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My old @zpacks Hexamid Solo Plus tarp and Hexanet set up at 11,500 feet at the base of Mt Whitney near Guitar Lake. Right after setting up we had to break down and move.... the rangers asked us not to set up on the grass. Made for a nice shot though! #leavenotrace #zpacks #hexamid #cubenfiber #mtwhitney #jmt2018 #johnmuirtrail #guitarlake #imissthetrailThe Instapot really is a handy appliance! Just made homemade potato salad with it (after building pressure the potatoes and eggs were done in only 4 minutes!) It should go great with the New York Strips that have been marinating since last night! Can’t wait for dinner!! #instapot #potatosalad #rvlife #glamping #dinnerMy breakfast view this morning! #breakfastwithaview #rvlife #glampingJust finished breakfast cooked on my Blackstone 22 (scrambled eggs, bacon and French toast) and now sitting back enjoying the view with a cup of coffee. It’s 49 degrees as of 8:50, and both, @goosefeetgear and @blackrockgear are keeping me warm. #itdontgetbetterthanthis #itsfriday #itsfinallygettingcold #blackrockgear #skullycap #goosefeetgear #downjacket #custom #pineygrove #campground #rvlife #glamping #camping #chillinJust chillin at the campground on this fine fall weekend... highs in the 60’s and lows in the 40’s calls for campfires and my new @blackrockgear skully cap. The down will come out later!! #blackrockgear #skullycap #camping #glamping #rvlife #itsfallyall #finallycoolerweather #timetostaywarm #starcraft #autumnridge #21fb #pineygrovecampground #campsiteonthewaterDo Golden’s shed??? I swept this up after about a minute of raking my fingers through Luke’s coat... I don’t think they ever stop shedding! And we do try and brush him everyday with an undercoat rake. Want to try a good slicker brush to though... #goldenretriever #doghair- Follow Stick's Blog on WordPress.com
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Stick’s 2018 JMT Gear List
For the past 19 months I have been planning my own JMT hike. During those months I have spent time dreaming about the hike… time planning the hike… and time thinking that it would never get here. But now here … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Gear, Gear List, John Muir trail, Trip Planning
Tagged Anker, Backpacking, Bear Can, Bearikade, Black Diamond, Black Rock Gear, Bonnies Balm, Columbia, Cuben Fiber, Deuce of Spades, Dirty Girls, Enlightened Equipment, Evernew, Exped, Gear List, GooseFeet Gear, Hiking, injinji, Inov-8, iPhone, JMT, John Muir trail, Joshua Tree, Lightload, Lightweight Backpacking, LiteTrail, MLD, Outdoor Research, patagonia, RODE, Soto, Suntactics, Suunto, Thermarest, Thru Hike, Trip Planning, Weekender, Wild Ideas, ZebraLight, ZPacks
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JMT Trip Planning: Shelters
In all of my planning for this summer’s 2018 JMT hike, picking which shelter I would carry was one of the easiest choices I had… mostly! It shouldn’t be any surprise that I chose my Zpacks Hexamid Solo Plus Tarp & … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Carbon Cork, Backpacking, Black Diamond, Carbon Core Stakes, Cuben Fiber, Cuben Fiber Tarp, Hexamid Solo Plus Tarp, Hexanet, Hiking, JMT, John Muir trail, Leki, Lunar Solo, MSR, shepherd hook stakes, Six Moon Designs, tarp, Titanium Stakes, Trekking Poles, Trip Planning, V Stakes, ZPacks
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JMT Trip Planning: Electronics
So, about 2 weeks ago I locked down the permits for our summer 2018 JMT hike. We will be heading northbound (NOBO) out of Horseshoe Meadows via the Cottonwood Lakes trail, and taking the better part of a month to … Continue reading
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JMT Trip Planning: Sleep Systems
Well, it’s still not summer of 2018… so I am left to continue to dream, and to plan, for our future JMT hike. A couple of weeks ago I posted about the cook kits that my son and I will … Continue reading
JMT Trip Planning: Cook Kits
This may be a bit premature, but ever since I decided that I was going to thru hike the JMT in the summer of 2018 I haven’t been able to take my mind off of it! Since then I have … Continue reading
What if I Had to Buy All New Gear!
“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” Rather than do an end of year gear review, what if I were to completely start all over! “What if…” I started 2017 off with absolutely no backpacking gear or clothing, only the … Continue reading
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