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Splitting the load with a 1P tent? Silly.

With my Hornet 1p's (I had the original in 2016 and currently the Elite going from 2019) IU ditched the Nemo stuff bags, and use a single tarp Tent stuff sac and stake bag. Lighter and simpler. It is...

My wife's 55th Birthday.

Memory is a funny thing - was August 1975 :)

Ah, yes - that's it! I was hypothermic in August 1976 climbing Mt. Washington in an ice/snow storm. We ducked in to the Edmands Col shelter - I got in my sleeping bag, made a pot of hot soup, and...

Is the old corrugated 1/2 pipe (small-quonset shelter) still up on a slope of Mt Washington?

Just another day in Montana :)

Seriously though, I've been in ice/snow in the Presidential's in August. Not sure why anyone wouldn't expect it any month of the year, just like any other mountain...

But a great guy, and I’m happy for him… just sad about so many others…

The truth is, this shouldn’t even be a story. It should be the norm. But in the nanny nation we live in, apparently it’s exceptional, even though it isn’t.

The Opinel pruning saw was mentioned by another poster earlier. It's what I've used for the last 6 years. Compact and light, while still being a "real" saw.

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I did my first week long snowshoe trip with a friend on the AT in VT in December 1976. My friend and I were both 15 year old. Temps were -15F every night with daytime high's no more than low single...

Pretty damn dumb.

For day-in, day-out backpacking, the Victorinox Classic with P38 can opener attached.
https://www.rei.com/product/403028/swiss-army-classic-knife

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If I’m fishing the Highcountry, an Opinel...

Irregardless if Anthony industries changed its name to K2, Marmot didn’t buy Dana.

it’s fairly straightforward actually, and no, Marmot didn’t buy Dana, K2 did as I previously said.

Dana Designs sold to K2, not to Marmot. But your point is well made.

Another fan here, but I'd disagree "there's not much to a backpack"... the best builds are deceptively simple, while being anything but simple. ULA gets most it right. While I currently have one only...

Ditto.....

You’re a little out of step… Osprey has made its packs offshore (Vietnam) for nearly 20 years. The Vietnamese construction quality isn’t the issue…

Osprey lost its way years ago… mediocre at best. Perhaps the new ownership will infuse new life? But I doubt it…

Interesting. Last time I was in the Whites was 1986, so I’m a bit behind what climate change has wreaked.

I love the Whites and Maine in April. Plenty of snow! But it's not for backpacking per se - it's for x-country skiing, snowshoeing and peak bagging. Last time I did an early April climb in the Whites...

You essentially breath a litre of water out into your tent at night. Single wall = condensation collection. I quit single wall tents over 10 years ago and have resisted the temptation to go back. No...

I’m a local resident of the GYES (Greater Yellowstone Eco System). My parents both worked in the Park in the 40’s and 50’s. There has always been an enormous amount of silly behavior in the Park...

Good call.

However my question is what makes a "technical fleece" different than any other fleece? Does it have batteries and a heat wire woven in? Or perhaps solar panels on the sleeves?