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Braincloud posted:What does your 14lb setup include? I'm always curious what ultra-lighters pack and what they leave at home to keep the weight down. Here's my list, 13.27 including a 2.5lb camera/lens combo, smart phone, etc. My pack/tent/bag/pad totals 6.5lbs, the rest makes it up to about 10. The only clothing I list there is outerwear, and I usually don't pack much else than that, maybe an extra tank top or something. I can easily hit 10lbs base weight if I drop a few luxury items. I'm a big dude, but I found that if I'm carrying much more than 15 lbs on my back I really hurt after about 6 hours, and I like to put in long 8-12 hour days when I'm hiking so going light is more comfortable and allows me to hike the style I like a lot easier. I really love every piece of my gear, and I've come to this setup after much trial and error of hiking and bike camping what I really need and don't need. I also have a hammock setup that weighs a bit more but can be better depending on where I'm camping and the season. I'm in the Southeast so rainy season is much better off the ground at night, even with a great tent like the Flycreek. Saint Fu posted:I've posted this before but here's my gear list. Bottom Liner fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Oct 28, 2015 |
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You guys with your 2.5 pound cameras make me feel better about my fishing crap.
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bunnielab posted:You guys with your 2.5 pound cameras make me feel better about my fishing crap. I'm trying to figure out a way to add a flyfishing kit to my setup too Also, can't take these pics without the camera
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me your dad posted:I'm looking for camping recommendations in Virginia for a mid-November trip. We'll be driving from metro DC and we'd like to keep the drive under three hours. Closer to DC - the Great North Mountain area has some good trails with backcountry camping spots not too far from the road, and outside of Big Schloss its pretty secluded with very few people. I always run into a lot more wildlife on the trails there than in SNP and elsewhere, so I figure there's never a lot of humans around. The HU website has a couple different hikes listed and the PATC has a guidebook for the area. Just off the top of my head I'd take a look at Little Schloss and White Rocks.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 00:36 |
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Bottom Liner posted:I'm trying to figure out a way to add a flyfishing kit to my setup too Bro I can't even see the bass in that picture, mess with the contrast and repost it or something. that is a really beautiful picture, but honestly If i wasn't giving my girlfriend little photo updates, I would never take a non-fish picture while out. And I only take the fish pictures due to some weird compulsion for strangers on the Internet to tell me that my bass is "nice". It's really weird but I completely crave and need that feedback. Go on, say some nice stuff about my bass.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 00:58 |
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I don't see any bass I've been toying back and forth with the idea of getting some kind of tenkara rod type setup to do some fishing but haven't gotten around to it. Not really sure I want to eat fish I catch though...it's been a long time since I"ve killed and gutted one, I'd probably screw it up pretty badly
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Bottom Liner posted:Here's my list, 13.27 including a 2.5lb camera/lens combo, smart phone, etc. Forgive me if I missed something but how do you get by with just a lifestraw for water filtration? Are you boiling water with the esbit stove, or not cooking/rehydrating, or what? And you don't carry any water with you?
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ronaldreagan posted:Forgive me if I missed something but how do you get by with just a lifestraw for water filtration? Are you boiling water with the esbit stove, or not cooking/rehydrating, or what? And you don't carry any water with you? I haven't updated the list to change it to a Sawyer Mini but that's what I use now. And yes I carry water (about 2l at a time), that's just my gear list pre-water/food.
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Bottom Liner posted:Your link is just to the home page of Lighterpack, you didn't include the full URL for your list. http://lighterpack.com/r/1dmmhy
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 01:48 |
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goddamn that tent is so freaking light
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Saint Fu posted:Oops, thanks for the heads up. What a horrible website to show me! I wasted several hours of my life on it last night
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bunnielab posted:Unfortunately, it got me used to a 1lb bag, which isn't at all reasonable. Completely reasonable!
