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My shoes: Oboz Wilderness II...........are heavier
Ten: Fly Creek UL2

I just received free samples of medical pillows from Graham Medical....the kind you blow up w/ a straw..........these have the be the lightest air pillow, bar none. The valve, using a straw, is...

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To MuddyWaters: you can boil "2" cups of water consistently, every day, without fail, with only 0.5 ounces?.................... I need to find out what stove you are using.

I've...

And by the way, I had a GPS, to run tracks, and a map and a compass...

All I can say it, Hike your own Hike. :-)

The 81" floor dimension length of the Mountain Hardwear SuperMega UL 1 looks scary if you're normal or taller height?

Good advice

Imogene, Fly Creek, Mica, etc.

I have been following walking w/ wired for some time.

Interesting 2 people had Sawyer bag failure on the 100 mile wilderness streach?

Anyways, in your post(s) please tell us if the failures are in the old bag or the new bag......this would make your...

McCormick Wilderness in the UP of Michigan....no major trails exist.

Please explain, best you can, how you can sleep straight in a hammock, and as someone else said, and not lock your knees. A good link to video or pic might help.

I've been on a backpacking trip where none of us were to bring electronics/gps, only using compasses and maps. I took some minor crap for bringing my gps, to ONLY run tracks.

Guess what, the gps...

As an Atheist/Skeptic, I'm finding the book hard to read from the get go. Actually, just a bit hard to read in general. Patrick's not even on the trail for 100 miles and he's gone too metaphysical...

Too bad their using Facebook to document the journey......so many better ways to do it.

The Imogene, that is.

Out of stock, and has been for awhile.

The original post said he/she wanted,

a good backpacking tent,
I am a rookie hiker,
starting out small, and
sleep anywhere from 1-5 people within a reasonable price range.

And there are...

That looks like a good inexpensive alternative to 2P tents by the majors, like BA.

Better to explain "how to select/buy" a tent, rather than read a random list of specific recommendations.

# if people
Weight
where will it be used (weather/altitude)
etc.

True, but there are a lot of free books out there...apparently not this one.

I bought mine when is was cheep.....sometimes you make out w/ IOS apps if you get them early.......gotta love free updates.

USFS = United States Forrest Service.......and I'm surprised the AT in...

http://adventurenomad.blogspot.com/2013/02/motionx-gps-vs-gaia-gps.html

For example, motionxgps only has a few map types...gaia has many many maps, including USFS, which is very up to date, and shows popular trails. USGS topo maps are older and typically are poor at...

Yep, tried motionxgps...good app, but not as good as Gaia...in many ways.