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Tag Archives: Outdoor Research
ZPacks Cuben Fiber 18×36 Dry Sack Pack Liner
I am happy with my (1.2 oz) ZPacks cuben fiber pack cover and have no plans to abandon it, but past experiences have proven that a pack cover will not keep the inside of a pack dry on its own. … Continue reading
Posted in Dry Bags/Stuff Sacks/ Pack Liners, Gear, Gear Stores
Tagged 1.26 oz/sqyd cuben fiber, AT Thru Hiking Videos, Cuben Fiber Dry Bag, Cuben Fiber Pack Cover, Lawson Kline, Mountain Laurel Designs, Outdoor Research, pack liners, UL Dry Pack Liners, ULA Circuit, Wallace Hunter, waterproof dry sack, ZPacks
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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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Christmas Gift Ideas
Christmas +Â Backpacking ??? Obviously, it is that time of year again! A time of year that thoughts of gifts roll through your mind, whether they are the gifts that you are wishing for, or the gifts that you need to … Continue reading
Posted in Gear
Tagged All weather notebooks, EXOTAC nanoSTRIKER, FBC Fabric Cozy, Fisher Space Pen, Freezer Bag Cooking, Gossamer Gear, Kelty Triptease guyline, Kupilka, Kupilka 21 cup, Military Pen, Outdoor Research, PL400 Gloves, Ray Way Knife Kit, Rite In The Rain, simBLISSity LevaGaiter, StickPic, ThinLight sleeping pads, White Box stove
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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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Outdoor Research Graphic Dry Sack
I recently received one of these 15 liter OR Graphic dry sacks to test for Backpackgeartest.org. This dry sack is of course waterproof, durable and light weight, but what makes this sack unique is that it is offered with a … Continue reading
Posted in Dry Bags/Stuff Sacks/ Pack Liners, Gear
Tagged dry sack, graphic bag, Outdoor Research
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