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Levitate posted:I don't see any bass Gutting a fish is more intuitive than you think, if you don't care about presentation/possibly mangling it a little. You just cut from the gill across the neck, then from the butt up the belly, and the rest is kind of self explanatory. I've done backpack fishing using line + hiking poles. It's weird and annoying and it doesn't work great, but it avoids the weight of a pole. If i were more serious about fishing I'd probably bring a light pole though.
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http://www.amazon.com/Carbon-Fly-Fish-Rod-GFUSA%C2%AE/dp/B008KTMY20/ At $55 and 2oz that Tenkara shouldn't break your bank or your back. I basically threw everything onto lighterpack.com last night and I came up with a pack weight under 28lbs including 4lbs of luxury items and also my cold and wet weather gear. I did not include water or food weight though. So that's consistent with what I had been estimating. Some of my gear is pretty light. Other things are not light at all. This was a "what I have" list instead of an optimized one. Hungryjack fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Oct 28, 2015 |
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alnilam posted:Gutting a fish is more intuitive than you think, if you don't care about presentation/possibly mangling it a little. You just cut from the gill across the neck, then from the butt up the belly, and the rest is kind of self explanatory. Yah I've done fish gutting before way back when I was younger, fun times. How do you usually do the actual killing of the fish? and yeah I've thought about just bringing some line to dangle in the water. Might be worth trying just for giggles
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Levitate posted:Yah I've done fish gutting before way back when I was younger, fun times. How do you usually do the actual killing of the fish? You just bash it.
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deong posted:You just bash it. Either hit it with a rock or hit it against a rock.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 16:48 |
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Ok that's what I always did but wasn't sure if there was a better way. Sometimes the little bastards are slippery...
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Depending on the type/size of fish, I prefer to cut the gill plates and bleed them out. edit : or a rock. Yooper fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Oct 28, 2015 |
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Never kill a fish. Pet them lovingly and then release them to the wild.
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Tsyni posted:Never kill a fish. Pet them lovingly with a rock and then release them deong fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Oct 28, 2015 |
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after I hook 'em in the mouth and drag them around and out into the air to lay gasping for oxygen while I rip a hook out then I might as well kill them I guess
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Levitate posted:after I hook 'em in the mouth and drag them around and out into the air to lay gasping for oxygen while I rip a hook out then I might as well kill them I guess Good av/post combo
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 19:13 |
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What's everyone's favorite sleeping pads? Also murder fish for their tasty flesh.
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Tsyni posted:Never kill a fish. Pet them lovingly and then release them to the wild. Have you ever tried to eat a still living fish? It is not easy.
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bonds0097 posted:Have you ever tried to eat a still living fish? It is not easy. First step is to rip its spine out with your teeth
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Crazyeyes posted:What's everyone's favorite sleeping pads? Neoair.
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Crazyeyes posted:What's everyone's favorite sleeping pads? Big agnes insulated q core pad. A little on the plushy side but it's super comfortable especially since I'm a side sleeper and it's kept me much warmer at or below freezing temps being insulated. It's the same weight and size as my 1" thermarest self inflating pad (about the size of a nalgene bottle) but infinitely more comfortable. I wish I was one of those people who can sleep on anything but my back and hips kill me if it's too hard. Tried closed cell foam and I was miserable. Had to sleep on my back which makes me snore and it wakes me up. Self inflating was better but not good enough for side sleeping. If I've learned anything it's that a good solid sleep goes a long way in a trip. Sure I take some grief from my buddies when I inflate my "blow up doll" but I wake up refreshed.
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Verman posted:when I inflate my "blow up doll" I go with a closed cell foam pad (thermarest zlite) despite being a side sleeper. It's not ideal when sleeping on rock, dirt is better, sand is the best. But I find that the I bounce around too much or something on the inflatable pads and I can never get my inflatable pillow to stay on the pad. This wakes me up just as much as sore joints on the CCF so I go with the lighter, more convenient option. I love being able to throw down my pad anytime I stop without having to worry about inflating it or puncturing it or anything.
