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Tag Archives: Exped
Some Final Thoughts On My NeoAir…
One thing I can say about the NeoAir is that it usually stirs up conversations. Many seem to hate them while others seem to love them, then of course there are those few that simply like them. After owning mine … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Sleeping Pads
Tagged Exped, Gossamer Gear, NeoAir, Synmat 7, Thermarest, ThinLight pad
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Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo Arrives…
My new Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo tent showed up on my doorstep today! I bought this to replace my heavier and smaller Kelty Grand Mesa 2 tent for when my wife or my son goes out with me. … Continue reading
Another Backyard Camping Experiment…
The temperatures are finally at a point that I can test out my “winter gear” to the points that they are rated! Of course, this is in my backyard (actually front yard) so the results may be slightly more optimistic … Continue reading
Posted in Gear
Tagged Air Pillow, backpacking gear, Buff, Capilene, Exped, Grand Mesa 2, Helium, Kelty, Marmot, NeoAir, OES, Outdoor Research, patagonia, sleeping bag, tarp, Terramar
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Trip / Gear Report
This past weekend I headed to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park for an overnight trip with a few buddies. We headed out Friday morning to the summit of Mt LeConte via the Alum Cave Trail. We stayed the night … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Gear Reviews, The Trail, Trip Report
Tagged 25 Liter pack, 700 ml Ti cookpot, Air Pillow, alcohol stove, Alum cave, Backcountry.com, backpackgeartest.org, Backpacking, bluffs, Cliff Tops, Clingmans Dome, Day Pack, Dune Shirt, Exped, Gatlinburg, Gram Weenie Pro, Graphic Dry Sack, GSMNP, GTX Mid boots, Hiking, Jag bag, Lodge, Long handle spoon, LOWA, Mt LeConte, Nalgene cantene, NeoAir, Outdoor Research, REI, REI Trail, shelter, Silk Liner, Smokies, Thermarest, Ti Ware, Trail
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Exped Air Pillow
I have been using the Kelty Camp Pillow as my backpacking pillow since I started backpacking. It has been great to have along, but I always wondered if there was something a little better… By this I meant something lighter, … Continue reading
















