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Recommendations for warm winter jackets to be worn in camp. It should pack down small, so you can stash it in your pack when you are on the move (and anyway warm). For the same reason it shouldn't...
Are there any software suitable for planning meal rations for trips? Planning happens at home so I'm looking for a desktop/web app. Desired features: Nutrient calculations Weight/volume estima...
Sleeping pads tend to follow a sizing scheme like this:[1] Regular: ~52x183 cm Long: ~65x195 cm I.e. the long one is also wider. I'm looking for longer pad which would not be too much wider than...
Recommendations for classic liquid fuel hand warmers. The ones that combust petroleum based fuel without a flame in a catalytic "burner". Besides the normal considerations of build quality, usabil...
Instead of buying expensive dedicated vapor barrier socks, you can just use a trash bag as a liner sock. It likely breathes less too. However not all trash bags are created equal. Properties of a ...
What features should I look for in lightweight, non-solar, camping lanterns? What are the best brands available?
Good rectangular single person tarp made from a lightweight composite fabric such as Dynema or UltraTNT, as these tend to be lighter than the commonly used Silnylon.
You often want to identify different flora and fauna while hiking. Since I have my smartphone with me either way, I would like to have an app to do so. Which apps tackle the described use-case and...
I'm looking for a backpack that I can use to schlepp all my stuff around while hiking and taking buses around the country (and possibly out of it). Every backpack I've used so far has eventually r...
I run quite a lot and, from time to time, I enjoy going through unknown trails. I also like running without stopping a lot, so following a track with my mobile is quite uncomfortable: you need to ...
Can anyone recommend a good monocular for hiking use? In rough order of preference I'm looking for some or all of these features: Available in Britain, either directly or to import Not made us...
The Fjällräven POLAR -20 REG has the following specs: 850 EUR 1650g and 25cm x 40cm volume EN/ISO: -12°C comfort, -20°C limit, -42°C extreme 95/5 Down; 800 cuin The MARMOT - Never Summer s...
I am looking for a new rain shell, Must be breathable Lightweight, will have other warm layers on underneath Fairly inexpensive <$50 Attached hood Lightweight Does anybody have recommendations?
I am looking to 3d print some models of different places, it should be possible to take the same data that is used for making topographical maps and turn that into STL files which I can then 3d pri...
Due to Covid Yosemite National Park has restricted entry permits to lower the number of visitors. Currently to get in there are several options to enter, Permits released well in advance. Permits ...
The speed of sound changes with the weather, ammunition that is subsonic on a warm day may not be when its below freezing and that will make it a lot louder and less accurate. Bullets tends to dest...
I've always wanted to have an M1A1 carbine. However, I don't want an "original" one because I think that this would be too valuable in my hands. I don't want to take one away from a real collector....
Can anybody reccommend a climbing guide for the Yorkshire Dales area? I'm off for a weekend trip there in a couple of months but I'm having difficulty finding a guide for the area. Roughly the Askr...
I am looking for a December time vacation destination in USA. A meadow type terrain. Somehow flat vast lush and green area and if possibly has wild flowers and rivers around that'd be ideal. Does a...
What are some inspiring books by naturalists that write about nature and its trans formative qualities in such a way that you can;t just wait to get out there? I am not looking for books in extreme...
Does anybody have a recommendation to a good book about how to survive in the Norwegian woods and similar?
I am interested in a recommendation for a good hike in New England (MA, NH, ME, VT, etc). We will have Saturday and Sunday and we want to do a long hike/backpacking. Preferably with elevations of 4...