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Does anyone have the REI Flash pad? I got one last year, and it seems to loose most the air over night. It has a little air stop valve thing that I sometimes have to adjust over the air intake hole. I'm wondering if this is common, or if I have a bunk pad? I can take it back to REI as its only about a season old.
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deong posted:Does anyone have the REI Flash pad? I don't have one but I wouldn't be happy if my pad was leaking air overnight. Take advantage of REI and exchange it IMO.
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deong posted:Does anyone have the REI Flash pad? I had one and it worked fine for several years. Didn't have a problem with it deflating overnight, but the one way valve for the inflation hole disappeared one day so it was a pain to blow up so I returned it. I kinda hate how bouncy the big inflatables like that are but they are more comfortable
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Canna Happy posted:Not enough love going on in here. Did you do an instagram or blog? I started a blog, but it turns out keeping up with a blog while hiking 25 miles a day was hard for me to commit to. By the time I got to camp, writing on a tiny iPhone keyboard just wasn't gonna happen. You can see the first month or so that I got done here: http://www.barryhikesthepct.com/ I put up the photos I liked the best here: http://bwainstock.github.io/pct_photos/
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deong posted:Does anyone have the REI Flash pad? Deong hit me up if you want to go backpacking some time, the wife and I have done some but we are trying to get into it some more.
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Terrifying Effigies posted:Closer to DC - the Great North Mountain area has some good trails with backcountry camping spots not too far from the road, and outside of Big Schloss its pretty secluded with very few people. I always run into a lot more wildlife on the trails there than in SNP and elsewhere, so I figure there's never a lot of humans around. Thanks - Schloss looks great. Is Little Schloss recommended over Big Schloss because of the potential of more people at the latter? The two campsites close to each other look really great but I'd be worried they might both be taken. me your dad fucked around with this message at 12:04 on Oct 29, 2015 |
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Internet Explorer posted:Deong hit me up if you want to go backpacking some time, the wife and I have done some but we are trying to get into it some more. I've only gone a few times. I need to figure out weight poo poo, cuz wtf is this 12lb bag stuff? I think mine comes down to cooking stuff. But I'm at like 30lb. I really want to get into bikecamping, and everything crosses over except the pack obv.
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deong posted:I've only gone a few times. I need to figure out weight poo poo, cuz wtf is this 12lb bag stuff? I think mine comes down to cooking stuff. But I'm at like 30lb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYDgTV8q5Cw Cook kits can be hilariously light. That's my setup, and I do all freezer bag cooking so it just needs to boil 12-16oz of water. These days use aluminum flashing for a windscreen and a strip of silicone for a hot pad. My heavyweight version is a Starlyte stove from Zelph and a 900ml Ti pot, and its still only 6ish oz. These meals rule http://andrewskurka.com/section/how-to/food-nutrition/meal-recipes/ and adapt to freezer bag rehydrating well.
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# ? Oct 30, 2015 00:21 |
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Probably a dumb question, but what is that you are using as fuel?
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# ? Oct 30, 2015 00:49 |
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Looks like esbit solid fuel.
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me your dad posted:Thanks - Schloss looks great. Is Little Schloss recommended over Big Schloss because of the potential of more people at the latter? Big Schloss is easier for day hikers to get to and is more well known (plus, 'Big' is better than 'Little', right?), so it tends to get more traffic. Little Schloss is accessible via a gravel road vs a paved road for Big Schloss, and the side trail up to the top of the rock itself can be a bit overgrown and hard to find during summertime. Little Schloss itself also has a short rock scramble to the top (like Old Rag), vs a well marked trail and viewing platform on Big Schloss. Here's another pic of the Little Schloss rock scramble: As for the camping spots, there's a couple of good sized grassy areas along the trail with plenty of room to set up. I've got a few better pics than the ones on HU and even they don't really show the full size of the available area. One note, you'll have to carry your water in since AFAIK there aren't any springs on the top of the ridge, but it's only a few miles from the road so it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
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