back...

I use a silicone based product that comes in a spray can at the hardware store, but now I can't remember what it's called. I have used it on my tent, rain fly, backpack and food bag. I don't try to...

Pterodactyls are my biggest fear when hiking. I guess they're not really that big in some ways but it's the wingspan that makes me nervous.
Zach

I wear Teva sandals since they are available in my size. They do not have toe protection but I mostly do all right in the woods, even off trail. about 10 years ago when I got my first pair they had...

I wear sandals anytime the temps will not be getting below the 40s at night. They are light and dry fast, and they have good tread. Some people wear socks in their sandals in colder weather but I...

I also am not a thru hiker. I have an external frame pack and a Eureka Spitfire. I stand the pack up against the outside of the tent wall next to the door. The rain fly covers all but the bottom...

I am also a size 16 and I do my hiking in warmer weather in Teva sandals which are more comfortable than any boot or shoe I have tried and are also quick drying. The most miles I have covered in one...

I have been using a Eureka Spitfire 1 tent for the last several years and I have also found that speed is the key. I clear away any sticks or debris at leisure and then when I am ready to set up the...

Kiwi and CampDry have both worked for me on rain flies and tent seams. I also have used them on my pack and pack cover.

It's an interesting question. As a non-mathematical person I can't contribute much to the OP's question. The biggest advantage that the bicycle has in terms of efficiency (in my ignorant opinion)...

I can't bring mine into the tent as I am just over 7 feet tall and my tent is a Eureka Spitfire. If I did bring it in when I lay down either it would have to be on top of me or I would have to be in...

I have an older Kelty Ridgeway external frame that I bought on eBay for $15 several years ago. I have not taken it on long backpacking trips but it has been fine for loops of up to 20 miles or so,...

Me too. I know it is unAmerican not to be a dog person, but there it is
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One factor to consider is how frequently traveled the area you are lost in may be. Fires, triangles and such will only help if someone comes near enough to see them. Staying put is a good idea in...

I think that calling oneself an "adventurer" is part of the current trend of relentless self-promotion that I see in people of my age group. The principle of "don't toot your own horn" seems to have...

I've been using a Tyvek scrap piece for a ground sheet under my Eureka Spitfire for several years now. It does indeed attract leave and bits of stick so I kind of scrape it off a bit and then fold...

I no longer carry a pack weight more than 30 pounds either, except when I am carrying a canoe on top of my pack which adds another 30-40 pounds(and I don't travel nearly as far with the canoe as...

I have sometimes wondered whether it would be more useful to discuss weight carried as a percentage of body weight. I am just over 7 feet tall and 200 pounds, so according to that theory my 4 pound...

I am not sure if it is a "true" bathtub but it looks pretty bathtubby to me and I have never had it leak, even in heavy rain. The sides come up maybe 4" or so from the bottom before the mesh part...