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That's one gigantic backpack! Let's look at it item by item: Tent: Your hillberg is pretty light by several standards, but indeed far from ultralight. Of course the Big agnes is lighter, and the...
This might depend on the area. At least in Switzerland the answer is simple: You can use them for planned overnight stays. They are usually just a small part of the entire hut with none to rudimen...
From my understanding, the EN 13537 temperature rating is for sleeping bags and not quilts making comparisons difficult. A regular (6', 183 cm) 30°F (-1°C) top quilt (e.g., the katabatic Flex 30) h...
So you have slept on a 20°F (-7°C) bag hammock 50°F (10°C) night just fine Want to know if 50°F (10°C) bag hammock 30°F (-1°C) under quilt 30°F (-1°C) night will work? If you sleep co...
OP added picture and it appears to have mooring cleats. Looks like there are three lift rings and some people put a mooring cleats over the top. In the picture that webbing is probably to assist ...
All of the listed reasons hold true, and can largely be simplified to the fourth: never let go of the brake strand unless you have tied it off. This maintains good habits and also mitigates potent...
Technically there shouldn't be a problem letting go of it. The conditions to this are that the setup is done correctly and there is no unforeseen failure. In the event of a failure there is not mu...
Since you didn't limit the star(s) used, I'll give an example using the Sun. During the day, put a stick in the ground such that it casts a shadow. Mark the end of the shadow with another stick. Wa...
I am going to suggest your question is conflicted. If you are not willing to sacrifice comfort and even take responsible risk then you are not ultralight. If you are not willing to sacrifice comfor...
Don't try and cram it all day long. Allocate more time for dinner. Start a big dinner as soon has you make camp. Eat the bulk at dinner when your body can relax and digest fully. Start your day w...
A tents job is not insulation. Your tents job is to provide shelter from wind, etc. Heat will (and should) pass though tent membranes very eaily. Therefore adding a tent inside a tent will add pr...
I like the idea of the iphone (or Android) time-lapse photography; that'll work even if you have no reception for your phone (download it before you go), but your GPS will work anywhere. Failing t...
Sunstroke or dehydration would also cross my mind. Think back to the environment, circumstances, equipment and weather you had then: did you miss a hat? was is a really hot day? did you drink enoug...
Things I use with our scouts: Singing + a special game: because we already know each other, the children/youth are not having a problem singing in front of the others. I introduced a game called...
If in the Southern Hemisphere the North Star is not available. Here is how to find your directions using the Southern Cross. Using the Stars: Southern Hemisphere 1 Find the Southern Cross ...
I was a route setter at a UK Wall for about 10 years and we used two primary methods alongside each other. Experience of the route setter - before you started the route you would have a purpos...
It's interesting but just banging amazon with "linen shirt upf" didn't do anything good. But it turned up another subpage of your referenced page. It has a nice graphic with a distribution of UPF...
Personally, I think the answer depends on where you're hunting. I hunt on farm land quite a bit. There are all types of un-natural smells around farm land and there are plenty of deer about, they g...
Aiders are the key differentiator between aid climbing and free climbing. When free climbing, the gear is just for protection. In aid climbing, you place protection, clip an aider to it, walk up th...
The most common use of a bowline on the bight in climbing these days is to make a loop in the middle of the rope in a party of 3 or 4, as one of the comments above mentioned. In this case there's n...
Fishing in a river while wearing waders permits me to fish down stream and positioning my lures in the spot that is only possible while being in the water. This also helps me to avoid the many snag...
Most of the people I see standing in water fishing are wearing hip waders or chest waders essentially really tall rubber boots. They are not getting wet, they are getting farther from shore, and ...
As requested. So certain wools are worth more than others when it comes to breed, quality etc. For a lot of wools the wool itself isn't used in textiles, and as such it does not sell well. In thes...
River banks have trees making it hard to cast. You don't have the angle to cast up (or down). Typically cast up and let the bait take a natural path. For fly fishing it is the typically the on...
Based on this list of turtles in Massachusetts, and this one as well as the pointed nose and the jagged back shell, I am going to say that this is a common snapping turtle. For more information I...
